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Displaying 15 of about 58 resultsThis study verifies the effectiveness of the Swarm Planning's Centre for Development of Creative Thinking (COCD) tool, a creative planning process. Researchers organized workshops with eight student groups to plan house relocation and seawall reconstruction in the 2011 Tohuku Disaster area. Students were allocated who had pros and cons on housing-reloca…
Convincing individuals to embark on activities that would reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards is difficult, especially in communities that have not recently experienced the impact of natural hazards. This research investigated risk knowledge and interpretation in the South African community in Auckland.
The research confirmed the subjectivity…
Research has shown that preparation for natural hazard events reflects several factors including risk judgments and the cost of the actions. Research has also shown the effects of norms in other domains but very little research regarding natural hazards. This study examined risk judgments and preparedness norms following the recent Kaikōura earthquake.…
The aim of the National Earthquake Research Programme (UDAP) in Turkey is to ensure the efficient use of the resources of the country by the projects of which outcomes meet the needs and transfer into the implementation. The programme supports studies conducted in accordance with scientific principles and ethical rules in order to produce information, m…
Building sustainable and resilient societies is a multidimensional challenge that affects achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In crises and disasters, civil protection authorities typically use emergency powers and a command-and-control approach to manage resources and to design and implement disaster management interventions. Th…
Since 1975, the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado has hosted the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Today, the Workshop brings together international, federal, state, and local mitigation and emergency management officials and planning professionals; representatives of nonprofit, private sector, and humani…
The School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is organizing the Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference - 2020 (DRVC 2020). In the present COVID-19 scenario the conference will be conducted through Virtual Mode on focused themes during 9–10 October and 16–17 October 2020.
The conference is in continuation of th…
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations) are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management”. This MOOC is a free and flexible online training programme available…
Online Conference: When Disaster meets Conflict
Lessons on Disaster Governance and Humanitarian Action
When disasters happen in a conflict-setting, responses involve many state and non-state actors that try to reach affected populations. Who are these actors and do they work together? Who can affect communities' trust to work for their interests? How…
You are cordially invited to participate in the Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005 Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation, jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and The Institution of Engineers (India), J&K State Centre, in collaboration with Divisional…
Since the tragedy of the 2015 earthquakes, Nepal has undergone a political and structural transformation in how it approaches disaster risk governance. This has resulted in the decentralization of authority to the lowest levels of government in an effort to build resilience from the ground up.
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is most effective when…
This conference is First of its kind on Disaster Risk Reduction focusing on the role of Civil Engineering in building Disaster Resilient Society. This conference envisages providing a platform for researchers to exchange knowledge on disaster risk reduction primarily focusing on civil engineering perspectives and cross-cutting issues. Research and innov…
This case study has been developed to capture Japan’s experience in road geohazard risk management and offers a way forward for low- and middle-income countries. It includes a discussion of the:
Significant issues Japan overcame, such as the initially narrow scope of road management authorities and expansion of the mandate and planning for geoha…
Earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing can damage property and endanger lives. Stanford researchers have developed new guidelines for when to slow or halt fracking operations based on local risks.
By Josie Garthwaite
Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas production can trigger earthquakes, large and small. A new approach to managing the risk of the…
The project brings together 15 participating organisations and 2 associated partners across Europe and beyond, to investigate how social media and crowdsourcing can be used in disaster management processes
LINKS ‘Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience’ is a project financed by the European Commission under…