This review provides a new integration of recent research that has formed the basis of a
social identity explanation of supportive collective behaviour among survivors in …

Communities have the potential to function effectively and adapt successfully in the
aftermath of disasters. Drawing upon literatures in several disciplines, we present a theory of …

Crises and disasters are windows of opportunity to learn and transform toward enhancing
disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience. However, a poor understanding of community …

Accumulated evidence demonstrates the centrality of social psychology to the behavior of
members of the public as immediate responders in emergencies. Such public behavior is a …

In this article the author examines how the frameworks of color-blind racism have influenced
many topics during the pandemic. Using readily available material from popular culture (TV …

A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound
impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of …

How do people behave when disasters strike? Popular media accounts depict panic and
cruelty, but in fact individuals often cooperate with and care for one another during crises. I …

Although increasing attention has been given to the need to engage local communities and
facilitate community resilience, discrepancies between theory and practice remain evident …

Climate change potentially brings continuous and unpredictable changes in weather
patterns. Consequently, it calls for institutions that promote the adaptive capacity of society …

The seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-
date overview of all the extreme environmental events that threaten people and what they …