The first decade of the 21st century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters.
Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that …

Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not
wreak their damage equally across populations, and every disaster has social dimensions at …

Society is increasingly focused on resilience to catastrophic events. Firms generally observe
two forms of economic disruption, property damage and business interruption (BI). In …

In this study, we examine the vulnerability and resiliency of 10 tourism-based regional
economies which include US national parks or seashores (situated on the Gulf of Mexico or …

Facing rising natural hazards, urban environments are particularly prone to suffer economic
impacts from business interruptions due to disaster-induced lifeline service disruptions …

The strength and resiliency of regional economic and social structure play an important role
in responding to and recovering from natural disasters. In this research, we address the …

We have grown used to thinking of displaced persons as a develo**-world problem.
However, Hurricane Katrina and the Japanese tsunami/nuclear disaster made clear that …

Following a disaster, the recovery of organizations is influenced by the flow of resources and
information through organizational networks. The 2010–2011 earthquakes in Canterbury …

This paper establishes one comprehensive index system and investigates the coupling
coordination between tourism development and economic growth of Beichuan County …

This document was prepared as a contribution to the Department of Science and
Technology's (DST's) Grand Challenge on Global Change and as a complement to flagship …