Despite decades of progress in disaster risk reduction, efforts to enhance risk awareness
and influence behavioral change still seem to be falling short. When we reflect on our …

An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs
rampant, seeking to destroy us through these'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different …

Small island develo** states (SIDS) are often at the forefront of climate change impacts,
including those related to health, but information on mental health and wellbeing is typically …

How should we measure a household's resilience to climate extremes, climate change or
other evolving threats? As resilience gathers momentum on the international stage, interest …

The benefit-cost-ratio (BCR), used in cost-benefit analysis (CBA), is an indicator that
attempts to summarize the overall value for money of a project. Disaster costs continue to …

In the context of earthquake risk, a vulnerability and resilience perspective has changed a
purely technological orientation in facing natural hazards. One aspect of this change is the …

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical
perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to …

Like other subjects, disaster risk science has developed its own vocabulary with glossaries.
Some keywords, such as resilience, have an extensive literature on definitions, meanings …

This paper examines changes in gender relations in a small coastal community as a result of
the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami. Vulnerability and resilience are used as a …

Local governments' limited mandate and capacity to adequately deal with increasing climate
risk and impacts means that citizen engagement is becoming increasingly important for …