Today's crises and disasters pose formidable challenges to politicians, public administrators,
first responders, and ordinary citizens. The 9/11 events, SARS, the Asian tsunami, Hurricane …

Disasters such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and Hurricane
Katrina illustrate the salience and complexity of disasters. Both scholars and practitioners …

Abstract The FEMA Higher Education Program has released a new book that combines the
knowledge and experience of emergency management practitioners and researchers, the …

With the advancement in human knowledge through rapid progress in science and
technology, human beings have incurred major changes in natural processes through their …

The prediction of future disasters drives the priorities, urgencies, and perceived adequacies
of disaster management, public policy, and government funding. Disasters always arise from …

Recent disasters, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, bomb explosions in London,
Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan Earthquake, floods in Central America, and landslides in …

Discusses the origins of the new science of disaster management, which has evolved during
the last decade or so from unorganized, adhoc disaster assistance. Looks at the …

This reflection, based on a keynote address to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Disasters
on 14 September 2017, begins by considering some of the prevailing assumptions that …

Given the importance of nurturing the next generation of hazards and disaster researchers
and exposing them to the breadth, depth, and vitality of the field, surprisingly little has been …

Given the tendency of books on disasters to predominantly focus on strong geophysical or
descriptive perspectives and in-depth accounts of particular catastrophes, Disaster …