In our increasingly interconnected world, natural hazards and their impacts spread across
geographical, administrative, and sectoral boundaries. Owing to the interrelationships …

Disaster risk communication traditionally focuses on authorities conveying hazard and risk
information to at-risk populations, with little consideration of local community knowledge. To …

Population increases and related urban expansion are projected to occur in various parts of
the world over the coming decades. These future changes to the urban fabric could …

At present, the planning and management of historic districts are faced with the challenge of
striking a balance between the needs of residents and seasonal pressures from visitors …

The concept of disaster risk is cross-disciplinary by nature and reducing disaster risk has
become of interest for various disciplines. Yet, moving from a collection of multiple …

Purpose This study aims to analyse the resilience strategy utilized by small and medium-
sized enterprises (SMEs), enabling these businesses to effectively adapt their operations in …

Despite concerted calls over the past 20 years to ensure that urban development is
undertaken in a manner that reduces disaster risk, urban planning often remains myopically …

Disaster risk is the result of complex interactions between the drivers of vulnerability such as
poverty and lack of access to resources and the impacts from multiple hazards (with differing …

Increased rainfall extremes cause severe urban flooding in cities with adverse socio-
economic consequences, and Kathmandu city is no exception. Rainfall events are projected …

In this paper, we compare the National Structure Inventory, a recently released building
inventory for the United States, with a local tax assessor building inventory for use in …