People need freshwater biodiversity
Freshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes to macrophytes, provides a vast
array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity …
array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity …
Behaviour change to address climate change
Addressing climate change requires profound behaviour change, not only in consumer
action, but also in action as members of communities and organisations, and as citizens who …
action, but also in action as members of communities and organisations, and as citizens who …
Nature-based approaches to managing climate change impacts in cities
Managing and adapting to climate change in urban areas will become increasingly
important as urban populations grow, especially because unique features of cities amplify …
important as urban populations grow, especially because unique features of cities amplify …
[HTML][HTML] Learn from the past, prepare for the future: Impacts of education and experience on disaster preparedness in the Philippines and Thailand
R Hoffmann, R Muttarak - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims at understanding the role of education in promoting disaster preparedness.
Strengthening resilience to climate-related hazards is an urgent target of Goal 13 of the …
Strengthening resilience to climate-related hazards is an urgent target of Goal 13 of the …
Tourism, crisis, disaster: An interdisciplinary approach
ABSTRACT A large proportion of the global tourism industry is highly exposed and
vulnerable to environmental hazards and has over the last years been highly affected by …
vulnerable to environmental hazards and has over the last years been highly affected by …
[HTML][HTML] Multi-method evidence for when and how climate-related disasters contribute to armed conflict risk
Climate-related disasters are among the most societally disruptive impacts of anthropogenic
climate change. Their potential impact on the risk of armed conflict is heavily debated in the …
climate change. Their potential impact on the risk of armed conflict is heavily debated in the …
Resilience and vulnerability: complementary or conflicting concepts?
Resilience and vulnerability represent two related yet different approaches to understanding
the response of systems and actors to change; to shocks and surprises, as well as slow …
the response of systems and actors to change; to shocks and surprises, as well as slow …
Learning from Floods: Linking flood experience and flood resilience
D Kuang, KH Liao - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been argued that learning from flood experience contributes to flood resilience.
However, it is unclear what such a learning process involves, and it is debatable whether …
However, it is unclear what such a learning process involves, and it is debatable whether …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide
Whether disasters influence adaptation actions in cities is contested. Yet, the extant
knowledge base primarily consists of single or small-N case studies, so there is no global …
knowledge base primarily consists of single or small-N case studies, so there is no global …
[HTML][HTML] Exposure to natural hazard events unassociated with policy change for improved disaster risk reduction
Natural hazard events provide opportunities for policy change to enhance disaster risk
reduction (DRR), yet it remains unclear whether these events actually fulfill this …
reduction (DRR), yet it remains unclear whether these events actually fulfill this …