Natural hazard models are vital for all phases of risk assessment and disaster management.
However, the high number of uncertainties inherent to these models is highly challenging for …

Motivating household preparedness for earthquakes can be difficult, especially given the
infrequent and varying nature of major events. Past research has shown that people's …

This chapter traces disaster definitions devised by social scientists, recounting the evolution
of scholarly thinking and the elements of the concept. The emphasis is on the definition of …

There is an increasing need to evaluate the underlying drivers of community resilience.
Much of the existing research on resilience measurements assesses factors pertaining to a …

Facilitating people's ability to anticipate, prepare for and recover from disaster is an
important component of the UNISDR strategy for disaster risk reduction. Following a …

Emergency and disaster planning involves a coordinated, co-operative process of preparing
to match urgent needs with available resources. The phases are research, writing …

This study examines social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing the state
of selected indicators among different Socio-Demographic Groups (SDGs) in Tehran, the …

This study aimed to identify factors influencing disaster preparedness capability, measure
and compare the relative importance of evaluation indicators of preparedness capability in a …

The study aims to predict household earthquake preparedness in Malaysia using the theory
of planned behavior (TPB) in its original form and an extended model including community …

Abstract UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework of Action 2015–
2030 place great importance on including Indigenous communities in disaster risk reduction …