Households' vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh

MM Rahman, MSI Arif, MT Hossain, H Almohamad… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Springer
Despite Bangladesh being vulnerable to cyclones, there is a dearth of research on cyclone
vulnerability assessment. Assessing a household's vulnerability is considered a crucial step …

Assessing the vulnerability of selected coastal informal settlements to floods in the Old Brahmaputra River floodplain, Bangladesh

MB Islam, T Sultana, IA Rana, HB Waseem… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban informal communities in floodplains are particularly vulnerable to flooding and are
often overlooked in the disaster response and development strategy. Therefore, determining …

Flood preparedness in rural flood-prone area: a holistic assessment approach in Bangladesh

MM Rahman, IA Shobuj, MR Islam… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the many fatalities and injuries, Bangladesh lacks holistic individual flood
preparedness studies. This study evaluates flood preparedness in the flood-prone rural …

Earthquake preparedness in an urban area: the case of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, Asikunnaby, NJ Chaity, HG Abdo… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to assess people's preparedness for a potential earthquake in Dhaka, the
capital of Bangladesh. We have employed a model with six dimensions of holistic individual …

[HTML][HTML] Social Resilience Assessment for Urban Fires in Guimarães Historic Center

A Fekete, JC Matos, ER Teixeira - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates social resilience to urban fires in the historic center of Guimarães,
Portugal, focusing on preventive, adaptive, coping, and recovery capacities. Online and face …

Cyclone-Disaster Preparedness in Fishing Community: A Study on Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, JA Nasrin, IA Shobuj, A Uddin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores cyclone preparedness among fishing households in Shah Porir Dwip,
Bangladesh, a region highly vulnerable to cyclones due to location. Data were collected …

An index-based holistic approach to evaluate flood preparedness: evidence from Bangladesh

MM Rahman, MR Islam, IA Shobuj, MT Hossain… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study aims to assess individual flood preparedness in the flood-prone
Islampur Union of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh, using an index-based Holistic Individual …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards Dengue Fever Among Slum Dwellers: A Case Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, KN Tanni, T Roy, MR Islam… - … Journal of Public …, 2023 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: This study intends to evaluate Dhaka city slum dwellers' responses to Dengue
fever (DF). Methods: 745 individuals participated in a KAP survey that was pre-tested. Face …

Towards a Fire Safety Framework in Informal Settlements in Costa Rica

SM Guevara Arce - 2023 - yorkspace.library.yorku.ca
This investigation develops a provisional understanding of fires in informal settlements in
Costa Rica. This is achieved by analyzing previous fires and observing how the population …

[PDF][PDF] Earthquake preparedness in an urban area: the case of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

H Almohamad, AA Al Dughairi, M Al‑Mutiry - 2023 - geoscienceletters.springeropen.com
This study aims to assess people's preparedness for a potential earthquake in Dhaka, the
capital of Bangladesh. We have employed a model with six dimensions of holistic individual …