Flooding is one of the most widespread of climatic hazards and poses multiple risks to
human health, yet there has been little systematic research work on health outcomes and …

This chapter stresses the need for a paradigm shift from quantification and analysis of the
hazard to the identification, assessment and ranking of vulnerabilities. It underlines the …

The lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people will be affected by what is done
(or not done) in urban centres with regard to climate change over the next five to ten years …

The widespread increase in flood hazards and the ensuing impacts have guided a change
in approach to flood risk management especially in developed countries. This is based on …

Megacities in developing countries are rapidly transforming places. Under the impetus of
global change processes and consequent transformations at the environmental, social …

This article discusses how conflict patterns affect the volume, direction and types of
migration within the developing world. Conflict impact and poverty are the two primary …

This paper identifies groups vulnerable to the effect of flooding on hospital visits due to
diarrhoea during and after a flood event in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The number of …

This paper outlines the effects of colonisation and urban growth on Māori, the indigenous
people of Aotearoa New Zealand. It describes how recent developments in compensatory …

Disasters remain one of the main challenges facing nations of the developing world, as they
not only cause high mortality and suffering, but also damage local economies that are in …

Crisis studies increasingly focus on developing proactive strategies to minimize the effects of
unwanted occurrences and contingencies. Preparedness constitutes a key component of …