Natural hazards have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and significant
socioeconomic loss. The actual damage and loss observed in the recent decades has …

Well-being is an important value for people's lives, and it could be considered as an index of
societal progress. Researchers have suggested two main approaches for the overall …

Great claims have been made about the benefits of dematerialization in a digital service
economy. However, digitalization has historically increased environmental impacts at local …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented burdens on people's physical health
and subjective well-being. While countries worldwide have developed platforms to track the …

The analysis of data from social media and social networking sites may be instrumental in
achieving a better understanding of human-environment interactions and in shaping future …

Social media data are transforming sustainability science. However, challenges from
restrictions in data accessibility and ethical concerns regarding potential data misuse have …

Social media offers participatory and collaborative structure and collective knowledge
building capacity to the public information and warning approaches. Therefore, the author …

While conceptual definitions provide a foundation for the study of disasters and their
impacts, the challenge for researchers and practitioners alike has been to develop objective …

Social media platforms are playing increasingly critical roles in disaster response and
rescue operations. During emergencies, users can post rescue requests along with their …

Social media platforms such as Twitter provide convenient ways to share and consume
important information during disasters and emergencies. Information from bystanders and …