Agricultural extension is booming. This interest is critical in the context of numerous pressing
issues linked to agrarian change and rural development. Because of its importance …

The disasters that occurred during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season not only became an
economic burden for federal and local governments but also for those who had their houses …

Research on crisis management and resilience has sought to explain how individuals and
organizations anticipate and respond to adversity, yet—surprisingly—there has been little …

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has been devastating for international tourism, adversely
affecting destinations, organizations, and local communities. In particular, the crisis …

Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not
wreak their damage equally across populations, and every disaster has social dimensions at …

Despite the ubiquity of disaster and the increasing toll in human lives and financial costs,
much research and policy remain focused on physical infrastructure–centered approaches …

A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to
better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a meta-analysis of 67 flood …

The factors that explain the speed of recovery after disaster remain contested. While many
have argued that physical infrastructure, social capital, and disaster damage influence the …

Social capital is widely regarded as a key element in recovery from and resilience to
disasters. Yet, little attention has been paid to the specificities of what supports or …

Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that
struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken …