Food shortages following earthquake disasters lead to chronic food insecurity, malnutrition,
illness, and an escalation in deaths. For Haiti, an island nation with limited resources …

Risk from natural disasters is no longer defined as the natural occurrence. This chapter aims
to understand the risk of such occurrences by analyzing certain socio-political situations in …

Purpose The research areas of humanitarian supply chain (HSC) and disaster and
humanitarian operations (DHO) have evolved through the use of managerial models …

This paper estimates the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the household decision
about children's time allocation. Using original data and objective geological measures, we …

Earthquakes can have enormous consequences on affected countries. To minimize these
harsh consequences, an effective disaster management plan is necessary and a reasonable …

This article uses income and asset data from a sample of 394 rural households from the
remote and agriculturally backward region of the Barak Valley, located in the southern part …

Using both rounds of the India Human Development Survey, vulnerability is measured as an
ex ante measure of poverty for the Indian households. This article highlights the importance …

Objective: Posttraumatic stress due to trauma exposure in childhood disconnects the mind
and body, producing a chronic state of anxiety and ill health that worsens into adulthood. In …

This thesis examines the interrelations between land tenure, vulnerability, and post-disaster
reconstruction and interrogates how built-environment professionals influence them. The …

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