Disaster associated with natural hazards can lead to important changes—positive or
negative—in socio-ecological systems. When disasters occur, much attention is given to the …

With the rise of new technologies, citizens can contribute to scientific research via Web 2.0
applications for collecting and distributing geospatial data. Integrating local knowledge …

A drought may be defined as the temporal lack of water caused necessarily but not
exclusively by an abnormal climatic situation which may affect negatively the population, the …

In a perspective derived from actor-network theory (ANT),'risk'can be considered as a
specific assemblage of heterogeneous entities as well as a proliferation of hybrids. The …

The discussion surrounding resilience to natural hazards and disasters has advanced
considerably within the last years. It ranges from ecological to social systems and also …

The concept of riskscapes refers to temporalspatial phenomena that relate risk, space and
practice. It links the material dimension of potential physical threats, the discursive …

This article discusses a vulnerability approach to disaster research and research on climate
change adaptation. As an integrated approach, it claims to consider social, economic and …

The assessment of social vulnerability unveils hidden weaknesses and strengths of the
human society towards a certain stressor or hazard. In this study, vulnerability is analysed in …

Resilience theory has gained considerable prominence with regard to the management of
social-ecological systems and more recently climate change adaptation. Yet, how resilience …

Heute fürchten wir, das Klima durch Menschwerk irreversibel zum Schlechten zu ändern.
Jahrhundertelang aber war das Klima ein Faktum, welches zwar durch den Menschen nicht …