The number of natural disasters has increased sharply in the past few decades, threatening
human lives, and the built environment. Recent disaster management paradigms have …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to underline the advantages offered by applying the
collective strategy model in the context of humanitarian logistics, enriching the existing …

Children living in post-conflict settings are not only at high risk of developing war-related
psychopathology but also of experiencing maltreatment within their families. However, little …

The shoreline has dynamic characteristics since it experiences several coastal processes
resulting in progradation and retrogradation. The shoreline is a sensitive environment where …

Abstract The Gorkha earthquake on April 25, 2015 had significantly affected the livelihood of
people and the overall economy in Nepal. The earthquake had caused damage to about …

The devastation left behind after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in the coastal areas of
South and Southeast Asia led to numerous attempts at “land grab”, the displacement by …

Currently, owner-driven reconstruction (ODR) has become a default large-scale post-
disaster housing strategy and particularly in resource-poor countries. The latest example is …

Large-scale displacement takes place in the context of disaster because the threat or
occurrence of hazard onset makes the region of residence of a population uninhabitable …

This chapter provides an examination of the Sri Lankan tourism industry's experience with
managing disasters (including the 2004 tsunami, and the civil war) as well as an …

The experience of individuals, families and communities affected by a major disaster is
indicative of the nature of the diverse effects of the disaster and how various interventions …