...Qiuxi Li Purpose This paper aims to examine the 2025 Tai Po residential fire in Hong Kong to analyze the challenges of disaster risk reduction when hazardous practices are culturally embedded. Rather than reconstructing technical causation, the paper situates bamboo scaffolding within Hong Kong's...

...Charlotte Benson Purpose This transcript provides a historical overview of the discussions on economics in disaster risk reduction. Design/methodology/approach The transcript and video was developed in the context of a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) project...

...Andrew Maskrey; Allan Lavell Purpose The interview traces the early discussions in the context of disasters as developmental failures. Design/methodology/approach The transcript and video was developed in the context of a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) project...

... Disaster risk Capacity building Science–policy interface Disaster risk governance is a major challenge in several areas around the world (Murray, 2017). In Brazil, for instance, the 2011 catastrophe in the Rio de Janeiro state catalysed political shifts towards the creation of a national disaster...

...David Oliver Kasdan Purpose This study explores the relationships between governance quality and disaster risk in respect to the pillar values of public administration. The objective is to strengthen the focus and resolve of bureaucratic institutions to engage with disaster risk management (DRM...

...Juan Pablo Sarmiento; Catalina Sarmiento; Gabriela Hoberman; Meenakshi Chabba Purpose This study aims to assess knowledge retention of the graduates of the online graduate certificate on local development planning, land use management and disaster risk management (PDLOTGR, the abbreviation...

... describes extensible, internally consistent, multi-hazard, exposure and vulnerability schemas that can be used to store disaster risk-related data and a data exploration tool that promotes data discovery and use. The initial project focus was to develop the schema for use in the development sector...

... to the systemic aspects of disaster risks. Findings The paper maps out strategies for inclusive governance of systemic risks for disaster prevention and mitigation. Furthermore, the paper highlights policy implications of these strategies and calls out for an integrated, inclusive and adaptive management...

... in disaster risk reduction activities and membership of associations. Intervention in the economic domain and affordable housing is needed to assist low-income earners in coping with a potential disaster and enhance future resilience. Research limitations/implications The practical resilience...

... Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disaster risk Willingness to pay Risk perception Disaster insurance Ethnic minority communities Government aid Housing earthquake insurance Insurance experience Disaster is defined as crisis instances generated...

...Christopher Edmonds; Ilan Noy Purpose The Pacific islands face the highest disaster risk globally in per capita terms. Countries in the region have been affected by several recent catastrophic events, as well as by frequent natural hazards of smaller magnitude. The purpose of this paper...

...Paul Chipangura; Dewald Van Niekerk; Gerrit Van Der Waldt Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be analysed. In particular, the paper attempts to explore...

...Christo Coetzee; Dewald Van Niekerk; Emmanuel Raju Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining and addressing resilience, this paper introduces...

...Christo Coetzee; Dewald Van Niekerk Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to provide a robust and simple methodology for disaster risk management officials to assess the total disaster risk posed by dolomite in urban areas of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach – In order to develop...