...Ayşenur Modanlıoğlu; Gülseren Keskin Purpose This study aims to evaluate the individual effects of the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras-centered earthquakes on healthcare workers. Design/methodology/approach The population of this qualitative study consists of the healthcare professionals who...

...Govind Bahadur Rimal; Werapong Koedsin; Kuaanan Techato; Naresh N. Rimal Purpose This research examined the accountability measures put into practice during the housing reconstruction following the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. Additionally, it aimed to identify gaps in accountability practices...

... For this article, four focus groups were conducted, all of them composed of people directly involved in the earthquake and tsunami in Chile on February 27, 2010, two of them made up of women and the other two of men. Findings The research revealed that male leadership during the response and recovery processes...

... of three multi-storey buildings during the 19 September earthquake that hit Mexico City in 2017. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional and non-probability study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey; the sample size was n = 352, and the study was conducted from 4 October...

... suggests divergent visibilization strategies regarding the narratives and framings of the region. Design/methodology/approach Reflecting on previous ethnographic and quantitative research on the impacted livelihoods in the Canton of Muisne (Ecuador) in the aftermath of the earthquake of April 2016...

...Teresa Galanti; Michela Cortini Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reaction of female workers to the earthquake event that shocked the city of L’Aquila in April 2009, with a specific focus on work as a recovery factor. Design/methodology/approach The selected sample...

...Muhammad Haris; Abdur Rehman Cheema; Chamila Subasinghe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reduce the gap in understanding the complexity of barriers, their modifiers and how these barriers and their modifiers result in malpractices and missed good practices in post-earthquake reconstruction...

...Rita Ciccaglione Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationships between neoliberal institutional management of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake and the local dwelling practices, which consequently originated in the new urban layout. Design/methodology/approach It presents itself...

...-development path. Design/methodology/approach BBB principles’ usefulness in driving toward a sustainable post-disaster recovery has been tested in L’Aquila’s area (Italy) – severely affected by an earthquake in 2009 – through interviews and analyses of reconstruction plans and policies. Findings...

...-traditional” responders to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal survey administered to Christchurch workers with referents from the city of Hamilton at 6, 12 and 18 months after the 2011 earthquake. Potential risk and protective...

...Anne M. Sanquini; Sundar M. Thapaliya; Michele M. Wood Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply social theory to the creation of a mass-media communications intervention designed to encourage earthquake-resistant construction in Nepal. Design/methodology/approach – A three-step...

... should be taken into account by an organization that wants or need to develop a campaign after a disaster. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents two studies examining the relationship between catastrophes and advertising in the context of the February 2010 earthquake in Chile. The first...

... (Italy) earthquake was examined prospectively from 1987 to 2007 for the 15 municipalities declared disaster areas and for the whole Marche region and country. Findings – Autoregressive integrated moving average time-series analysis showed that the year following the earthquake marriage rates...

... from 66 hospitals following three major earthquakes that struck northeast Japan in 2003. Findings – Analysis demonstrated that healthcare utilities face three major challenges: vulnerability of infrastructure to natural hazards; low performance of alternative sources; and lack of consideration...

...Dr Carol Mutch and Dr Jay Marlowe; Jay Marlowe Purpose – This research project examined resettled refugees’ perspectives on the Canterbury Earthquakes to better understand the organisational implications for disaster preparedness and response with culturally and linguistically diverse groups...

...Dr Carol Mutch and Dr Jay Marlowe; Danny Osborne; Chris G. Sibley Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine individual differences in people's resilience to changes in psychological distress following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Design/methodology/approach – Data...

... their role in earthquake disaster risk reduction. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the exposure of Lebanon to destructive earthquakes and to address the urgent need for CSOs to expand its contribution in earthquake disaster risk reduction supporting public awareness programs and strategic...

...Gursans Guven; Esin Ergen Purpose This paper aims to identify the local information items that are needed by search and rescue (S&R) teams for an effective disaster response following an earthquake. Currently, it is a challenging and time‐consuming task to collect most of this information from...