...Mariah R. Jenkins; Sara K. McBride; Meredith Morgoch; Hollie Smith Purpose The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) cites earthquakes as the most damaging natural hazard globally, causing billions of dollars of damage and killing thousands of people. Earthquakes have...

...Angelo Jonas Imperiale; Frank Vanclay Purpose We consider what happened in the initial reconstruction interventions following the 6 April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila (Italy). Using the disaster risk reduction and resilience paradigm, we discuss the cognitive and interactional failures of top-down...

...Roshan Bhakta Bhandari Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how social capital operated in the lives of 15 respondents from Lalitpur following the massive 1934 Kathmandu Valley earthquake. Based on experiences of the survivors, it attempts to understand how individuals and families...

...Dr Carol Mutch and Dr Jay Marlowe; Liz Gordon Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight and report on women's work during and after the Christchurch earthquakes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports findings of some of a large number of life history interviews conducted...

...David K. Chester; Angus M. Duncan; Hamdan Al Ghasyah Dhanhani Purpose This research aims to examine the extent to which eruptions and earthquakes are explained using religious terms of reference within Islamic countries, and those where Muslims constitute a significant minority. Is the notion...

..., because he or she has received training in and has become familiar with emergent rescue operations. Originality/value Disaster rescue management is a valuable topic because it is a globally significant challenge to safeguard people's lives. A complex disaster of earthquakes and tsunamis occurring can...

... counterpart aid (NCA) is an innovative model for post-Wenchuan earthquake recovery and reconstruction (PWERR). The purpose of this paper is to make a comparative study of the aid models in order to develop recommendations on external assistance for better post-disaster recovery and reconstruction (PDRR...

...Mojtaba Rafieian; Ali Asgary Purpose – This study aims to examine the impacts of temporary housing on housing reconstruction after disasters using data collected after the December 2003 Bam earthquake. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was developed and completed by 281 disaster...

...Naill M. Momani; Asad Salmi Purpose The purpose of this study is to measure the willingness of general education schools (governmental and private) in the Mecca region to deal with the threat of earthquakes through the identification of the preparedness of school buildings, the differences...

...Jeng Hsiang Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of building codes in earthquake risk mitigation in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach Using probabilistic risk analysis tools with available data, this study assesses the exceedance probability of extensive...

... Chuetsu Earthquake. In total, three study areas were selected in Kawaguchi town (Niigata Prefecture) in order to enhance how the visualisation process can provide support in better understanding the behaviour during evacuation and recovery process. For this purpose the Space‐Time‐Cube (STC) was used...

...Bevaola Kusumasari; Quamrul Alam Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the local wisdom‐based recovery model that has been applied in the Bantul district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia following the 2006 earthquake. This recovery model might appropriately be implemented in any type of local...

...David Johnston; Julia Becker; Douglas Paton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the role of community participation in reducing anxiety and trauma in communities during two New Zealand earthquakes: the 1987 Edgecumbe and 2003 Te Anau events and explore the effectiveness of various...

...Naill M. Momani Purpose There are several researches which addressed earthquake probabilistic and deterministic risk assessment without linking the decision‐making process in order to implement policies, plans, and procedures to prevent or reduce human and monetary losses. This paper aims...

...Syed Ainuddin; Jayant Kumar Routray Purpose Balochistan is one of the earthquake disaster prone areas in Pakistan. Earthquakes adversely affect people and their economy, therefore disaster preparedness especially at the community level is imperative to avoid future damages. The purpose...

... of this assessment, then a higher hazard would be expected in Uttarakhand. Practical implications Threat perceptions of a potential earthquake disaster can be assessed in this zoning map. Disaster mitigation strategies will vary geographically, with priorities defined by the zoning map presented here...

.... Research limitations/implications This study was conducted from April to May 2009, in schools located on the East Anatolia Fault Zone of Turkey. The study was limited to school directors/deputy directors' responses to the School Earthquake Preparedness Form. Practical implications Turkey is located...

... The paper provides a general background with regard to the social and cultural patterns for involving local people to participate in the activities related to awareness raising before, and saving their lives and properties after the earthquakes. It then defines what is required for preparing disaster...

... and implementation of training issues in earthquake emergency response for the emergency managers as an essential part at various managerial levels. Findings The paper reveals that, although the high‐level managers such as ministers are authoritative bodies for managing the routine problems of the country...

... show that centralized and decentralized systems have different functions in different situations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 The post‐1999, “Awakening period”. The 1999 earthquake was one of the most devastating earthquakes in Turkish history. Ten days after the disaster...