... Vulnerability Liabilities Capabilities Risk Risk management Susceptibility Resistance and resilience Environmental management According to David Alexander (2006) , “vulnerability is a greater determinant of disaster than hazards themselves” (p. 2). Research literature on this subject illustrates...

... Environmental management Oil spill hazard is defined as an incident, which occurs in a sudden manner, and is complex in its nature. It causes loss of animal lives, damage to property or natural environment and has a serious effect on local activities. Such an incident needs a management that involves...

... Environmental management Risk management Communities Sustainable development India Disaster shocks are perceived as discrete yet sequential phenomena, with each event playing a role in the shaping of subsequent risk, hazards, vulnerabilities and ultimately disasters (Pelling, 2003). Defining...

... activities. Ali Mohamed Al‐Damkhi can be contacted at: aboanas58@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Environmental management Kuwait Oil industry Sustainable development The ecological tragedy in the Arabian Gulf region started when Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait...

... in the future. Ali Mohamed Al‐Damkhi can be contacted at: aboanas58@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Disasters Oil industry Sabotage Terrorism Environmental management Kuwait The intentions of Saddam's Regime to destroy and eliminate Kuwait's entire oil...

... Structural engineering Environmental management United States of America While floods replenish and sustain ecosystems, they also pose serious threats to the structures and people in their path. Over time, settlement patterns and the development of land and infrastructures in flood‐prone areas have...