...Mohammad Abdul Quader; Hasiba Afroze Tamanna; Md. Abdul Malak; Md. Masud-All-Kamal Purpose The increasingly frequent and severe cyclones experienced by vulnerable coastal communities in Bangladesh pose significant challenges to residents. This study explores the evacuation experiences of older...

...Biswanath Dash; Suchismita Satpathy; Shahid Akhter Purpose This paper explores the nature of politics involved in handling tropical cyclone “Fani” that struck Odisha on 3rd May 2019. The state government’s effort in evacuating one and a half million people in 24 h prior to the cyclone’s landfall...

... municipalities where evacuation orders were issued after the Fukushima nuclear accident occurred. Following an overview of recovery policies implemented in the 12 years since the Fukushima nuclear accident, the paper considers the following questions: to what extent have Fukushima’s affected areas been...

... and evacuation led to significant resource loss which had a spiralling nature, causing psychological harm. Locals invested resources to recover and protect against future loss in diverse ways and, as resource gains were secured, experienced emotional relief. Key to recovery and healing included returning “home...

...Micah L. Brachman; Richard Church; Benjamin Adams; Danielle Bassett Purpose Emergency evacuation plans are often developed under the assumption that evacuees will use wayfinding strategies such as taking the shortest distance route to their nearest exit. The purpose of this paper is to analyze...

... related to the number of different types of media terminals they had. That said, those who were evacuated mandatorily tend to utilise internet-enabled media channels more. It is also found that traditional broadcast and internet-enabled media channels complement each other instead of displacing. Thus...

... and analyses the challenging issues faced in linking two technologies: simulation modelling and GIS, to design spatial decision‐support systems for evacuation planing. Experiences in designing CEMPS, a prototype designed for area evacuation planning, are drawn on to discuss relevant managerial, behavioural...