... inform decision-making, particularly in the context of urban planning. Design/methodology/approach The research study uses the example of heat stress in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and adopts participatory and quantitative forecasting methods to develop scenarios for human vulnerability and exposure...

... in an exposed geographical situation which is described. Originality/value – Whereas Second World War military history continues to be repeatedly re-examined, its social impacts are comparatively understated. This paper offers a rare example in English of the experience of a small town in Germany in 1945...

... analyses in three other companies (B‐D) across Germany. Of course, situational demands are different depending on the role and task of the individual. For example, emergency responders need more first‐order or technical skills and must be willing to adhere to procedures while crisis management teams...

... network approach dissolves the dichotomous relationship between humans and machines and society and technology into a non‐anthropocentric framework. This paper further develops this systemic perspective of SA through an analysis of the tragic 2002 mid‐air collision over Überlingen, Germany case study...