...Christopher Gomez Purpose Demonstrate that hazards are not natural, in the likes of disasters. Design/methodology/approach Reflection on the role of scale in defining what is a hazard or not. Findings Hazards directly imply views that are shaped by communities, individuals and our very...

... planning (RBP) is the process of exchanging information about risk and hazards between all actors which emphasizes determining the level of risk acceptance of communities to support appropriate decision making in spatial planning. It has been proven effective in developed countries, but it remains unclear...

.../methodology/approach To address gaps in current education, the CONVERGE initiative, headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, developed the Social Vulnerability and Disasters Training Module. This free online course draws on decades of research to examine the factors...

...Gerard A. Finnigan Purpose The rapid deterioration of the earth’s natural ecosystems are increasing the risk of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hydrometeorological hazards are concentrating contaminants from the damaged environment and exposing large vulnerable populations to life...

... impacted areas because of hazard-specific, area-focused and time-bound warnings. PDRA must reinstate specific calls, where mayors of communities are informed by phone hours in advance of imminent danger to prompt and ensure immediate action. Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk...

... scope in the analysis of hazards and how to address them that includes the infrastructure system itself, but also other related organizations and infrastructure systems. The concept of acceptance refers to: the comprehension of the environment in which the CI evolves; the definition...

... post‐landfall hazards was also created as a suggestion for future research and evaluated directly against the most popular graphics from field research. Findings A graphic called the color‐probability‐cone was the most popular graphic in field research. There were subtle differences in graphic...

...Jieh‐Jiuh Wang Purpose The frequency with which hazards turn to disasters is soaring. Besides the factor of climate variation, errors of decision making during planning are the critical factors. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to focus on exploring the relationship between land use planning...

...Prabhat Kumar; Ashwini Kumar; Amita Sinvhal Purpose For a state like Uttarakhand, which is located in the seismically active Himalayan region and in the vicinity of plate boundaries, estimation of seismic hazards and the preparation of a zoning map are an urgent necessity. This paper aims to focus...

... terminal. Design/methodology/approach Major hazard installations (MHIs) store large quantities of flammable material in storage tanks. Storage tanks represent important capital assets and are often critical operational items. The failure of a tank can have several undesirable effects...

...Kirsten K. Finnis; David M. Johnston; Kevin R. Ronan; James D. White Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between participation in hazard education programs and levels of hazard awareness, risk perceptions, knowledge of response‐related protective behaviour...

... of disaster information – In this stage, participants are provided with disaster management information on hazards that are pertinent to their environment. Post‐test stage – this stage was intended to evaluate the impact of the DAG and the provision of disaster information on the level of awareness among...

.... However, this work may not fully capture all the hazards, distinct types of vulnerability, phases and functions pertinent to emergency management. Research limitations/implications This review both accepts and questions some of the assessments of Mileti's work. The perspective of this review may help...

..., and geology. Landslide‐hazardous areas are analyzed and mapped using the landslide‐occurrence factors through the heuristic approach Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Findings It is demonstrated that the integration of remote sensing data and GIS database is of assistance in managing land‐use planning...

... this natural process and his encroachment on the relatively unsafe areas has turned them into disasters. The effect of man on natural processes can be judged from the fact that the frequency of natural disasters/hazards has recorded more than a fivefold increase just in the last two decades, despite all...

...Ravindra K. Pande; Dhanjita Burman; Ravinder Singh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate landslide hazard problems in Hanuman Chatti area of Uttarakhand, India. Every year NH 58 experiences landslide activities, which disrupts the tourist traffic to Badrinath shrine and higher Himalaya...

...Ashish Kumar Singh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to generate a better, systematic and scientific understanding of the basic reasons behind slope instability to help in developing the basic principles of landslide hazard zonation, monitoring and forecasting of landslide hazards...

... knowledge acquired through the continual observation of and interaction with the environment. This form of knowledge is still held by many societies and can provide an important contribution in emergency management for natural hazards. Those holding traditional knowledge can assist in understanding...

..., governmental and independent agencies. Static electricity incidents have been collected from several sources such as the technical, general articles, internet web sites, and internal reports. The static electricity definition, incidents, hazards, and static electricity prevention have been reviewed. The static...

... of hydrogeological hazards is a viable preventive strategy. Design/methodology/approach – In the first part, the state‐of‐the‐art regarding voluntary relocation from hazardous areas supported by governmental funding and incentives has been described, showing that very few examples are available for reference...