.... Decolonization Disaster studies Learning Teaching Career The question in the title of this article was made to me in 2017 by Alonso Brenes Torres, a geographer from Costa Rica, who had a project called “the WHY initiative,” which was focused on understanding the reasons people have for studying...

...Tore Betten; Kristian Vian Pettersen; Eirik Albrechtsen Purpose Learning at the local level is an important contributor to safe and resilient communities. The purpose of this article is therefore to explore what motivates municipalities in Norway to learn from disasters and how they learn from...

...Leif Inge Magnussen; Eric Carlstrøm; Jarle Løwe Sørensen; Glenn-Egil Torgersen; Erlend Fritjof Hagenes; Elsa Kristiansen Purpose This research investigates the perceived collaboration between public, private, and volunteer organisations during maritime crisis work, with an emphasis on learning...

...Justin Sharpe; Yasamin O. Izadkhah Purpose – Up to now, no extensive work has addressed the capacity and resiliency of pre-school children, nor the importance of extending disaster preparedness education to them. The purpose of this paper is to show that given the right learning tools to engage...

...Jafar Hamra; Liaquat Hossain; Christine Owen; Alireza Abbasi Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between learning and the social networks employed within the context of emergency management. It hypothesises, using social network theory as a framework for analysis, that changes...

... learning processes. Originality/value Faced with an increasingly uncertain and complex future, current approaches to conceptualising disaster management are inadequate. This paper develops an approach that is likely to be more effective. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Disasters...

... interaction” among agents may determine the institutional position of society during a disaster. Findings This paper stresses the potential for isomorphic learning as the most significant issue on the cultural context of organisations, during emergency operations. Practical implications In this sense...

... Disasters Learning The Internet breaks down normal geographical, social and cultural barriers, allowing global communication and interaction almost instantaneously between both individuals and large groups of people. Consequently, Internet conferencing as a means for disseminating and discussing...

... of safety awareness beyond data collection systems. Examines the theory and philosophy of the approach in the context of the day‐to‐day practicalities of its application. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Aircraft industry Decision‐support systems Information systems Learning Safety United Kingdom ...