...) The disaster’s evolutional tendencies: by combining physical environmental conditions and cultural, social and economical factors, the evolutional tendencies for certain hazard types at certain times and places can usually be deduced to provide reference for similar future events. Risk analysis...

... consequence models Earthquake loss estimation Earthquake risk mitigation Natural disasters Risk analysis Risk management Jordan Earthquakes cause wide destruction in structures, lifelines and other facilities for prepared and les prepared communities, regardless of preparedness and mitigation...

... as a point of change, for better or for worse. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Disasters Emergency measures Management strategy Risk analysis Taking as examples two classic cases – the Three Mile Island incident (1979) and the Bhopal disaster (1984) – Fink said...

... Disasters Risk analysis Social processes Learning Sustainable development Alexander (1993) identifies six approaches to disaster research (geographical, anthropological, sociological, developmental, medical and technical) but the most dominant disciplines, particularly post Second World War...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Rocks Landslides Risk analysis Knowledge management To measure knowledge concerning rockfalls, participants were given a list of events (see Table III) and were asked to indicate which events they thought increased the chance of falling...

...Dilanthi Amaratunga; Richard Haigh; Nicole Becker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the development of a winterised tent for emergency shelter use in cold climate regions. As in any risk management process the risk analysis and evaluation are of major importance. First, a risk...

... 2009 Decision making Floods United Kingdom Risk analysis The floods during June and July 2007 were a wake‐up call. The three months from May to July were the wettest since records began and the events that followed have been linked to the deaths of 13 people. They also resulted...

...Jan Emblemsvåg Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how the common practice of applying the frequency interpretation of probability in risk analysis of so‐called low‐probability and high‐consequence disasters can prove to be flawed, and to present a possible remedy. Design/methodology...

... a Mediterranean/Maltese awareness to tsunami hazards/risks in a highly developed tourist region. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Tidal waves Malta Tourism Risk analysis The Mediterranean region is active with earthquakes and volcanoes, some of these generating tsunamis, 20 per cent...

... in the Pacific Ocean, and a lack of knowledge about tsunamis. However, there has been no empirical evidence to demonstrate the latter. Earthquakes Risk analysis Tidal waves Questionnaires Sri Lanka At the beginning of the survey, the local survey team (surveyors) attended a lecture on sampling...

... be contacted at: mcjump@bunjin.c.u.tokyo.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Tourism Tidal waves Disasters Risk analysis Thailand Less than a year after the tsunami disaster hit Southern Thailand the basic humanitarian needs have been met to a considerable extent, owing...

... of more frequent and intense disasters. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Hazards Emergency measures Risk analysis Risk management Sustainable development State security There is a great deal of discussion about the future of emergency management right now. The most vocal...

... analysis and shows which parameters must be considered in the evaluation of disaster potentials related to floods, windstorms,earthquakes, and industrial risks. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Contingency planning Disaster planning Probability Risk analysis ...