... and enhance linkages between communities and formal organizations. These insights contribute to the design of policies and programs that can better protect older adults and similar vulnerable groups in Bangladesh and beyond. Cyclone Evacuation Older adults Risk mitigation Social capital...

... employees and children) to visualize and interpret local hazards, vulnerabilities, capacities and risk mitigation measures. Findings Participants played with a 3D model, using it to express their memories about land use changes in the city and to share their knowledge about past disasters with children...

... Flood Risk mitigation Emergency planning Disaster risk reduction Civil society Disaster preparedness In developing countries, there seems relatively less focus on risk reduction interventions (Kreft and Eckstein, 2013). This lack of concern is largely attributed to the seemingly...

... (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode . 2016 Nepal Natural hazard Disasters Earthquake Risk mitigation...

...Jeng Hsiang Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of building codes in earthquake risk mitigation in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach Using probabilistic risk analysis tools with available data, this study assesses the exceedance probability of extensive...