...: The end of the Cold War brought with it humanitarian disasters of increased complexity. To a degree never before experienced, humanitarian aid organizations were confronted with contexts so violent that many chose to hire armed guards and request the assistance of military organizations for protection...

...Iehudit Elraz; Rujla Osmo Examines the relationship between sources and functions of support in the context of an evolving stressful event – the Gulf War. Data were obtained through questionnaires filled out by 261 parents sampled throughout comprehensive schools located in two different areas...

... to the city of Sarajevo and its rebirth. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Bosnia Development Disaster management Disaster recovery Growth Infrastructure Population War In this confusion how can the city respond? This article seeks to explore four underlying principles that are likely...

... when considering a spot reconstruction programme. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Conflict Decision making Disaster management Disaster recovery Financial risk Political risk Risk War The nature of armed conflict has changed dramatically since the end of the Second World War. First...

...R. Green In Britain in 1945, the politics of peace steered reconstruction towards a static socio‐economic base from which stemmed many later planning and social problems. Britain had emerged from six years of war economically weakened but with a clear social vision, an effective administration...

...J. Leslie Based on the experience of five years of work in the midst of the ongoing civil war in Afghanistan, outlines a number of ideas about involving communities in measures to provide emergency relief or support rehabilitation, in order to encourage and assist an indigenous process of social...

... contribute to improving Israeli emergency psychosocial services, should they again be required. Such formulations could also be developed through application to various circumstances. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Assessment Disaster recovery Israel Mental health Psychology War Despite Israel...

...Hayim Granot Between 18 January and 28 February 1991, Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles at Israeli cities in 19 separate attacks. They caused extensive property damage but fewer casualties than anticipated. Statistical evidence of serious psychiatric reactions to the war experience both immediately...