About International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Aims and scope
The International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (IJDRBE) aims at advancing knowledge and capacity in strategic and practical dimensions of disaster risk reduction, response and reconstruction to reduce the impact of natural and anthropogenic hazards. The journal publishes original and refereed material that contributes to the advancement of research and practice and provides contributing authors with an opportunity to disseminate their research and experience to a broad audience.
IJDRBE is uniquely positioned as the journal specifically promotes research and scholarly activity that examines the role of sustainable construction and urban development to anticipate and respond to hazard events that damage or destroy the built environment.
The journal seeks to:
- Advance knowledge and capacity in the strategic, technical, and practical dimensions of disaster risk reduction, preparedness, anticipatory action, readiness, response, recovery, and reconstruction across the built environment.
- Foster innovation by serving as a leading platform for novel research, emerging technologies, and cutting-edge practices that challenge conventional approaches.
- Promote interdisciplinary dialogue and the exchange of ideas among researchers, educators, practitioners, community stakeholders, and policymakers to strengthen collaboration and bridge theory with practice.
- Inform and influence policy and practice by generating evidence-based insights that reduce the impacts of natural and anthropogenic hazards, support resilient urban and infrastructure development, and improve societal, environmental, and economic outcomes.
Editorial objective
The world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of natural and anthropogenic hazards due to a range of factors, including population growth, environmental degradation, inequality and shifting patterns of exposure due to climate change. These disasters are costing lives and threatening to undermine society’s efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals. If development and economic growth are not risk informed, they are not sustainable, and this will undermine efforts to build more resilient communities. Economic losses that result from the construction of new disaster risk or exacerbation of existing disaster risk can have a devastating impact on our buildings and infrastructure, and also lead to terrible human costs.
IJDRBE promotes research and scholarly activity that examines the role of sustainable construction and development to prepare, plan, anticipate and respond to natural and anthropogenic hazard events that damage or destroy the built environment, and reflects an ongoing responsibility toward the built environment’s users. The journal is designed for researchers and academics, policy makers and other professionals working with, or who anticipate having, disaster risk reduction, response and reconstruction responsibilities. It supports those seeking to deepen their theoretical understanding, enhance their practical competencies, and contribute to creating safer, more resilient communities through evidence-based knowledge and innovation.
Editorial criteria
The journal focuses on basic and applied research, practical developments, case studies, editorials, book reviews, information on forthcoming events in the field, and field reports. In keeping with the journal’s international scope, articles are particularly welcome with details of: overall leadership in research, education, planning, design and implementation for disaster risk reduction, response and reconstruction projects; and details of innovative and socially responsible projects inspired via internal synergies that lead to rapid development and improved quality of life.
Topicality
The International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment helps to communicate new practical ideas, applications and development details of education and training, and thus builds capacity for self-sufficiency. Alongside the global ambition expressed by the UN, governments and other stakeholders for sustainable development and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, there is widespread recognition that we need to accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the global plan to reduce disaster losses by reducing existing levels of risk, avoiding the creation of new risk and managing risks that cannot be eliminated. Disaster risk reduction is an intrinsic part of sustainable development. Targets under SDG 11 (cities) and under SDG 9 (building resilient infrastructure) reaffirm the interrelationship between disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. Building and re-building better from the start through proper urban planning, design, construction, and retrofitting to withstand hazards will also contribute to achieving the SDG on industry, innovation and infrastructure. Regular special issues on a range of multi and inter-disciplinary issues keep readers abreast of topical subjects.
Key benefits
- An encouraged journal of the CIB.
- The leading journal contributing to the body of knowledge on disaster risk reduction, response and reconstruction within the context of the built environment.
- The only journal to promote research and scholarly activity that examines the role of the built environment community in anticipating or responding to natural and anthropogenic events that damage or destroy the built environment.
- The only journal that develops knowledge and capacity in strategic and practical aspects of disaster risk reduction, response and reconstruction to reduce the impact of natural and anthropogenic hazards.
This inter-disciplinary journal is published under the guidance of an expert international board and presents fully refereed papers on practice and progress in the field. Internationally distinguished contributors will regularly address major topics of relevance to bring subscribers independent, expert and practical information, and will enjoy an influential role in the field. The journal is internationally acknowledged and established and is formally encouraged by the CIB for its relevance and link with industry and academia.
Coverage
Coverage is international and includes (but not limited to):
• Climate change, disasters and health
• Circular economy in reconstruction
• Climate-resilient building design
• Conflict-sensitive reconstruction
• Damage assessments
• Disaster mitigation, risk reduction and preparedness planning
• Disaster resilience for the future of the built environment
• Disaster-resilient cities
• Disaster risk finance
• Displacement and rebuilding communities
• Early warning systems
• Governance and accountability, Law and regulatory frameworks
• Impact of natural and anthropogenic hazards on the built environment
• Integrating risk reduction and climate change adaptation
• Investment in disaster resilience
• Nature-based and nature-inspired solutions for disaster resilience
• Physical, social and economic resilience in the built environment
• Project management for post-disaster reconstruction
• Readiness for recovery and post disaster reconstruction
• Reconstruction and sustainable development
• Social inclusion, gender equality, and protection of vulnerable
