Disasters pose significant challenges globally, demanding effective preparedness strategies
to mitigate their impact. This study proposes a novel approach to disaster preparedness …

Purpose–The aim of this research is to identify the factors responsible for the inability of
authorities in rapidly growing megacities in developing countries to integrate disaster risk …

Post-disaster coordination is an essential aspect to achieve sustainable disaster recovery.
However, to date, little attention has been paid to the subject of coordination in disaster …

The rapid changes in socio-economic and environmental factors worldwide have resulted in
natural and man-made disasters becoming increasingly difficult to manage. The emergence …

Local institutions could play an essential role in providing first-hand rescue and support to
communities in reducing the impacts and vulnerability to natural disasters such as floods …

In this chapter, various types of natural disasters, their classifications and threat levels are
considered. Natural disasters vary widely in predictability and impact. A widely used natural …

Delhi has experienced six major floods in the past with the most recent one being in June
2013. Flood related risks are compounded by increasing vulnerability due to rapid …

This article presents a comprehensive rapid review of the current disaster risk reduction
(DRR) efforts in Saudi Arabia, a country exposed to a variety of hazards such as extreme …

South Asia represents a region highly prone to natural disasters. Disasters not only disrupt
the normal life of the affected communities and the countries but also impede developmental …

This paper aims to identify indicators of community preparedness for disasters and apply
these indicators to a critical case study context, namely the local communities in two districts …