“Have a kit, make a plan, and be informed”: Does the recovery literature support our pervasive understanding of preparedness?

T Johnson, J Jensen - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2023 - Elsevier
Individual and household (IH) preparedness is critical for saving lives and reducing losses
and damages, especially in developing and least developed countries and territories …

Why people (do not) adopt the private precautionary and mitigation measures: a review of the issue from the perspective of recent flood risk research

I Andráško - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Based on the literature review, this paper synthesizes recent state of knowledge on flood risk
perception and related human behaviors. The main attention is paid to private precautionary …

Holistic multidimensional vulnerability assessment: An empirical investigation on rural communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, Northern Pakistan

Z Khalid, X Meng, IA Rana, M ur Rehman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rural communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region live in a multi-hazard
environment where climate change has exacerbated the frequency of extreme weather …

Understanding drivers of changing flood dynamics for enhancing coastal community resilience: a participatory approach

LS Awah, YS Nyam, JA Belle, IR Orimoloye - Regional Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
In recent decades, coastal communities globally have experienced increased frequency and
intensity of flood hazards, especially in developing nations. An increase in flooding has often …

COVID-19 preventive behaviors and digital health communication media usage model

S Afifi, IGMY Bakti, A Yaman, S Sumaedi - Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
More than two years have passed, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to
be completely resolved. Campaigns on COVID-19 preventive behaviors have become …

Flood preparedness in rural flood-prone area: a holistic assessment approach in Bangladesh

MM Rahman, IA Shobuj, MR Islam… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the many fatalities and injuries, Bangladesh lacks holistic individual flood
preparedness studies. This study evaluates flood preparedness in the flood-prone rural …

The 21st August 2020 flood in Douala (Cameroon): A major urban flood investigated with 2D HEC-RAS modeling

JYA Iroume, R Onguéné, F Djanna Koffi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
A major flood event occurred on 21 August 2020 in the densely populated Makèpè Missokè
neighborhood in the city of Douala (Cameroon, Africa). Nearly 2210 buildings and 12,376 …

Holistic individual preparedness in an urban fire-prone area: The case of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, SJ Khan, KN Tanni - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
In urban areas, fire hazards have become more prevalent. Despite many fatalities and
injuries, there is a dearth of information on public preparedness for fire hazards in …

Holistic individual fire preparedness in informal settlements, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, SJ Khan, KN Tanni, MS Sakib… - Fire Technology, 2022 - Springer
Fire hazards have become increasingly widespread in urban settings. Despite numerous
fatalities and injuries, there is a dearth of information in Bangladesh about public …

Earthquake preparedness in an urban area: the case of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

MM Rahman, Asikunnaby, NJ Chaity, HG Abdo… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to assess people's preparedness for a potential earthquake in Dhaka, the
capital of Bangladesh. We have employed a model with six dimensions of holistic individual …