Why are people still so vulnerable to natural hazards, even after decades of scholarship,
information raising and capacity building on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)? The answer is …

This chapter has presents the epidemiological studies on the psychosocial consequences of
flooding disasters in developing countries. These show that mental health problems can be …

Older women have long been invisible and marginalized in society and culture at large
because of the 'gendered'ageist stereotypes towards them. Especially, ageist stereotypes …

Objetivo: Describir la percepción de riesgo y las experiencias de adolescentes durante el
confinamiento por COVID-19 de un municipio marginado y con altos niveles de contagio …

Introducción: La percepción de riesgo y las experiencias del confinamiento social por
COVID-19 son particulares en los jóvenes, pues, aunque no son considerados como …

Older women have long been invisible and marginalized in society and culture at large
because of the 'gendered'ageist stereotypes towards them. Especially, ageist stereotypes …

Defining a disaster is a cultural act: naming a disaster first starts with recognising societal
conditions that are evaluated to be disastrous. Plainly, this can only be done in reference to …