Understanding the relationship between risk perception and disaster risk reduction (DRR)
has improved significantly over time as it relates to the household level and around …

This study aims to understand community risk perception to environmental hazards in a
border conflict zone context in high-mountain areas. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools …

Hurricanes can trigger widespread landslides and flooding creating compound hazards and
multiple risks for vulnerable populations. An example is the island of Dominica in the …

Risk reduction behaviors are often voluntary and influenced by how at-risk an individual
personally feels, known as risk perception. This paper examines how risk perception …

Organizations involved in the reduction of risk, emanating from hazardous events, play an
important role in influencing the responses of households to reduce disaster risk either by …

International joint ventures (IJVs) are formed to address skills and knowledge deficiencies in
executing complex construction projects. Despite many configurations of IJVs, there is still a …

This study seeks to understand how housing safety perceptions have changed after a
specific hazard event: the 2019–2020 earthquakes affecting the US Caribbean island of …

Abstract The Eastern Caribbean region experiences at least one major disaster yearly.
Since 1990, the approximate cost of all disaster-related damage is an estimated US $160 …

The generic qualitative study was an exploration of emergency responders' perceptions of
environmental health hazards and the influence on decisions of personal protection during …

This study aims to understand people's risk perception to environmental hazards especially
that of fires in context to an urban area. The fire is one of the major disasters in an urban …