There is a lot of rhetoric suggesting that disaster risk reduction (DRR) pays, yet surprisingly
little in the way of hard facts. This review paper examines the evidence regarding the …

This paper reviews key findings and raises issues that are not fully addressed by the
predominant disaster recovery literature. Achievement of equity, mitigation and sustainable …

Disasters by Design provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and
manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities …

Multiple knowledges are available for utilisation in policy choice. The rank ordering of
knowledges for use in decisionmaking is thus a fundamental predecision. This article shows …

Facing the Unexpected presents the wealth of information derived from disasters around the
world over the past 25 years. The authors explore how these findings can improve disaster …

As a well balanced and fully illustrated introductory text, this book provides a comprehensive
overview of the physical, technological and social components of natural disaster. The main …

Losses from natural disasters have increased in recent years due to growth of population in
hazard-prone areas and inadequate enforcement of building codes. This article first …

The first comprehensive tool-kit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective
coastal management worldwide. Coastal Planning and Management provides a link …

The unprecedented losses from Hurricane Katrina can be explained by two paradoxes. The
safe development paradox is that in trying to make hazardous areas safer, the federal …

This book does an exceptional job in giving an understanding of change, complexity,
uncertainty and conflict as well as their linkages, including awareness of strategies, methods …