Disasters are an important public health issue; however, there is scarce evidence to date on
what happens when communities and populations experience more than one disaster. This …

Abstract The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 triggered a rethinking of conventional disaster
risk reduction (DRR) based on engineering (grey) structures and routine techniques. The …

This paper presents a new optimisation model for restoring a multimodal transportation
network disrupted by a catastrophic disaster. The model provides an integrated decision of …

The dynamic response of columns under lateral impact is of great significance for guiding
structural design under accidental loads. The present study aims to investigate the effect of …

The increasing damage caused by disasters is a major challenge for disaster management
authorities, especially in instances where simultaneous disasters affect different …

This paper develops a baseline and definition for informal disaster diplomacy in order to fill
in an identified gap in the existing research. The process adopted is a review of the concept …

Usually, the response after a disastrous event requires decision-makers in emergency
operative rooms to quickly outline and understand the current post-event situation, for …

Relief activities are complicated when multiple disasters take place simultaneously at
different locations. Designing effective relief networks for these instances involves managing …

Abstract Information management is considered as a key success factor in many fields. For
disaster relief operations, where resources are scarce and often overwhelmed by the …

Progress on regional cooperation in Southeast Asia is often punctuated by decades rather
than years. The exposure of the wider Asia-Pacific to natural hazards renders it the world's …