International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 7, March 2014

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS ..................................................................... 2
2. Other NEWS ...................................................................... 8
3. Ongoing Field Work ........................................................ 16
4. Conference Announcements .......................................... 20
5. Internet Resource List ..................................................... 24
6. (New) Journals ................................................................ 26
7. New Books ...................................................................... 33
8. Selected Article References ............................................ 51
9. Miscellaneous ................................................................. 54

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1. IDRIM NEWS

IDRiM Society elections held in the Fall of 2013This fall the IDRiM Society held elections for President and 12 members of the Board of
Directors. The IDRiM Society welcomes the newly elected President and Board of
Directors who will start their mandate on the 1st of April 2014. The elected President andmembers are:

PRESIDENT
Norio Okada

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Aniello Amendola
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Hans Peter Nachtnebel
Peijun Shi
Ana Maria Cruz Naranjo (Secretary)
Bijayanand Misra

Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany
Katsuya Yamori
Hirokazu Tatano (Vice-President)
Andrew Collins
Adam Rose
Muneta Yokomatsu (Treasurer)

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Building Disaster Resilient Communities
The 5th Conference of the International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2014)
30th October – 1st November 2014
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

We are pleased to announce that the 5th Conference of the International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2014) will be hosted by Western
University, in London, Ontario, Canada from 30 October to 1 November 2014.
Website: http://www.has.uwo.ca/cs/idrim/
Conference Overview
The focus of the conference builds on opportunities through science and technology,
political will and behaviour change to reduce the risk of disasters for future generations.
Knowledge about the nature and context of natural hazards has proliferated, yet theloss of life and property damage due to disasters remains unacceptably high. The
disjuncture between existing opportunities and disaster risk management actions is acomplex problem. Driven by common objectives, there is a need to bridge gaps andpromote integrated, science-based solutions to empower local communities to advancedisaster reduction, adapt to climate change and promote sustainable development. The
conference aims to address opportunities for action through varied state of the art
contributions from the worlds of disaster science, technology, policy and practice. It isalso open to expertise less conventionally recognised within this field. It intends tostimulate a next generation of ideas and actions for disaster reduction.

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Cross-cutting Themes
The conference focus solicits papers and sessions informed by cross-cutting themes ofdisaster risk management, sustainable development, resilience building, vulnerability
reduction, risk assessment and governance, risk financing, living with uncertainty,
transformative processes, cultural recognition and change, poverty reduction, wellbeing,climate change adaptation, integration science, crisis communication, innovation,communities of practice, and policy including dialogue from different disciplines related
to risk management. These cross-cutting themes from academic, policy and practicedialogues will for the purpose of this conference be considered interrelated, mutually
informative and key to moving from opportunity to action. The conference focus will bemaintained by reflecting on how theory, method and implementation presented by theseprocesses can make a difference to build disaster resilient communities.
Conference topics particularly encouraged
We are keen to receive proposals for papers or sessions relating to the following,
though other contributions associated with the conference theme absent from this list
will also be considered:
1 Building disaster resilient societies
2 Integrating with climate change and development goals
3 Making cities resilient – case studies and best practices
4 Creating an enabling environment to achieve resilience
5 Emerging tools for integrated disaster management\
6 Risk governance frameworks for resilient communities
7 Strategies for (long term) post disaster mitigation measures

Conference Features
The conference will include plenary, parallel, poster, panel, ‘young scientists’ anddoctoral sessions. Peer reviewed proceedings will be produced with special editions ofjournals/book. Several publishers are interested in providing outlets for this event.
Further partnerships and sponsorships in progress.

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DatesMarch 15, 2014 Call for papers and session proposals. Send to twaddington@iclr.org
March 30, 2014 Opening of registrations
May 15, 2014 Abstract and session proposals closing;August 15, 2014 Notification of session and abstract acceptance;
August 31, 2014 Announcement of conference programme;
August 31, 2014 Full paper submission and early registration close.
Website:http://www.has.uwo.ca/cs/idrim/Contacts:
twaddington@iclr.org
IDRiM website: http://idrim.org Email: society@idrim.org

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IDRiM 2013 Conference Summary
From Opportunity to Action
Bridging the Gap between Disaster Reduction andDevelopment through Science(s), Technology and
People Centred Actions
The 4th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM 2013) together with the Dealing with Disasters International
Conference (DwD 2013) was hosted by Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne,
UK, from 4th – 6th September 2013. The theme of the conference was “From
Opportunity to Action: Bridging the Gap between Disaster Reduction and Development
through Science(s), Technology and People Centred Actions.”

DwD / IDRiM 2013 Overview
The focus of the conference centred on opportunities through science and technology,
political will and behaviour change to address current crises and reduce risks for future
generations. Whilst knowledge about the nature and context of disasters has
proliferated, many potential actions for integrated disaster reduction remain far fromrealised. The disjuncture between existing opportunities and actions both present andanticipated is a complex problem of the disaster and development nexus. Driven bycommon objectives of survivability, there is a need to bridge gaps between disaster
reduction and development through varied types of science (natural, social and others),
technologies and people centric actions. This requires ‘smart awareness’, motivationand vision to enable combined disaster reduction and sustainable development at local
and global levels. The conference aimed to address opportunities for action throughvaried state of the art contributions from the worlds of disaster science, technology,
policy and practice. The conference stimulated a next generation of ideas and actions
for disaster reduction.
The conference combined two well-known conference series into one uniquely
integrated collaborative event. Building on collaboration between the Disaster andDevelopment Network (DDN) based at Northumbria University and the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) the conference hosted overPage 4

190 participants from 30 countries and counted on the support from multiple institutions
around the world. Based on globally shared issues of the need for a means to action,
the event stimulated greater dedication to addressing ongoing gaps there are between
disaster reduction and development actions through varied scientific approaches,
technology and socio-centric experiences. The event also stimulated individuals andinstitutions to move forward in confronting disaster reduction ideas in the context ofmounting expectations surrounding Hyogo + 10 events leading to revision of its strategy
at Yokohama in 2015. The topics that emerged in the preparation for the event led topapers and sessions informed by cross-cutting aspects of disaster management,sustainable development, resilience building, vulnerability reduction, quantitativemodeling and visualization, community based strategies, governance, climate andadaptation, integration science, disaster communication, humanitarianism, innovativetechnologies, logistics and policy including dialogues from different disciplines related torisk.
These cross-cutting themes from academic, policy and practice initiatives were for the
purpose of the conference considered interrelated, mutually informative, and presenting
many challenging questions key to moving from opportunity to action. The conference
focus was maintained by reflecting on how theory, method and implementation could
make a difference to the future of dealing with disasters.

Structure of the event
The conference hosted six plenary sessions and 27 parallel sessions including fivespecial postgraduate (Young Scientists Sessions – YSS) oral sessions. In total theevent comprised over 160 presentations with inputs from over 30 countries. Posters
were displayed throughout the event and were accompanied by a special Young
Scientists / Postgraduate competition. Plenary sessions reflect the following progressionof the conference topic:
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Current progress in Disaster and Development policy, practice and research
Facing changing challenges of practice and policy
Rethinking development through integrated risk reduction
People, systems and ideas
Actions and hope at the science and people centred interface

A call for papers was released late 2012 together with suggested topics for guidance tobe adapted subject to demand and comment during the run up to the event. Most of the
inputs featured over the three days itself were peer reviewed by at least three of our 33
member international scientific committee. The finalised list of parallel sessions includedin the programme are listed below:
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‘Natech’ (natural and technological) risk management: the state of the art after
one decade
Modelling values and judgments for risk management
Modeling and case studies of integrated risk governance paradigm for very largescale disasters
Engaging demographic difference and change in disaster and development
Inter-sectoral disaster and development
Progress in UK Emergency Management
FORIN: Forensic investigations of disasters
Frameworks for the measurement, modelling and design of resilience strategies
Bridging gaps in disaster risk stabilisation through economic analyses
Climate, development and ideas
Same dogs, same tricks: Examining the humanitarian discourse
Survivors centred approach toward long-term disaster recovery: collaborative
practices and action research after the 3.11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan
Developing public-private-civil societal-academic partnerships to improve
Disaster Risk Reduction knowledge sharing and decision making
Community based Disaster Risk Reduction and Governance
Visualisation, simulation and mapping of reactions and ideas
Early Researcher / Young Scientist / Postgraduate parallel sessions
Early Researcher / Young Scientist / Postgraduate posters session andcompetition
The risk governance, scientific advisors, science and policy interface
Education, communication, and development in disaster risk reduction
Logistics, continuity and resilience
Bringing creative and integrated responses to displacement
Cities, risk and infrastructure technologies
Crisis informatics, knowledge management and decision making
Disaster education, learning and response

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Best Young Scientists Paper Awarded during IDRiM 2013

During the IDRiM 2013 Conference the top 10 papers submitted to the YSS received
recognition. The first Prize went to Xiaoning Wu, from Beijing Normal University, China,
for the paper entitled: “How Many Storms? Estimation of Historical Tropical Cyclone
Rate for Coastal China”. The second prize was awarded to Shiyu Zhang, DPRI, Kyoto
University, Japan, for the work entitled: “Disaster Risk and Effect of Informal Insuranceon Human Capital Formation in Rural Areas of Developing Countries”, and the third
place was awarded to Joel C. Gill, Kings College London, UK, for the paper entitled:“Reviewing and Visualizing Natural Hazard Interactions within a Multi-hazard
Framework”.
Website:http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ee/work/research/geography/ddn/dwd_2013/

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2. Other NEWSWorld Economic Forum Published
Global Risk Report 2014
From the Executive Summary: The Global Risks 2014 report highlights how global risks
are not only interconnected but also have systemic impacts. To manage global risks
effectively and build resilience to their impacts, better efforts are needed to understand,measure and foresee the evolution of interdependencies between risks, supplementing
traditional risk-management tools with new concepts designed for uncertain
environments. If global risks are not effectively addressed, their social, economic andpolitical fallouts could be far-reaching, as exemplified by the continuing impacts of thefinancial crisis of 2007-2008.
The systemic nature of our most significant risks calls for procedures and institutions
that are globally coordinated yet locally flexible. As international systems of finance,
supply chains, health, energy, the Internet and the environment become more complex
and interdependent, their level of resilience determines whether they become bulwarksof global stability or amplifiers of cascading shocks. Strengthening resilience requires
overcoming collective action challenges through international cooperation among
business, government and civil society.
Objectives of the Global Risks 2014 Report: The world faces risks that can beaddressed only by long-term thinking and collaboration among business, governments
and civil society. The Global Risks 2014 report aims to support this process by:

exploring the nature of systemic risks
mapping 31 global risks according to the level of concern they arouse, theirlikelihood and potential impact, as well as the strength of the interconnections
between themlooking in-depth at the ways in which three constellations of global risk – centredon youth, cyberspace and geopolitics – could interplay and have systemic impact

Based on a survey of the World Economic Forum’s multi-stakeholder communities, thereport maps 31 global risks according to level of concern, likelihood and impact andinterconnections among them. The risks of highest concern to respondents are fiscal
crises in key economies, structurally high unemployment and underemployment, andwater crises (Table 1).

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Table 1: Ten Global Risks of Highest Concern in 2014
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Global Risk
Fiscal crises in key economies
Structurally high unemployment/underemployment
Water crises
Severe income disparity
Failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation
Greater incidence of extreme weather events (e.g. floods, storms, fires)
Global governance failure
Food crises
Failure of a major financial mechanism/institution
Profound political and social instability

Source: Global Risks Perception Survey 2013-2014. Note: From a list of 31 risks,survey respondents were asked to identify the five they are most concerned about.
The risks considered high impact and high likelihood are mostly environmental
and economic in nature: greater incidence of extreme weather events, failure ofclimate change mitigation and adaptation, water crises, severe income disparity,
structurally high unemployment and underemployment and fiscal crises in key
economies. Female respondents perceived almost all global risks as both more
likely and more impactful than did males, especially in the environmental
category. Younger individuals gave higher scores for the impact of almost all of
the risks, particularly environmental risks, such as water crises, greater incidenceof natural catastrophes, loss of biodiversity and greater incidence of extreme
weather events.
The risks perceived to be most interconnected with other risks aremacroeconomic – fiscal crises, and structural unemployment andunderemployment – with strong links between this macroeconomic risk nexus
and social issues, such as rising income inequality and political and social
instability. The failure of global governance emerges as a central risk that isconnected to many different issues. Mapping perceived interconnections
between risks helps to understand the potential transmission channels between
them.
The decline of trust in institutions, lack of leadership, persisting genderinequalities and data mismanagement were among trends to watch, according
to survey respondents. Experts added further concerns including various forms ofpollution, and accidents or abuse involving new technologies, such as synthetic
biology, automated vehicles and 3-D printing.

Of the many conceivable ways in which possible interconnections andinterdependencies between global risks could play out systemically over the 10-year
horizon considered by this report, three are explored in depth:

Page 9Instabilities in an increasingly multipolar world: Changing demographics,
growing middle classes and fiscal constraints will place increasing domestic
demands on governments, deepening requirements for internal reform andshaping international relations. Set against the rise of regional powers, an era ofgreater economic pragmatism and national self-protection might increase interstate friction and aggravate a global governance vacuum. This may hinder
progress on cross-cutting, long-term challenges, and lead to increased
inefficiencies and friction costs in strategically important sectors, such as
healthcare, financial services and energy. Managing this risk will require
flexibility, fresh thinking and multi-stakeholder communication.
Generation lost? The generation coming of age in the 2010s faces highunemployment and precarious job situations, hampering their efforts to build afuture and raising the risk of social unrest. In advanced economies, the large
number of graduates from expensive and outmoded educational systems –graduating with high debts and mismatched skills – points to a need to adapt andintegrate professional and academic education. In developing countries, anestimated two-thirds of the youth are not fulfilling their economic potential. The
generation of digital natives is full of ambition to improve the world but feels
disconnected from traditional politics; their ambition needs to be harnessed if
systemic risks are to be addressed.
Digital disintegration: So far, cyberspace has proved resilient to attacks, but theunderlying dynamic of the online world has always been that it is easier to attack
than defend. The world may be only one disruptive technology away fromattackers gaining a runaway advantage, meaning the Internet would cease to bea trusted medium for communication or commerce. Fresh thinking at all levels on
how to preserve, protect and govern the common good of a trusted cyberspacemust be developed.

Collaborative multi-stakeholder action is needed. Wide variance in how risks are
identified and managed still exists. Businesses, governments and civil society alike can
improve how they approach risk by taking steps such as opening lines ofcommunication with each other to build trust, systematically learning from others’
experiences, and finding ways to incentivize long-term thinking. By offering a frameworkfor decision-makers to look at risks in a holistic manner, the Global Risks 2014 reportaims to provide a platform for dialogue and to stimulate action (Source: Executive
Summary, see http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2014/executive-summary/)
Website: http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2014/

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IPCC publishes full report
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis
From the Press Release: GENEVA, 30 January - Warming of the climate system isunequivocal, human influence on the climate system is clear, and limiting climatechange will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
These are the key conclusions from an assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) that is released today (30 January 2014) in its full and finalizedform.
The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group I assessment report,
Climate Change 2013: the Physical Science Basis, was approved in September 2013by the member governments of the IPCC meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, who also
accepted the underlying report, after which the Summary for Policymakers was
immediately made public.
The full report released today (30 January 2014) is the basis for the key conclusions
presented in the Summary for Policymakers. This Working Group I contribution to the
IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report offers a comprehensive understanding of the physicalscience basis of climate change. Policymakers, stakeholders and the scientificcommunity are now able to use and apply the detailed information on which IPCC
Working Group I bases its assessment. Additional material documents the IPCC
assessment process with its multiple rounds of drafting and review.
“The Working Group I Fifth Assessment Report, which has over 1500 printed pages oftext and includes more than 600 printed diagrams, provides a comprehensive
assessment of the physical science basis of climate change, citing more than 9000
scientific publications. The report provides information about what has changed in the
climate system, why it has changed, and how it will change in the future,” said Thomas
Stocker, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I.
The full report consists of the Summary for Policymakers, a longer Technical Summary,
14 chapters and six annexes including an Atlas of Global and Regional Climate
Projections. The Atlas is an innovation in this Working Group I assessment, containing
time series and maps of temperature and precipitation projections for 35 regions of theworld, which enhance accessibility for stakeholders and users. As well as the printed
Atlas, there are four sets of Atlas Supplementary Material with 155 figures each, and thedata underlying the Atlas figures will also be made available as part of the launch.

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Another innovative feature of this report is the presentation of Thematic Focus Elementsin the Technical Summary that provide end-to-end assessments of important crosscutting issues for understanding the physical science basis of climate change, such as
water cycle change, irreversibility and abrupt change, climate sensitivity and feedbacks,
climate targets and stabilization. All chapters contain Frequently Asked Questions inwhich the authors provide scientific answers to a range of general questions in anaccessible form. In order to document the drafting and review process, the IPCC ismaking public the earlier drafts of the report that were subject to formal review, all
54,677 written review comments by expert and government reviewers on those drafts
and the responses by the authors to the comments. All figures from the Summary for
Policymakers, the Technical Summary, and from the 14 Chapters of the report are also
being made available electronically in order to facilitate outreach and communications
activities that wish to highlight IPCC findings. Extensive Supplementary Material can beaccessed online and includes description of datasets, models, or methodologies used insome chapters of the assessment. Background information on all the figures in theSummary for Policymakers is provided in the Supplementary Material to the Technical
Summary (Source: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/press/press_release_wg1_full_report.pdf.)
Website: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg

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World Bank publishes
World Development Report 2014
From the Press Release: In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more
frequent natural disasters, preparation and recovery efforts by governments,
communities, and individuals have become increasingly essential. Effective risk
management can provide both resilience to withstand adverse events and theability to take advantage of development opportunities. It is, therefore, a criticalingredient in the fight to end poverty, says a new report from the World Bank
Group.
According to the World Development Report 2014, titled ‘Risk and Opportunity:
Managing Risk for Development', adverse shocks – above all health, weather shocks,
and economic crises – play a major role in pushing households below the poverty line
and keeping them there. The report concludes that managing risks responsibly andeffectively can save lives, avert economic damages, prevent development setbacks,and unleash opportunities. Risk management can be a powerful instrument fordevelopment, bringing security and the means of progress to people in developing
countries and beyond.
Over the past 25 years, the world has experienced rapid integration, economic reform,
technological modernization, and increased democratic participation, but has also
endured financial turbulence, job and income loss, and environmental damage. The
WDR contends that, rather than rejecting change in order to avoid risk, people andinstitutions need to prepare for the opportunities and risks that accompany change. The
report argues that proactive, systematic, and integrated risk management efforts areneeded more than ever.
“We’re advocating a sea change in the way risk is managed,” says World Bank Group
President Jim Yong Kim. “Our new approach calls for individuals and institutions toshift from being ‘crisis fighters’ to proactive and systematic risk managers. Doing so will
help build resilience, protect hard-won development gains, and move us closer toachieving the World Bank Group’s goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting sharedprosperity.”
The report finds that the benefits from preparing for risk can significantly outweigh thecosts. For example, mineral supplements designed to reduce malnutrition may yield
benefits 15 times greater than the costs. The report also finds that preparation induces
people to be less risk averse. For instance, having access to rainfall insurance can
induce farmers to invest in fertilizer, seeds, and other inputs, instead of simply stashingmoney in a mattress as a cushion for when the next dry spell comes.
Some risks have fallen dramatically in recent years. Life expectancy, for example, hasrisen thanks to expanded immunization, better safety nets, and improved forecasting of
cyclones, tsunamis, and quakes. Moreover, most developing countries undertook
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reforms over the last decade that helped them build greater resilience to swings in
global capital flows. This improved resilience helped countries maintain growth andpoverty reduction during the recent global financial crisis.
“Risk drives a wedge between outcomes and decisions. If a person puts all her savings
on a roulette bet, and wins, the outcome is to be cheered but the decision to place thebet may, nevertheless, be regarded as faulty,” says Kaushik Basu, World Bank Chief
Economist and Sr. Vice President. "This World Development Report shows humandecision-making falters most where risk is involved – for this reason, risk creates special
challenges for development policy. As globalized nations contend with fluctuations
between good and bad outcomes, there is at times a propensity to shy away fromdevelopment and globalization, when in fact doing so is to opt for the bad outcome inperpetuity.”
The report finds that, because most individuals remain ill-equipped to confront many
shocks, they must depend on shared action and responsibility at different levels ofsociety. Households provide support, pool resources, protect members, and invest in
their future. Communities provide informal networks of insurance and pool resources toconfront common risks. Enterprises provide employment and income, and foster
innovation and productivity. The financial system offers risk management tools such as
savings, insurance and credit. The state manages large systemic risks, provides anenabling environment, and supports the vulnerable. And the international community
offers expertise, facilitates policy coordination, and pools global resources.
As WDR Director Norman Loayza points out, “Although people’s own efforts, initiative,
and responsibility are essential to manage risk, their success –in terms of resilience andprosperity – will be limited without a supportive environment.”
Effective risk management consists of combining the capacity to prepare for risk withthe ability to cope afterwards, while pitting the upfront cost of preparation against theprobable benefit, according to the report. A strong risk management strategy consists offour components: knowledge, protection, insurance, and coping.
Beyond amassing information, knowledge involves using information to assess
exposure to events and possible outcomes, and then deciding how to act. Protection
constitutes actions that lower the probability and size of negative outcomes or raise theprobability and size of positive outcomes. To the extent that protection cannot entirely
eliminate the risk of negative outcomes, insurance, whether formal or informal, helps
cushion the blow from adverse shocks. Finally, coping encompasses all actions taken
once a risk or opportunity has materialized.
Individuals and societies fail to tackle risk proactively for a variety of reasons, includinglack of resources and information, missing markets and public goods, and even social
exclusion. The drainage system in the Indian city of Mumbai, for example, heavily
clogged by rubbish and over 100 years old, is hardly able to handle the annual
monsoon rains. Over the years, multiple proposals to improve the system have been put
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forth, but the city has yet to fully adopt most of them, and Mumbai remains vulnerable toflooding. Effective risk management in cases such as this requires identifying andaddressing the obstacles that prevent people, communities, and countries from taking
necessary actions.
This year’s WDR proposes policies for the household, local, national and global levels.
But its overarching advice centers on the need to manage risk proactively at every level,
and in a way that aligns with and supports broader objectives, such as national
development plans, municipal infrastructure investment programs, or even householdsavings goals. At the country level, the WDR recommends setting up national riskboards, an institutional reform already in place in Singapore and being considered in
Morocco, Jamaica, and Rwanda. The World Bank Group stands ready to support risk
management reforms in countries across the developing world.
Today, all arms of the World Bank Group – including the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International
Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – provide
assistance aimed at fostering effective risk management. Assistance comes in the formof policy advice, support for private sector development, plus loans and programs toadvance urbanization, infrastructure, and human development, including social
protection. The World Bank Group will use the findings of the WDR 2014 to scale up
this vital support, so that countries can more effectively manage risk in the future(Source:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/10/06/better-riskmanagement-unlock-opportunities-prevent-crises-protect-poor-amidst-disastersshocks).
Website: http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16092

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3. Ongoing Field Work
Community Disaster Resilience Building Initiation Pilot:
Bridging research and practice to enable sustainable bottom-up community
empowerment
By Matthias J.M. Dorfstaetter
Emergency Management Planning, Local Government, AUSTRALIA
Rationale
This Pilot was designed to address the widespread and persistent hesitation toacknowledge and utilise latest emerging disaster resilience research concepts incommunity settings. Acknowledging the need for community based organisations to
kick-start a resilience culture and overcome culturally ingrained barriers, I designed, andcontinue to facilitate this Pilot, creating a ‘Community Disaster Resilience
Implementation Process Model, by using the latest research concepts and testing theirpracticability at ground level.
The main aim of this Pilot is to highlight processes which are imperative when shiftingfrom a ‘hazard-orientated’ emergency management culture to a ‘vulnerability, resilienceor needs’ based culture and discuss potential barriers to modifying ingrained processes
and ways of thinking. The Pilot will demonstrate how community resilience can be set
up in a period of six months, to empower stakeholders and community members toaccept, own and act according to their underlying risks.
Concept
This Pilot will use a collaborative partnership approach by combining the resources offour universities; emergency response and support agencies; and draw on local,
national and federal government support to help create a more disaster resilient
community. This Project Partner involvement is the first line of stakeholder engagement,
which is argued to be essential in terms of utilising best available resources to initiate acommunity based disaster resilience culture.
Latest research concepts will analyse community resilience to inform, support anddesign the overall resilience strategy, which will be tailored to local needs and therefore
achieve cost-efficiency in its implementation. The involvement of members of the
public, in decisions that affect them, is a core principle in most current concepts which
aim for sustainability (Guimaraes, 2001). The Pilot is designed in a bottom-up
community empowerment approach and will be oriented on the following ideals, also
illustrated in Figure 1:(i)
Gaining an understanding of community complexity and its needs(ii)
Engaging and empowering the whole community(iii)
Strengthening existing and building new networks and relationships

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Working towards
Community Disaster
Resilience

Figure 1: Community Resilience Initiation Process Model

Complexities
When building community resilience at a local level, limited access to resources, limited
understanding of integrated risk based planning principles and missing commitment
from key stakeholders, are potential barriers resilience practitioners might face.
Communities are combinations of non-exclusive groupings, which can be defined byorganising cultural beliefs and practices (Gordon, 2004), which makes a community asocial setting with underlying complexities. These complexities act as a driving force forthe rationale of this Pilot, to support resilience, practitioners with an efficient, ‘relatively’
easy implementable, resourceful and evidence-based model, which guides andsupports the initiation of a community disaster resilience building culture.
Resilience is therefore defined as ‘adaptive capacity’, hence “society’s capability to draw
upon its individual, collective and institutional resources and competencies to cope with,adapt to, and develop from the demands, challenges and changes accounted before,
during and after a disaster” (p.1; Becker et al., 2011). The community disaster resiliencestrategy building concept is orientated on the evidence based adaptive capacity model,
illustrated in Figure 2, which has previously been tested using different hazards in
different communities and is thus deemed a reliable predictor of resilience (Paton &Johnston, 2006). Various model factors and indicators will be tested on site using a
combination of research methods, drawing on support from researchers based the four
partner universities.

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Source: Paton & Johnston, 2006

Pilot Implementation
The Pilot takes place in an Australian community in need of improving disaster
resilience, as disasters are a common feature of Australian climate and landscape(National Strategy for Disaster Resilience, 2011). The conceptual bottom-up approach,to create ‘adaptive capacity’ is based on a whole community principle, by which
residents, emergency management practitioners, organisational and community
leaders, and government officials will be enabled to collectively understand and assess
the needs of their respective communities and determine the best way to organise andstrengthen their assets, capacities, and interests (FEMA, 2011). To categorise andensure the inclusion of the whole community in the resilience building approach, thePilot is orientated on the four elemental community environments (illustrated in Figure3), not only to make the concept more comprehensible for involved stakeholders.
Various differences embedded in the community may lead to differences in resiliencelevels to a disaster (Maguire & Hagan, 2006) and from a community development
perspective it is important to identify positions, organisations, and individuals of power,
as all types of power can serve as a resource for local or collective action (Wilkinson,
1991). The identification process of these local power structures provides a basis for
involving community members and main strategy stakeholders. Figure 4 illustrates thecommunity engagement model for emergency management, which outlines potentialstages for community involvement in disaster resilience building activities and specifies
the level of process ownership individuals need to obtain in order to become
empowered. This process will be operationalized using a community engagement
theory that depicts trust as a process, influenced by dispositional, situational andstructural factors (Paton, 2008).
It is anticipated that the findings of this Pilot will highlight significant conceptualcommunity resilience initiation stages, support future implementation processes andshine light on cultural barriers, imperative to overcome.

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Figure 3 (left): Community
Engagement Model for Emergency
Management
Source: AEMI, 2013
Figure 4 (above): The four
environments – integral aspects ofcommunity recovery
Source: AEMI, 2011
References
AEMI (2011) Community Recovery, Handbook 2. Australian Emergency Management Institute, Commonwealth
Attorney-General’s Department.
AEMI (2013) National Strategy for Disaster Resilience: Community Engagement Framework, Handbook 6.
Australian Emergency Management Institute, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department.
Becker, J.S.; Johnston, D.M.; Daly, M.C.; Paton, D.M.; Mamula-Seadon, L.; Hughes, M.E. and Williams, S.
(2011). Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A practical guide for the emergency management sector,
GNS Science Report 2011/09.
Brennan, M., (2006) IFAS Community Development. Identifying Local Power Structures to Facilitate Leadershipand Community Development. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Universtiy of Florida.
FEMA (2011) A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways
for Action. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Report FDOC 104-008-1.
Gordon, R. (2004) Community Process and the Recovery Environment Following Emergency, 4 (1)Environmental Health, 19.
Guimaraes, R.P. (2001) The Politics and Ethics of ‘Sustainability’ as a New Paradigm for Public Policy
Formation and Development Planning. International Journal of Economic Development, 3 (3), 1–54.
Maguire, B. & Hagan, P. (2007) Disaster and Communities: Understanding Social Resilience. 22 (2) Australian
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Paton, D. (2008) Community Resilience: Integrating individual, community and societal perspectives. In K. Gow
and Paton (des.), The phonix natural disasters: Community resilinece. New York: Nova Science.
Paton, D. and Johnston, D. (2006) Disaster Resilience: An integrated Approach. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C.
Thomas.
Wilkinson, K.P. (1991) The Community in Rural America. New York, NY: Greenwood Press.

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4. Conference Announcements

30 October – 1 November 2014
IDRiM 2014
The 5th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM 2014), entitled “Building Disaster Resilient Communities”
will be held at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada from 30 October to 1
November 2014. For more information, see page 4 of this Newsletter.
Website: http://www.has.uwo.ca/cs/idrim/

4-6 June, 2014
9th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation
The analysis and management of risk and the mitigation of hazards is offundamental importance to planners and researchers around the world. We live
in an increasingly complex society with the potential for disasters on a worldwide
scale. Natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, fires and others
have always affected human societies. Man-made hazards, however, played acomparatively small role a few centuries ago until the risk of catastrophic events
started to increase due to the rapid growth of new technologies. The interactionof natural and anthropogenic risks adds to the complexity of the problem. Risk
Analysis 2014 is the ninth international conference on computer simulation in risk
analysis and hazard mitigation. Risk Analysis 2014 follows on from the othersuccessful meetings in this series, which first started in Valencia, Spain (1998)
and continued in Bologna, Italy (2000); Sintra, Portugal (2002); Rhodes, Greece(2004); Malta (2006); Cephalonia, Greece (2008); Algarve, Portugal (2010) andmore recently on the island of Brac in Croatia (2012). The conference covers aseries of important topics of current research interests and many practicalapplications. It is concerned with all aspects of risk management and hazard
mitigation, associated with both natural and anthropogenic hazards
Website:http://www.wessex.ac.uk/images/stories/pdf_cfps/2014/riskanalysis2014cfp.pdf



7-9 June, 2014
2nd Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Conference
The 2nd IRDR conference on the theme "Integrated Disaster Risk Science: A tool
for sustainability" will take place from June 7-9 2014 at the China National
Convention Center in Beijing, China. The format of the conference will be aseries of plenary sessions dealing with the challenges of implementing integrated
research, inter-organizational collaboration, and policy, as well as the interaction
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with sustainable development activities. The sessions will address the range ofenvironmental hazards, vulnerability, and sustainability in both global and local
contexts.
Website: http://www.icsu.org/events/interdisciplinary-body-events/2ndintegrated-research-on-disaster-risk-conference

18-20 June, 2014
4th International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response
FRIAR 2014 is the fourth Conference of this successful series. The conference
started at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London 2008 and was reconvened at
the Lombardy Region in Milano in 2010 and in Dubrovnik in 2012. Flooding is a
global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. Whenflooding occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property
as well as threatening human life. In addition, many more people must endure
the homelessness, upset and disruption that are left in the wake of floods. The
increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climatechange predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are set
to worsen in the future. How we respond and adapt to these challenges is key todeveloping our long term resilience at the property, community and city scale.
Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are
the most obvious impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses
are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally
associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues
including stress related illness. Flooding represents a major barrier to thealleviation of poverty in many parts of the developing world, where vulnerable
communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events.
Website: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/14-conferences/friar-2014.html



24–28 August, 2014
IDRC Davos 2014
The IDRC Davos 2014 will address the numerous interconnected, complex andemerging risks today's societies are faced with. Environmental, technical, socialand economic risks are often closely linked and can result in successive impact.
Risks and disasters explored at the IDRC Davos 2014 include, amongst others,
natural hazards, failures of critical infrastructure and services, pandemics, acts ofterrorism and financial crises. All can severely impact and influence humanbeings and collective societies. IDRC Davos 2014 will address the Integrative
Risk Management Approach within the following context: - Disaster prevention,
preparedness, emergency response, vulnerability and resilience - Extreme
events, climate change adaptation, migration - Critical infrastructures andServices - Na-tech hazards, cascading risks, technological risks - Health impacts,
medical response, One Health - Capacity building, education, communication
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and training - Economics of disaster, financial tools for risk management- Risk and society, risk governance, risk culture
Website: http://idrc.info/pages_new.php/5th-IDRC-Davos-2014/1121/1/


2-5 September, 2014
After disaster strikes: Learning from adversity
The Australasian Fire Authority Council (AFAC) will host the conference inWellington, New Zealand. This four day conference will aim to bring together
emergency management sector to share experience, research and analysis fromacross the sector. An exchange of knowledge and understanding will be explored
to better prepare and secure the region’s future and prosperity.
Website: http://knowledgeweb.afac.com.au/events/conference

12-14 September 1014
DPM: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation 20142014 Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DPM 2014) will be heldfrom September 12-14, 2014 in Wuhan, China. This Conference will cover issues
on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. It dedicates to creating a stage forexchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced researchmethods. Wuhan, known as the 'Thoroughfare to Nine Provinces', is an importantcentral city in China and the political, economic, scientific & technological,
cultural and financial center in inland China. The third longest river of the world,the Yangtze River, and its longest branch, the Han River, cross here and divide
the
city
into
three
parts,
Hankou,HanyangandWuchang.
We look forward to seeing you in Wuhan! Topics: Buildings andconstructions, Urban/rural environmentsand settlements, Infrastructures, Disaster
Prevention and Disaster Recovery, Policies and management, Social aspects
and education.
Website:http://www.engii.org/workshop/DPM2014September/Home.aspx?utm_campaign=
dpm&utm_source=e_cp&utm_medium=e_cp_conf_workshop_dpm2_20140311



24–26 September
Deltas in Times of Climate Change II
Floods in Bangkok and the Thames delta, salt intrusion in Egypt and
Bangladesh: these are just some examples of rising risks to deltas and delta
cities driven by climate change. Action is required now. Exchanging scientificPage 22knowledge, lessons learned and best practices is vital. This conference will makethat happen. The three main goals of the conference are: Exchanging of up-todate top science on climate change and delta planning. Exploring andintensifying the links between science, policy and practice, Strengthening ofinternational cooperation between deltas and delta cities. You can enjoy threeplenary sessions with interesting top level speakers and choose between many
sessions: Deltas in Practice: sessions to showcase and discuss experiences withadaptation,
best
practices,case
studies,tools
andmethods
Deltas in Depth: sessions with presentations and discussions of scientific findingsof Delta research and its relevance for practical applications
Delta Sessions: presentations and discussions about challenges of specificdeltasandsolutions
they
opt
for
Round Tables: round table discussions for government officials, the business
community, policy makers and NGOs: Mayors Table, financing adaptation andcommunity based adaptation
Website: http://www.climatedeltaconference2014.org/programme

19–21 November
The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Future for Human Security.
The past four conferences have attracted more than 500 participants from
Europe, Africa and Asia, with highly-qualified papers and posters. This time weare expecting more than two hundred participants for oral and poster
presentations. The SUSTAIN conference originated from the need to provide aninter-disciplinary forum where the most serious problems affecting a sustainable
future for human security can be discussed, in recognition of the fact that many
future problems cannot be solved by a “siloed” approach. The conference willaddress problems of primary importance for human security, discussing andproposing a more constructive and progressive approach to ensure futuresocietal sustainability. The meeting will provide a common forum for a wide rangeof researchers and practitioners specialising in a range of subjects related to theconference themes.
Website: http://www.sustain-conference.com/

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5. Internet Resource List


Tangible Earth, including ipad android version.
http://www.tangible-earth.com/en/Disaster Resilient Australia – Knowledge Hub
http://www.emknowledge.gov.au/

Global Disaster Watch
http://globaldisasterwatch.blogspot.co.at/

RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php



GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
http://www.gdacs.org/

Pacific Disaster Center
http://www.pdc.org/

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/index.html



United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global Assessment Report(GAR): http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar

PreventionWeb: Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction
community: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/.

Disaster Reduction Hyper base: Web based facility to compile appropriate
disaster reduction technologies and knowledge.
Website:http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/



MCEER: Collection of disaster management resources, including international,
federal, state, local and non-profit organizations:Website:http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/reference_services/disasterManagementRes
ources.asp

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

Staffordshire Raynet: Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet.
Long list of websites for various disasters and databases.
Website:http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/disaster.htm

Internet Resources for Disaster Studies: University of Delaware Library
Website:http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/disasters/internet.htm

FEMA” Federal Emergency Management Agency: Focus is on the US
Website:http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm



EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network: Reducing the Impact ofDisasters Through Education
Website:http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/Pages/default.aspx

Disaster Handbook: University of Florida.
Website:http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/links.htm

Disaster Management: Royal Roads University.
Website:http://libguides.royalroads.ca/content.php?pid=64941&sid=480216



Natural Hazards and Disaster Information Resources: University of Colorado at
Boulder (including newsletter).
Website:http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/

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6. (New) Journals
 Weather and Climate Extremes- Objective: Weather and Climate Extremes provides academics, decision
makers, international development agencies, nongovernmentalorganizations and civil society with publications on different aspects ofresearch in weather and climate extremes, monitoring and early
warning systems, assessment of vulnerability and impacts, developing
and implementing intervention policies, effective risk management andadaptation practices to address local and regional needs andcircumstances, engagement of local communities in the adoption ofthese practices to cope with extremes, and information andcommunication strategies. The journal encourages the submission oforiginal research papers, comprehensive review articles, and shortcommunications which address the following: Weather and Climate
Extremes •Types of extremes •Quality and quantity of data and data
analysis •Frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of
extreme events •Observed and projected changes in weather andclimate extremes Research Approaches •Atmospheric science(processes and modeling) •Short- and medium-range forecasts ofweather extremes •Seasonal forecasts of climate extremes •Monitoringand early warning systems •Modelling impacts of weather and climate
extremes •Statistical aspects of extremes Vulnerability and Impacts of
Weather and Climate Extremes •Natural physical environment •Humansystems eg., coastal settlements, mountain settlements, urbanization
etc., •Ecosystems •Temporal and spatial dynamics of exposure andvulnerability •Observed and projected impacts in different socioeconomic sectors Managing Weather and Climate Extremes•Traditional knowledge •Preparedness planning •Risk Management•Information and communication strategies •Policies and practices foradaptation to weather and climate extremes •Resilience to adverse
impacts of extremes •Issues and opportunities at the local, national andinternational levels •Technological innovations and improved practices•Reducing societal vulnerability to weather and climate extremes •Case
Studies- Website:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/weather-and-climate-extremes/ Climate Risk Management-

Objective: Welcome to the online submission and editorial system for
Climate Risk Management. Climate Risk Management publishes
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original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports ofpractical experience on all aspects of the production and use of climate
and climate-related information in decision and policy making from thenear- to long-term. Therefore, the scope of the journal covers:
Historical, current, and future climate conditions across multiple space
and time scales; Risk assessment and risk management approaches
for climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, forestry and fire
management, health, mining, natural resources management, water
management, the built environment, and tourism; and Analysis of
relevant institutional developments and arrangements. Topics ofinterest include, but are not limited to:
The application of seasonal
forecasting and regional climate change projections;
Capacitybuilding;
Infrastructure design;Management and systematic
reduction of climate-induced hazards and disasters;
Protection of
lives, livelihoods and property;
Mitigation of environmental damage;
Sustainable resource use and production;
Impacts, vulnerability andadaptation at individual, community and institutional levels;
Regulatory risks associated with climate change; andClimatesensitive interactions between economic, environmental and social
systems. Research papers should consider the practical application of
the thesis advanced through case studies, experiments, or systematiccomparisons with existing approaches. Special issues devoted to
topics of particular interest will be published on an occasional basis,and proposals for such issues are invited. Submission of multi- andinterdisciplinary studies, particularly those involving economics and thesocial sciences, is encouraged.
- Website: http://ees.elsevier.com/clrm/

 Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters-

Objective: Geography is the study of earth and its land and waterfeatures, inhabitants and phenomena. Geography has been called "theworld discipline". Geography is divided into two main branches-Human
geography and Physical geography. A Natural Disaster may be definedas the effect of Natural hazards which leads to human, environmental
or financial losses. The journal includes a wide range of fields in its
discipline to create a platform for the authors to make their contribution
towards the journal and the editorial office promises a peer review
process for the submitted manuscripts for the quality of publishing.
Journal of Geography and Natural Disasters is an Open Access journal
and aims to publish most complete and reliable source of informationon the discoveries and current developments in the mode of originalarticles, review articles, case reports, short communications, etc. in allareas of the field and making them freely available through online
without any restrictions or any other subscriptions to researchers
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worldwide. The journal is using Editorial Tracking System for quality inreview process. Editorial Tracking is an online manuscript submission,
review and tracking systems. Review processing is performed by theeditorial board members of Journal of Geography and Natural
Disasters or outside experts; at least two independent reviewers
approval followed by editor approval is required for acceptance of any
citable manuscript. Authors may submit manuscripts and track theirprogress through the system, hopefully to publication. Reviewers candownload manuscripts and submit their opinions to the editor. Editors
can manage the whole submission/review/revise/publish process.
-Website: http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/jgndhome.php Disaster Health-Objective: Disaster Health focuses on the intersection of disastermental and behavioral health and disaster public health. As a rapidpublication, peer-reviewed scientific journal, Disaster Health prioritizes
the publication of well-designed and well-executed studies, around theglobe, across the complete spectrum of natural, human-generated andhybrid disasters as well as humanitarian crises and complex
emergencies (including exposure to terrorism and military conflicts).
Disaster Health seeks manuscripts that contain strong research
designs and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficacy of programs
and interventions. Disaster Health examines the linkage between
exposure to physical forces of harm in a disaster and the unique"signature" of mental and physical health impact. Disaster Healthsolicits articles that also focus on disaster responders, including
dimensions of personal, team and organizational preparedness andexecution of disaster response duties. Regarding individual response
to disaster threat and impact, Disaster Health examines the full rangeof human response from personal mental health, wellness andresilience to psychological distress and psychopathology. At thecommunity level, Disaster Health explores community disasterprevention, risk reduction and resilience. Across all themes, Disaster
Health champions the evolution of the scientific evidence base.

-Website: http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/disasterhealth/ International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)-

Objective: The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction(IJDRR) is the journal for researchers, policymakers and practitioners
across diverse disciplines: Earth Sciences in its entirety; Environmental
Sciences; Civil Engineering; Urban Studies; Geography; andSociology. The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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(IJDRR) publishes fundamental and applied research, critical reviews,
policy papers and case studies focusing on multidisciplinary researchaiming to reduce the impact of natural and technological disasters. The
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR) stimulates
exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer on disaster research,
mitigation and risk reduction at all geographic scales: local, national
and international. Key topics: Multifaceted disaster and cascadedisasters . The spatial and temporal monitoring, analysis and zoning ofregional hazard risk. The development of disaster risk reduction
strategies and techniques. Discussion and development of effective
warning and educational systems for risk resilience at all levels.
Climate Change and its implications in sudden disasters . The journal
particularly encourages papers which approach risk from amultidisciplinary perspective.
-

Website:http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/727506/description#description

 Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRIM Journal:-

Objective: The main objective of IDRiM is to provide an integrated andimplementable approach to the growing demand for disaster risk
reduction and management by offering reliable, affordable andeffective solutions for minimizing the loss of life, property damage, andsocial and economic disruption. IDRiM also explores implementation
science for disaster reduction. IDRiM intends to provide a set ofsolutions for the all types of: environmental and natural hazards(earthquakes, flood, drought, windstorms, landslides, etc.) and manmade hazards. It also includes the development of methods and tools
for modeling and assessment of disaster risks, hazard zonation andhazard mapping; geotechnical zonation, vulnerability analysis,
strengthening design of structures, disaster risk evaluation andmapping; and various types of risk management methods such as
innovative risk transfer, risk reduction policy; socio-economic studies,human and economic loss estimation, practical loss-control measures,catastrophic risk insurance, public awareness, programming; andsolutions for risk reduction in buildings, lifelines, infrastructures,industry, oil-chemical facilities, offshore structures and urban system.
IDRiM also covers the governance of disaster risks, design ofinstitutional schemes, participatory approach, etc.

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Website: http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim

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Already listed journals in back issues:Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291468-5973

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/welcome.shtml

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies:
http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/indexGeorisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems andGeohazards:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=17499518&linktype=1

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/718675/description#descriptionInternational Journal of Risk Management (IJRM):
http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=583

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering:
http://journals.witpress.com/jsse.asp

Global Environmental Change:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30425/description#descr
iptionJournal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/about.html

Journal of Emergency Management:
http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJDRBERegional Environmental Change:
http://www.springer.com/environment/global+change+-+climate+change/journal/10113

Natural Hazards Review:
http://ascelibrary.org/nho/Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
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http://www.atlantis-press.com/publications/jracr/index.html
Environmental Hazards:
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM):
www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijccsm

Journal of Natural Disaster Science:
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsnds/contents/jnds/about.html

Disasters:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0361-3666&site=1

Environmental Hazards: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213



Natural Hazards:
www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/journal/11069



Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Environmental Change
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/meteorology+%26+climatolog
y/journal/11027



Extremes
http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/10687

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
http://www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk/international-journal-of-disaster-resilienceJournal of Disaster Research
http://www.fujipress.jp/JDR/JDR_about.html

Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM)
http://rpsonline.com.sg/journals/101-ajedm/ajedm.html

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
http://www.ijdrs.org

Disaster Advances
http://www.disasterjournal.net/

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
http://www.ijmed.org/

International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=dpm

Risk Analysis
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0272-4332&site=1

Journal of Risk Research
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=13669877&linktype=1

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM)
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=24

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7. New Books
Risk - A Multidisciplinary Introduction
Authors: Claudia Klüppelberg, Daniel Straub and Isabell M. Welpe
Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
ASIN: B00IPA444U
Content: This is a unique book addressing the integration of risk methodology
from various fields. It will stimulate intellectual debate and communication acrossdisciplines, promote better risk management practices and contribute to thedevelopment of risk management methodologies. Individual chapters explain
fundamental risk models and measurement, and address risk and security issues
from diverse areas such as finance and insurance, the health sciences, life
sciences, engineering and information science. Integrated Risk Sciences is an
emerging discipline that considers risks in different fields, aiming at a common
language, and at sharing and improving methods developed in different fields.
Readers should have a Bachelor degree and have taken at least one basic
university course in statistics and probability. The main goal of the book is toprovide basic knowledge on risk and security in a common language; the authors
have taken particular care to ensure that all content can readily be understood bydoctoral students and researchers across disciplines. Each chapter provides
simple case studies and examples, open research questions and discussion
points, and a selected bibliography inviting readers to further study.
An Introduction to Statistical Modeling of Extreme Values
Authors: Stuart Coles
Year: 2014
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1849968748
Content: Directly oriented towards real practical application, this book develops
both the basic theoretical framework of extreme value models and the statisticalinferential techniques for using these models in practice. Intended for statisticians
and non-statisticians alike, the theoretical treatment is elementary, with heuristics
often replacing detailed mathematical proof. Most aspects of extreme modelingtechniques are covered, including historical techniques (still widely used) andcontemporary techniques based on point process models. A wide range ofworked examples, using genuine datasets, illustrate the various modelingprocedures and a concluding chapter provides a brief introduction to a number ofmore advanced topics, including Bayesian inference and spatial extremes. All thecomputations are carried out using S-PLUS, and the corresponding datasets andfunctions are available via the Internet for readers to recreate examples forthemselves. An essential reference for students and researchers in statistics anddisciplines such as engineering, finance and environmental science, this bookwill also appeal to practitioners looking for practical help in solving real problems.
Stuart Coles is Reader in Statistics at the University of Bristol, UK, having
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previously lectured at the universities of Nottingham and Lancaster. In 1992 he
was the first recipient of the Royal Statistical Society's research prize. He has
published widely in the statistical literature, principally in the area of extreme
value modeling.
Extreme Financial Risks and Asset Allocation
Authors: Olivier Le Courtois and Christian Walter
Year: 2014
Publisher: Imperial College Press
ISBN: 1783263083
Content: Each financial crisis calls for - by its novelty and the mechanisms it
shares with preceding crises - appropriate means to analyze financial risks. In
Extreme Financial Risks and Asset Allocation, the authors present in anaccessible and timely manner the concepts, methods, and techniques that are
essential for an understanding of these risks in an environment where asset
prices are subject to sudden, rough, and unpredictable changes. Thesephenomena, mathematically known as "jumps", play an important role in practice.
Their quantitative treatment is generally tricky and is sparsely tackled in similarbooks. One of the main appeals of this book lies in its approachable and concise
presentation of the ad hoc mathematical tools without sacrificing the necessary
rigor and precision. This book contains theories and methods which are usuallyfound in highly technical mathematics books or in scattered, often very recent,research articles. It is a remarkable pedagogical work that makes these difficult
results accessible to a large readership. Researchers, Masters and PhD
students, and financial engineers alike will find this book highly useful.
Climate Change and Flood Risk Management: Adaptation and Extreme Events at
the Local Level
Authors: E. Carina H. Keskitalo (eds.)
Year: 2014
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN: 1781006660
Content: Climate Change and Flood Risk Management discusses andproblematises the integration of adaptation to climate change in flood risk
management. The book explores adaptation to climate change in relation to floodrisk events in advanced industrial states. It provides examples of how flood risk
management, disaster and emergency management, and adaptation to climatechange may intersect in a number of European and Canadian cases. Taken
together, the studies show that integration of adaptation in flood risk andemergency management may differ strongly - not only with risk, but with anumber of institutional and contextual factors, including capacities and priorities
in the specific municipal cases and within a national and wider context. The bookwill be relevant to researchers involved with adaptation to climate change andthose involved with comprehensive planning in relation to it. It will also be ofinterest to academics within the fields of environmental studies and theenvironmentally-oriented social sciences. Contributors: J. Åkermark, E.C.H.
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Keskitalo, M. Massie, M.G. Reed, P. Scholten, D. Shrubsole, M. Turunen, J.
Vola, G. Vulturius, T. Vuojala-Magga
Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation
Authors: Anil Markandya, Ibon Galarraga and Elisa Sainz de Murieta
Year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415633117
Content: Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kindowing to the great uncertainty regarding future impacts, which affect all regions
and many ecosystems. Many publications deal with economic issues relating to
mitigation policies, but the economics of adaptation to climate change hasreceived comparatively little attention. However, this area is critical and a central
pillar of any adaptation strategy or plan and is the economic dimension, which
therefore merits the increase in attention it is receiving. This book deals with thedifficulties that face the economics of adaptation. Critical issues include:
uncertainty; baselines; reversibility, flexibility and adaptive management;
distributional impacts; discount rates and time horizons; mixing monetary andnon-monetary evaluations and limits to the use of cost-benefit analysis;
economy-wide impacts and cross-sectoral linkages. All of these are addressed in
the book from the perspective of economics of adaptation. Other dimensions ofadaptation are also included, such as the role of low- and middle-income
countries, technology and the impacts of extreme events. This timely book will
prove essential reading for international researchers and policy makers in thefields of natural resources, environmental economics and climate change.
Long-Term Governance for Social-Ecological Change (Routledge Research in
Environmental Politics)
Authors: Bernd Siebenhüner, Marlen Arnold, Klaus Eisenack, Klaus H. Jacob(Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415633524
Content: The book discusses how to tackle long-term social and ecologicalproblems by using different environmental governance approaches to creating
sustainable development. It explores opportunities and requirements for thegovernance of long-term problems, and examines how to achieve a lastingtransformation.
When investments are made to mitigate climate change or preserve biodiversity,
future generations can reap benefits from the efforts of the present generation.
However, long-term social-ecological change towards sustainable development
is disrupted by the fact that the costs and benefits of action are seen by different
generations. With a global focus that includes case studies from Europe, Asia,
Africa, and North America, this book attempts to address the difficulty ofdeveloping and implementing effective long-term governance solutions. The
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authors examine what distinguishes long‐term problems from other policy
problems, what governance responses are available and used, and how different
governance mechanisms, namely economic incentives, participation, as well as
knowledge and learning, help to address them.
Combining the perspectives on the different governance approaches andfeaturing cases studies on national, regional and global issues, Long-Term
Governance for Social-Ecological Change will be of interest to policy-makers,
students and scholars of global environmental governance, development,sustainability, politics, economics, law and sociology.
Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies(2nd Edition)
Authors: Jörn Birkmann (Editor)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9280812025
Content: When societies attempt to plan for or rebuild in the aftermath ofcatastrophic natural disasters, organizers use terms such as "climate change
adaptation," "building esilience," and "vulnerability and risk reduction." But what
do these terms actually mean in the way of achievable goals? And how can asociety accurately evaluate progress toward those goals? Measuring
Vulnerability to Natural Hazards addresses these questions. The world is stillreeling from several disasters of a magnitude rarely seen: the cascading disasterin Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, floods in Pakistan and Australia. These
catastrophes underline the fact that many communities and regions are stillvulnerable to extreme events and natural hazards. Additionally, creeping climaterelated changes such as rising sea levels will seriously affect livelihoods in many
areas. It's been estimated that more than 20 percent of the population indeveloping countries could face the risks of various hazards such as toxic
buildups of salt in the soil, flooding, and coastal storm surges. The dynamic andcomplex interaction between vulnerable communities and natural hazards,
climate-related and otherwise, probably increases the risk of crises and disasters
in the future. Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards combines practicalexamples from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe with theoretical andconceptual frameworks for anticipating, preparing for, and responding todisasters. It is essential for all those interested in improving risk reduction andadaptation strategies to extreme events as well as gradual changes related toclimate change and natural hazards.
Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk: Beyond Fragmented Responses
Authors: Phil O'Keefe, Geoff O'Brien (Authors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415600944

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Content: Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of theMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development.
Addressing climate risk is a challenge for all. This book calls for greatercollaboration between climate communities and disaster development
communities. In discussing this, the book will evaluate the approaches used byeach community to reduce the adverse effects of climate change. One area thatoffers some promise for bringing together these communities is through theconcept of resilience. This term is increasingly used in each community todescribe a process that embeds capacity to respond to and cope with disruptive
events. This emphasizes an approach that is more focused on pre-event
planning and using strategies to build resilience to hazards in an adaptation
framework. The book will conclude by evaluating the scope for a holistic
approach where these communities can effectively contribute to building
communities that are resilient to climate driven risks.
Managing Extreme Climate Change Risks through Insurance
Authors: W. J. Wouter Botzen (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107033276
Content: In recent years, the damage caused by natural disasters has increased
worldwide; this trend will only continue with the impact of climate change. Despite
this, the role for the most common mechanism for managing risk - insurance has received little attention. This book considers the contribution that insurance
arrangements can make to society's management of the risks of natural hazards
in a changing climate. It also looks at the potential impacts of climate change on
the insurance sector, and insurers' responses to climate change. The author
combines theory with evidence from the rich experiences of the Netherlands
together with examples from around the world. He recognises the role of theindividual in preparing for disasters, as well as the difficulties individuals have inunderstanding and dealing with infrequent risks. Written in plain language, thisbook will appeal to researchers and policy-makers alike.
Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective (Geophysical
Monograph Series)
Authors: A. Surjalal Sharma, Armin Bunde, Vijay P. Dimri, Daniel N. Baker(Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
ASIN: B00CV3VBIE
Content: Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective
examines recent developments in complexity science that provide a new
approach to understanding extreme events. This understanding is critical to thedevelopment of strategies for the prediction of natural hazards and mitigation of
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current developments in the understanding of extreme events. The following
critical areas are highlighted: understanding extreme events, natural hazard
prediction and development of mitigation strategies, recent developments incomplexity science, global change and how it relates to extreme events, andpolicy sciences and perspective. With its overarching theme, Extreme Eventsand Natural Hazards will be of interest and relevance to scientists interested in
nonlinear geophysics, natural hazards, atmospheric science, hydrology,
oceanography, tectonics, and space weather.
Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Routledge Research in Public
Administration and Public Policy)
Authors: Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ASIN: B00AYIK95E
Content: Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster
resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness andsustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably
continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as thefactors that lead to it, communities can minimize their vulnerabilities and increase
their resilience? In this volume, editors Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins,
and Fernando I. Rivera gather an impressive array of scholars to provide a muchneeded re-think to the topic disaster resiliency. Previous research on the subject
has mainly focused on case studies, but this book offers a more systematic andempirical assessment of resiliency, while at the same time delving into new areasof exploration, including vulnerabilities of mobile home parks, the importance ofasset mapping, and the differences between rural and urban locations.
Employing a variety of statistical techniques and applying these to disasters in
the United States and worldwide, this book examines resiliency throughcomparative methods which examine public management and policy, community
planning and development, and, on the individual level, the ways in which
culture, socio-economic status, and social networks contribute to resiliency. The
analyses drawn will lead to the development of strategies for community
preparation, response, and recovery to natural disasters. Combining the conceptof resiliency, the factors that most account for the resiliency of communities, andthe various policies and government operations that can be developed toincrease the sustainability of communities in face of disasters, the editors andcontributors have assembled an essential resource to scholars in emergency
planning, management, and policy, as well as upper-level students studying
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The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters [Hardcover]
Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199841934
Content: Since the turn of the millennium, more than one million people havebeen killed and 2.3 billion others have been directly affected by natural disasters
around the world. In cases like the 2010 Haiti earthquake or the 2004 Indian
Ocean tsunami, these disasters have time and time again wrecked large
populations and national infrastructures. While recognizing that improved rescue,evacuation, and disease control are crucial to reducing the effects of natural
disasters, in the final analysis, poverty remains the main risk factor determining
the long-term impact of natural hazards. Furthermore, natural disasters havethemselves a tremendous impact on the poorest of the poor, who are often illprepared to deal with natural hazards and for whom a hurricane, an earthquake,or a drought can mean a permanent submersion in poverty.
The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters focuses on these concerns forpoverty and vulnerability. Written by a collection of esteemed scholars in disastermanagement and sustainable development, the report provides an overview ofthe general trends in natural disasters and their effects by focusing on a criticalanalysis of different methodologies used to assess the economic impact ofnatural disasters. Economic Impacts presents six national case studies(Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Nicaragua, Japan and the Netherlands) and shows
how household surveys and country-level macroeconomic data can analyze andquantify the economic impact of disasters. The researchers within Economic
Impacts have created path-breaking work and have opened new avenues forthinking and debate to push forward the frontiers of knowledge on economics ofnatural disasters.
Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)
Authors: Pedro Basabe (Adapter), Tom Beer (Adapter), Norm Catto (Adapter),Viacheslav Gusiakov (Adapter), Bill McGuire (Adapter), H. Jay Melosh (Adapter),
Farrokh Nadim (Adapter), Philipp Schmidt-Thomé (Adapter), Paul Slovic(Adapter), Peter T. Bobrowsky (Editor)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400702639
Content: Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as
those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium
provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters
affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (some225,000 people) associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake andtsunami, the economic costs (approximately 200 billion USD) of the 2011 Tohoku
Japan earthquake, tsunami and reactor event, and the collective social impactsof human tragedies experienced during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 all provide
repetitive reminders that we humans are temporary guests occupying a very
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active and angry planet. Any examples may have been cited here to stress thepoint that natural events on Earth may, and often do, lead to disasters andcatastrophes when humans place themselves into situations of high risk. Few
subjects share the true interdisciplinary dependency that characterizes the fieldof natural hazards. From geology and geophysics to engineering and emergency
response to social psychology and economics, the study of natural hazards
draws input from an impressive suite of unique and previously independent
specializations. Natural hazards provide a common platform to reduce
disciplinary boundaries and facilitate a beneficial synergy in the provision oftimely and useful information and action on this critical subject matter. As social
norms change regarding the concept of acceptable risk and human migration
leads to an explosion in the number of megacities, coastal over-crowding andunmanaged habitation in precarious environments such as mountainous slopes,
the vulnerability of people and their susceptibility to natural hazards increases
dramatically. Coupled with the concerns of changing climates, escalating
recovery costs, a growing divergence between more developed and lessdeveloped countries, the subject of natural hazards remains on the forefront ofissues that affect all people, nations, and environments all the time. This treatiseprovides a compendium of critical, timely and very detailed information andessential facts regarding the basic attributes of natural hazards and concomitantdisasters. The Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards effectively captures andintegrates contributions from an international portfolio of almost 300 specialists
whose range of expertise addresses over 330 topics pertinent to the field of
natural hazards. Disciplinary barriers are overcome in this comprehensive
treatment of the subject matter. Clear illustrations and numerous color images
enhance the primary aim to communicate and educate. The inclusion of a seriesof unique “classic case study” events interspersed throughout the volume
provides tangible examples linking concepts, issues, outcomes and solutions.
These case studies illustrate different but notable recent, historic and prehistoric
events that have shaped the world as we now know it. They provide excellent
focal points linking the remaining terms in the volume to the primary field ofstudy. This Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards will remain a standard reference ofchoice for many years.
Integrated Catastrophe Risk Modelling: Supporting Policy Processes (Advancesin Natural and Technological Hazards Research)
Authors: A. Amendola, T. Ermolieva, J. Linnerooth-bayer, R. Mechler (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400722257
Content: Efficient and equitable policies for managing disaster risks andadapting to global environmental change are critically dependent on developmentof robust options supported by integrated modeling. The book is based on
research and state-of-the art models developed at IIASA (International Institutefor applied Systems Analysis) and within its cooperation network. It addresses
the methodological complexities of assessing disaster risks, which call forPage 40

stochastic simulation, optimization methods and economic modeling.
Furthermore, it describes policy frameworks for integrated disaster risk
management, including stakeholder participation facilitated by user-interactive
decision-support tools. Applications and results are presented for a number ofcase studies at different problem scales and in different socio-economic contexts,
and their implications for loss sharing policies and economic development are
discussed. Among others, the book presents studies for insurance policies forearthquakes in the Tuscany region in Italy and flood risk in the Tisza river basinin Hungary. Further, it investigates the economic impact of natural disasters on
development and possible financial coping strategies; and applications areshown for selected South Asian countries. The book is addressed both toresearchers and to organizations involved with catastrophe risk management andrisk mitigation policies.
Risk and Uncertainty Assessment for Natural Hazards
Authors: Jonathan Rougier , Steve Sparks, Lisa Hill (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107006198
Content: Assessment of risk and uncertainty is crucial for natural hazard risk
management, facilitating risk communication and informing strategies tosuccessfully mitigate our society's vulnerability to natural disasters. Written bysome of the world's leading experts, this book provides a state-of-the-art
overview of risk and uncertainty assessment in natural hazards. It presents thecore statistical concepts using clearly defined terminology applicable across all
types of natural hazards and addresses the full range of sources of uncertainty,
the role of expert judgment and the practice of uncertainty elicitation. The core of
the book provides detailed coverage of all the main hazard types and concluding
chapters address the wider societal context of risk management. This is aninvaluable compendium for academic researchers and professionals working in
the fields of natural hazards science, risk assessment and management andenvironmental science and will be of interest to anyone involved in natural
hazards policy.
Floods in a Changing Climate: Risk Management (Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research)
Authors: Slobodan P. Simonović
Year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University
ISBN: 1107018749
Content: This book presents flood risk management as a framework for
identifying and assessing climate-related risks and developing adaptation
responses. Ideal for academic researchers and professionals working in hazard
mitigation, hydrology, water resources engineering and environmental policy, it isPage 41

one of four books on climate-related flood disaster management theory andpractice.
Community Disaster Vulnerability: Theory, Research, and Practice
Authors: Michael J. Zakour, David F. Gillespie
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1-4614-5736-7
Content: Community Disaster Vulnerability offers a deeply nuanced
understanding of how disasters affect at-risk populations such as the poor andthe elderly, beginning with factors that contribute to disaster risk. Its focus on thecomplex layers of disruption caused by disasters links research findings acrossdisciplines and levels of intervention. Concepts and models are included thatsystematically explain the sociopolitical aspects of disasters and identify relevantinterventions for bolstering community resilience, providing social support, anddistributing post-disaster resources. These practical applications of the theory
propose methods of proactive planning for and responses to natural, manmade,or hybrid crises
Education and Natural Disasters
Authors: David Smawfield (Editor)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Continuum
ISBN: 1441199918
Content: What is the relationship between education and natural disasters? Can
education play a role in ameliorating and mitigating them, preparing people in
how to respond, and even helping to prevent them? If so, how? Drawing on
research carried out in a number of different countries, including Australia, China,
India, Japan, the UK and the USA, the contributors consider the role of educationin relation to natural disasters. The case studies expand conceptual andempirical understandings of the understudied relationship between education andnatural disasters, uncover the potential and the limitations of education for
mitigating, responding to, and potentially preventing, natural disasters. The
contributors also consider the extent to which so-called natural disasters, such as
mudslides caused by deforestation and flooding areas built on known flood
plains, are linked to human behaviour and how education can impact on these.
Natural Disasters: Prevention, Risk Factors and Management
Authors: Biljana Raskovic, Svetomir Mrdja (Editors)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1622576764
Content: In this book, the authors present current research in the study of theprevention, risk factors and management of natural disasters. Topics discussed
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include typhoon and hurricane prediction; point-of-care testing in complex
emergency and disaster resilience; management strategies for children during
natural disasters; torrential floods prevention; information technology andsimulation in disaster management; quantile approach application to seismic risk
assessment; the increase of natural disasters as a result of global climatechange; coping with disaster trauma; paleo-landslides in central Serbia; how theelderly cope during disasters and crises; and government involvement inConnecticut during Tropical Storm Irene.
Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster
Authors: Keith Smith (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (6th Edition)
ISBN: 0415681057
Content: The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides afully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what
they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physicaland social sciences to illustrate how natural and human systems interact to placecommunities of all sizes, and at all stages of economic development, at risk. It
also explains in detail the various measures available to reduce the ongoing
losses to life and property. Part One of this established textbook defines basic
concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. Attention is given to theevolution of theory, to the scales and patterns of disaster impact and to the
optimum management strategies needed to minimize the future impact ofdamaging events. Part Two employs a consistent chapter structure todemonstrate how individual hazards, such as earthquakes, severe storms, floods
and droughts, plus biophysical and technological processes, create distinctive
impacts and challenges throughout the world. The ways in which different
societies can make positive responses to these threats are placed firmly in thecontext of sustainable development and global environmental change.

The Spatial Dimension of Risk: How Geography Shapes the Emergence ofRiskscapes (Earthscan Risk in Society)Authors: Detlef Müller-Mahn (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1849710856
Content: Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offersa brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how tomanage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including
natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and state failure. Casestudies range from the Congo to Central Asia, from tsunami in Japan and civil
war affected areas in Sri Lanka to avalanche hazards in Austria. In each of thesecases, the authors examine the importance and role of space in the causes andPage 43differentiation of risk, in how we can conceptualize risk from a spatial perspective
and in the relevance of space and locality for risk governance. This new
approach – endorsed by Ragnar Löfstedt and Ortwin Renn, two of the world's
leading and most prolific risk analysts – is essential reading for those charged
with studying, anticipating and managing risks.
Flash Floods: Forecasting and Warning
Authors: Kevin Sene (Author)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 940075163X
Content: The book describes flash floods - one of the most devastating of
natural hazards, which develop in a period of minutes to a few hours. Floods ofthis type are often characterised by fast flowing deep water and a high debris
content which - combined with the short lead time available for warnings - add tothe risk to people and property. The main cause of flash flooding is usually heavy
rainfall; other causes can include the break- up of ice jams, dam breaches, andthe failure of flood defenses and levees. The volume discusses the increasinguse of meteorological observation and forecasting techniques to extend the leadtime available for warning, combined with hydrological models for the riverresponse. It also presents probabilistic techniques and some current areas ofresearch which include the use of weather radar and satellite data in improving
meteorological forecasts, the development of improved forecasting andobservation techniques for mountainous regions, and the use of distributedhydrological models specifically adapted for flash flood modelling. This bookreviews recent developments in this active research area, with a focus on events
caused by heavy rainfall (including debris flows and landslides), but also
considering other types of flash flooding, such as that caused by ice jams anddam and levee breaches. The topics covered include meteorological forecasting
and monitoring techniques, rainfall-runoff and river modelling, approaches to
issuing flood warnings, and some of the societal and behavioural aspects ofproviding an effective emergency response. A number of international examplesof the application of these techniques are also provided. The book is potentially
useful on civil engineering, water resources, meteorology and hydrology courses(and for post graduate studies) but is primarily intended as a review of the topic
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List of already listed new books in back issues:
Unraveling Environmental Disasters
Authors: Daniel Vallero, Trevor Letcher (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0123970261
Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Routledge Research in Public
Administration and Public Policy)
Authors: Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera (Editors)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415626897
Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
Authors: Ben Wisner, JC. Gaillard, and Ilan Kelman (Editors)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415590655
Industrial Disasters, Toxic Waste, and Community Impact: Health Effects andEnvironmental Justice Struggles Around the Globe
Authors: Francis O. Adeola (Author)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739147463
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Authors: Walter Leal Filho (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642311091
Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Disaster Analysis (Advances in Natural andTechnological Hazards Research)
Authors: V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin (Authors)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400732856

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Integrated Risk Governance: Science Plan and Case Studies of Large Scale
Disasters
Authors: Peijun Shi, Carlo Jaeger, Qian Ye (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642316409

Risk Assessment Tools, Techniques, and Their Applications
Authors: Lee T. Ostrom and Cheryl Wilhelmsen (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 047089203X
Disaster Management: International Lessons in Risk Reduction, Response andRecovery
Authors: Alejandro Lopez-Carresi (Author) and Ben Wisner (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1849713472
Encyclopedia of Natural hazards (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)
Authors : Peter Bobrowsky (Editor)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9400702639
Disaster Risk Management: Conflict and Cooperation
Authors: S. Ranjan Sensarma and Atanu Sarkar (Editors)
Year: 2012
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 8180698491
Extreme Environmental Events: Complexity in Forecasting and Early Warning
Authors: Robert A. Meyers (Editor)
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1441976963
Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery
Authors: Rachel A Dowty et al. (Editor)
Year: 2011
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Publisher: Earthsscan Pulbications Ltd
ISBN: 978-1849711432
Calculating Catastrophe
Authors: Gordon Woo
Year: 2011
Publisher: Imperial College Press
ISBN: 978-1848167384
Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management
Authors: Anatoly N., Menshikov, Valery A., Urlichich, Yuri M.
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-7091-0809-3
The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008
Authors: Chen, Yong, Booth, David C.
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-21158-4
Coping with Climate Change: Principles and Asian Context
Authors: Chandrappa, Ramesha, Gupta, Sushil, Kulshrestha, Umesh Chandra
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-19673-7
In Extremes: Disruptive Events and Trends in Climate and Hydrology
Authors: V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3-642-14862-0
Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment: Rebuilding for Resilience
Authors: Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh
Year: 2011
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3356-5
Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management
Authors: Bimal Kanti Paul
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Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 9780470660027
Crisis Information Management: Communication and Technologies
Authors: Christine Hagar
Year: 2011
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781843346470
The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters
Authors:
Year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9781461403166
Forecasting, Warning and Responding to Transnational Risks
Authors: Chiara De Franco, Christoph O. Meyer
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230297845
Disaster Education
Authors: Rajib Shaw, Koichi Shiwaku, Yukiko Takeuchi
Year: 2011
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780857247377
The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters
Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Indhira Santos, Alexandre Borde
Year: 2011
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
ISBN: 9781844077694
Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Disaster Analysis
Authors: V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer, New York
ISBN: 978-9048191703

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When the Planet Rages: Natural Disasters, Global Warming and the Future of the
Earth
Authors: Charles Offices, Jake Page
Year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0195377019

Early Warning for Geological Disasters
Authors: Friedemann Wenzel, Jochen Zschau (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer, Berlin
ISBN: 978-3642122323
Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters
Authors: World Bank, United Nations
Year: 2010
Publisher: Word Bank
ASIN: 978-0739124161
Mitigation of Natural Hazards and Disasters: International Perspectives
Authors: C. Emdad Haque (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN-10: 9048167965
Systems Approach to Management of Disasters: Methods and Applications
Authors: Slobodan P. Simonovi
Year: 2010
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-10: 978-0739124161
Extreme Events in Nature and Society
Authors: Sergio Albeverio, Volker Jentsch, Holger Kantz
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642066798
Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: Vulnerability, Preparedness and Mitigation
Authors: M.K. Jha (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
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ISBN: 9048124972
Natural Disasters as Interactive Components of Global-Ecodynamics
Authors: Kirill Ya Kondratyev, Vladimir F. Krapivin, Costas A. Varostos
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642068448
Catalogue of Risks: Natural, Technical, Social and Health Risks
Authors: Dirk Proske
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642098487
In Extremis: Disruptive Events and Trends in Climate and Hydrology
Authors: Jürgen Kropp, Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 364214862X
Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development
Authors: Riccardo Casale, Claudio Margottini (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3642075800
Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change: Making Research
Useful for Adaptation Decision Making and Policy [Paperback]Authors: Anthony G. Patt et al. (editor)
Year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1849711542

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8. Selected Article References1
Zhou, H., Wang, J., Wan, J., Jia, H.
Resilience to natural hazards: A geographic perspective(2010) Natural Hazards, 53 (1), pp. 21-41.
Tsai, C.-H., Chen, C.-W.
Development of a mechanism for typhoon- and flood-risk assessment and disastermanagement in the hotel industry - a case study of the hualien area
(2011) Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 11 (3), pp. 324-341.
Kopp, G.A., Morrison, M.J., Gavanski, E., Henderson, D.J., Hong, H.P.
"Three Little Pigs" project: Hurricane risk mitigation by integrated wind tunnel and fullscale laboratory tests(2010) Natural Hazards Review, 11 (4), pp. 151-161.
Peng, Y., Zhang, Y., Tang, Y., Li, S.
An incident information management framework based on data integration, data mining,and multi-criteria decision making(2011) Decision Support Systems, 51 (2), pp. 316-327
Thompson, M.P., Calkin, D.E., Finney, M.A., Ager, A.A., Gilbertson-Day, J.W.
Integrated national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to human and ecological values(2011) Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 25 (6), pp. 761-780.
Mercer, J., Kelman, I., Taranis, L., Suchet-Pearson, S.
Framework for integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge for disaster risk
reduction(2010) Disasters, 34 (1), pp. 214-239.
Kienberger, S., Lang, S., Zeil, P.
Spatial vulnerability units - Expert-based spatial modelling of socio-economic
vulnerability in the Salzach catchment, Austria(2009) Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 9 (3), pp. 767-778.
Lindell, M.K., Perry, R.W.
The Protective Action Decision Model: Theoretical Modifications and Additional
Evidence(2012) Risk Analysis, 32 (4), pp. 616-632.
Conway, D., Schipper, E.L.F.
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Selected articles are based on citation counts within Scopus (a bibliographic database containing abstracts andcitations for peer‐reviewed academic journal articles) starting from 2009 to 2013. For this issue only the top 20
cited papers are selected which had a focus on integrated disaster risk managment. Comments about additional
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Adaptation to climate change in Africa: Challenges and opportunities identified from
Ethiopia(2011) Global Environmental Change, 21 (1), pp. 227-237.
Curone, D., Secco, E.L., Tognetti, A., Loriga, G., Dudnik, G., Risatti, M., Whyte, R.,
Bonfiglio, A., Magenes, G.
Smart garments for emergency operators: The ProeTEX project(2010) IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 14 (3), art. no.
5443746, pp. 694-701.
Birkmann, J., von Teichman, K.
Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Key challengesscales, knowledge, and norms(2010) Sustainability Science, 5 (2), pp. 171-184.
McEntire, D., Crocker, C.G., Peters, E.
Addressing vulnerability through an integrated approach(2010) International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1 (1), pp.
50-64.
Bubeck, P., Botzen, W.J.W., Aerts, J.C.J.H.
A Review of Risk Perceptions and Other Factors that Influence Flood Mitigation
Behavior(2012) Risk Analysis, 32 (9), pp. 1481-1495.
Kim, Y.-C., Kang, J.
Communication, neighbourhood belonging and household hurricane preparedness(2010) Disasters, 34 (2), pp. 470-488.
Carey, M., Huggel, C., Bury, J., Portocarrero, C., Haeberli, W.
An integrated socio-environmental framework for glacier hazard management andclimate change adaptation: Lessons from Lake 513, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
(2012) Climatic Change, 112 (3-4), pp. 733-767.
Popescu, I., Jonoski, A., van Andel, S.J., Onyari, E., Quiroga, V.G.M.
Integrated modelling for flood risk mitigation in Romania: Case study of the Timis-Begariver basin(2010) International Journal of River Basin Management, 8 (3-4), pp. 269-280
Tate, E., Cutter, S.L., Berry, M.
Integrated multihazard mapping(2010) Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 37 (4), pp. 646-663.
Xue, Y., Xiao, S.
Comprehensively defending high risk events with low probability(2011) Dianli Xitong Zidonghua/Automation of Electric Power Systems, 35 (8), pp. 1-11.
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Kubal, C., Haase, D., Meyer, V., Scheuer, S.
Integrated urban flood risk assessment - Adapting a multicriteria approach to a city
(2009) Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 9 (6), pp. 1881-1895.
Carpignano, A., Golia, E., Di Mauro, C., Bouchon, S., Nordvik, J.-P.
A methodological approach for the definition of multi-risk maps at regional level: First
application(2009) Journal of Risk Research, 12 (3-4), pp. 513-534

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9. Miscellaneous
Other Newsletters:-

IISD Reporting Services: Free Newsletters and lists for environment andsustainable development issues.
Website: http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm-

The International Emergency Management Society Newsletter (TIEMS)
Website: http://www.tiems.info/-

Natural Hazards Group Newsletters:
Website: http://www.agu.org/focus_group/NH/about/newsletters/-

Disaster Research: DISASTER RESEARCH (DR) is a moderated newsletter for
creators and users of information about hazards and disasters.
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/currentdr.html-

Emergency Manager’s Weekly Report:
Website:http://www.6pinternational.com/news.php?category=Emergency%20Managers%20
Weekly%20Report&-

KatNet-Newsletter: (mostly in German language)
Website: http://www.katastrophennetz.de/-

EM-DAT: International Disaster Database Newsletter (CRED)
Website: http://www.emdat.be/publications-

DSCRN: Disaster and Social Crisis Research Network Newsletter
Website: http://www.dscrn.org/cms/index.php?page=newsletter-

International Institute for Sustainable Development Newsletter: IISD Reporting
Services.
Website: Climate Change: http://climate-l.iisd.org/about-the-climate-l-mailing-list/
General Information: http://www.iisd.ca/-

Society of Risk Analysis Newsletter:
Website: http://www.sra.org/newsletter.php-

ULC Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Newsletter:
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/irdr/newsletter/

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Newsletter Committee:
Head:
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Email: hochrain@iiasa.ac.at
Muneta Yokomatsu
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
E-mail: yoko@drs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ana Maria Cruz
Consultant, Natech Risk Management
Bordeaux, France
E-mail: cruzanamaria2000@yahoo.com
Wei XuBeijing Normal University ( BNU)
Beijing, China
E-mail: xuwei@bnu.edu.cn
Matthias J.M. Dorfstaetter
Emergency Management Planning,
Local Government, Australia
E-mail: matthias.dorfstaetter@hotmail.com______________IDRiM Society___________
Secretariat
Kyoto University
Gokasyo Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4651
Fax: +81-774-38-4044
Email: society@idrim.org

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