International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 14, August 2017

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS............................................................. 3
2. Other NEWS ............................................................. 6
3. Book Review........................................................... 13
4. Conference Announcements .................................16
5. Internet Resource List ............................................18
6. (New) Journals ....................................................... 21
7. New Books ............................................................. 29
8. Selected Article References ...................................45

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1. IDRIM NEWS

8th International Conference of the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management
Dimensions of Disaster Risk Reduction and Societal
Resilience in a Complex World
23 – 25 August 2017
Reykjavík, Iceland
http://www.idrim2017.com/
The 8th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster
Risk Management (IDRiM 2017) will take place in Reykjavík, Icelandfrom 23 – 25 August 2017. The theme of the conference is “Dimensionsof Disaster Risk Reduction and Societal Resilience in a Complex
World.” IDRiM 2017 will be hosted in cooperation with the University of
Iceland, NORDRESS, the Nordic Centre of Excellence on Resilience andSocietal Security.
IDRiM 2017 adopts an interdisciplinary approach, and encourages
contributions from all realms of natural, social, health, humanitarian, andother sciences, to promote understanding of how best to manage the riskthat natural hazards pose to societies. The interdisciplinary approachreflects that society´s resilience rests on the personal preparedness, andphysical and mental health of its individual members. The social fabric ofcommunities enables individuals to prepare for, cope with and adapt to theconsequences of natural hazards. Understanding natural hazard risk,
robust disaster risk monitoring, crisis communication and critical lifelinemanagement are elements fundamental to society´s resilience. These inturn rest on institutions that provide the formal governance framework,
necessary for efficient legal and political responsibility.
IDRiM2017 aims to provide a forum for fruitful exchange of expertise andopinions on every aspect of risk management. The programme will be
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selection of oral and poster presentations on various topics.
Furthermore, the conference provides a special opportunity to young
scientists (e.g. graduate students and postdoctoral researchers) throughthe “Young Scientists Session (YSS)”, where all presenters are expected togive both an oral presentation and poster presentation, and get feed-backfrom participants of the conference. All YSS presentation participate in the
YSS Best Presentation Competition.
Conference Topics:
I. Understanding and monitoring natural hazard risk
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Natural hazard modelling and forecasting
Hazard monitoring and the use of smart technology
Climate change and natural hazards
Natural hazard vulnerability of different populations –e.g. urban, rural,
remote, young, aging, transient and special needs populations
Mental and physical health related impacts of natural disasters.

II. Risk and resilience
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Risk governance (risk management procedures)Land use, land use planning and natural hazards
Economics of disasters
Insurance for enhancing community resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Child-centred disaster risk reduction programs and strategies
Community preparedness and response to disasters
Post disaster recovery
Recovery and psycho-social support
Migration in anticipation of and following disasters
Natech risks and critical infrastructure protection.

III. Community engagement and communication

Risk communication
Media influence on public perception and response
Best practice engagement strategies
Engaging with the disengaged.
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IV. Presentation for Young Scientists Session
V. Other
About Iceland
Iceland is closer than you think and probably also far different from what
you might have imagined. Where else can you witness such marvels ofMother Nature as glaciers, steaming geysers and volcanoes, raging rivers
and magnificent waterfalls, a multitude of birds, cavorting whales justoffshore and many other surprises.
The country was settled by Nordic people in the 9th century – tradition has
it that the first permanent settler was a Norwegian Viking, named Ingolfur
Arnarson, who made his home where Reykjavik is situated today. The
Icelanders still speak a language close to that of the Vikings, althoughmodern Icelanders also speak many foreign languages.
The island is conveniently located right between Europe and east coast ofUSA. Distance is about 5-6 hours by flight from USA and 2-4 hours from
Europe. The size is 103.000 km2 (39,756 sq. miles), about one-third larger
than Scotland or Ireland. It has a population of just over 300.000, almost
two-thirds living in the capital Reykjavik and its neighbouring towns in thesouthwest.
Regardless of when you visit, be assured that the warmth shown by the
Icelanders, their desire to share their culture and their efforts to make yourstay as pleasant as possible will, like the spectacular landscape, not easily
be forgotten.
Conference Website: http://www.idrim2017.com/
IDRiM Society Website: http://idrim.org

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2. Other NEWSThe GAR Atlas
Unveiling global disaster risk
Published
Background:“The GAR Atlas presents the output of a Global Risk Model (GRM) that canestimate the disaster risk associated with different kinds of hazard faced bynational economies throughout the world. The model uses a state-of-the-art
probabilistic approach analogous to that applied by the catastrophe modellingand insurance industry over recent decades. This model has been developed bya consortium of leading scientific and technical organisations, under thecoordination of UNISDR. Initial results from the model have already beenpreviewed in GAR13 and GAR15.
The GAR Atlas displays the risk associated with earthquakes, tsunamis, riverine
flooding, cyclonic winds and storm surge with a global level of observation and anational level of resolution. By using the same methodology, arithmetic andexposure model to calculate the risk for all these hazards, the GAR Atlas
provides globally comparable multi-hazard risk metrics and enables comparisonsof risk levels between countries and regions and across hazard types. For
example, the values associated with earthquake risk in Indonesia and flood riskin Colombia, and their relevance for national economies, can now be comparedbecause they have been calculated using the same methodological framework.
In this way, the GAR Atlas facilitates a better understanding of the global risklandscape, enabling the estimation of the order of magnitude of probable losses
in each country, and taking into account the risk contributions from different
hazards. The GAR Atlas is the first of its kind that is non-proprietary, completely
open and with multi-hazard global coverage.
The GAR Atlas: Unveiling Global Disaster Risk is an augmented reality
publication. It has been designed to be read and explored using an IOS orAndroid tablet. Most of the information contained in the GAR Atlas can only beaccessed
in
this
way.”
(Source:https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/53086)
Website: http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/atlas/
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Joint Research Center Published Major Report

Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017
Knowing better and losing less
The JRC has recently released its report "Science for Disaster Risk Management
2017: Knowing Better and Losing Less". This 550-page report summarizes thestate of science relevant to disaster risk management from a European
perspective, with the aim to encourage potential synergies across disciplines,
and to identify gaps in scientific knowledge for future research. The preparationof the report succeeded in pulling together a network of 273 contributors from 26
mostly European countries and 172 organizations. It has been endorsed by 11
European Commission Services and has been officially released at the Global
Platformfor
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
in
May
2017.
The full report and the Executive Summary can be downloaded from here:
http://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/knowledge/Challenges-Sharing
From the Preface:“This report aims to provide reviews of scientific solutions and their practical use
in various areas of DRM in Europe. It is comprehensive in scope but selective in
topic and is written in a format that is intended to be accessible to all DRM
actors. The reviews of the scientific evidence base are summaries of (1) recent
advances/outcomes of EU research projects, (2) relevant national work and (3)relevant international work. The report aims to bridge science and policy as well
as operation communities. The intended audience consists of practitioners andpolicy makers in addition to experts from different scientific disciplines. It seeks tounderstand the scientific issues of relevance to their work; specifically civil
protection operations and disaster risk policy, but equally climate adaptation
policy. The audience includes government officials at EU, national, regional andlocal levels interested in finding better ways to use science, and also scientists to
help them understand work in other disciplines that would allow the identificationof possible cross-sectoral synergies and needs from practitioners.
Understanding disaster risk to manage it is one of the main focus of Sendai
Framework. This perspective already opens two big issues: understanding
disaster risk with the focus on scientific evidence, and managing disaster risk
with the focus on knowledge applied by different actors. In order to convey the
DRMKC’s mission of bridging science and the policy/operation community, theissue of communicating disaster risk has been introduced with a strong focus on
how to successfully overcome barriers. The Disaster Risk Management
Knowledge Centre has produced this flagship science report as a contribution to
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the Science and Technology Roadmap of the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction. This report is the result of the multi-sectorial and multidisciplinary networking process and represents the combined effort of more than
two hundred experts. It will support the integration of science into informed
decision making through synthesizing and translating evidence for disaster risk
management and strengthening the science policy and science-operationinterface.
The scope of the report is divided conceptually into three distinct parts:
understanding disaster risk, communicating disaster risk and managing disaster
risk, forming the “bridge concept” of the report. The “Understanding disaster risk”
part has been split into two chapters: Chapter 2, covering risk assessment
methodology and examples in general, and Chapter 3 that provides acomprehensive overview of hazard related risk issues, the structure of which
follows the Sendai taxonomy of hazard classification. Chapter 4 on
“Communicating disaster risk” tackles many issues on communication in different
phases of DRM among different actors. Chapter 5 “Managing disaster risk”
addresses the governance issues of the full disaster risk cycle. The first and lastchapter wrap the scope of the report into a whole. Chapter 1 “Current status ofdisaster risk management and policy framework” aims to explain why recent
global and European initiatives are beginning to seek help to strengthen society’s
resilience by using science and technology. The final Chapter 6 “Futurechallenges of disaster risk management” aims to inform decision makers andpractitioners of existing science that should find its way into legislative form andpractice as well as tackling a much more challenging purpose: to recognise
knowledge gaps that could serve as valuable reference based input for a
Horizon2020
call.”
Source:(From
thePreface:
http://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/knowledge/Challenges-Sharing)
Website: http://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/knowledge/Challenges-Sharing

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Published
From the Press Release:(Source: http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2017/press-releases/)“Under-Employed, Under-Inclusive and Under Threat: the World in 2017
Trends such as rising income inequality and societal polarization triggered
political change in 2016 and could exacerbate global risks in 2017 if urgent
action is not taken, according to the Global Risks Report 2017
Key drivers of risks can be arrested or reversed through building more
inclusive societies, for which international cooperation and long-term
thinking will be vital
Climate change ranks alongside income inequality and societal
polarization as a top trend for 2017, with all five environmental risks
featuring for the first time among the most likely and most impactful risks
before the world

Economic inequality, societal polarization and intensifying environmental dangers
are the top three trends that will shape global developments over the next 10
years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2017 found.
Collaborative action by world leaders will be urgently needed to avert further
hardship and volatility in the coming decade.
In this year’s annual survey, some 750 experts assessed 30 global risks, as well
as 13 underlying trends that could amplify them or alter the interconnections
between them. Against a backdrop of mounting political disaffection anddisruption across the world, three key findings emerged from the survey:Patterns persist. Rising income and wealth disparity and increasingpolarization of societies were ranked first and third, respectively, among
the underlying trends that will determine global developments in the nextten years. Similarly, the most interconnected pairing of risks in this year’s
survey is between high structural unemployment or underemployment andprofound social instability.
The environment dominates the global risks landscape. Climatechange was the number two underlying trend this year. And for the firsttime, all five environmental risks in the survey were ranked both high-risk
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and high-likelihood, with extreme weather events emerging as the single
most prominent global risk.
Society is not keeping pace with technological change. Of the 12
emerging technologies examined in the report, experts found artificial
intelligence and robotics to have the greatest potential benefits, but also
the greatest potential negative effects and the greatest need for better
governance.

While the world can point to significant progress in the area of climate change in2016, with a number of countries, including the US and China, ratifying the Paris
Agreement, political change in Europe and North America puts this progress at
risk. It also highlights the difficulty that leaders will face to agree on a course ofaction at the international level to tackle the most pressing economic and societal
risks.
For the third year, the Global Risks Report also provides country-level data on
how businesses perceive global risks in their countries.The Global Risks Report2017 has been developed with the support of Strategic Partners Marsh &McLennan Companies and Zurich Insurance Group. The report also benefited
from the collaboration of its academic advisers: the Oxford Martin School(University of Oxford), the National University of Singapore, the Wharton Risk
Management and Decision Processes Center (University of Pennsylvania), and
the Advisory Board of the Global Risks Report 2017.”

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GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX 2017
Who Suffers Most From Extreme Weather Events?
Weather-related Loss Events in 2015 and 1996 to2015
Source: Sönke Kreft, David Eckstein and Inga Melchior (2017), Germanwatch,
Available at http://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf.
“The Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index is an analysis based on one of themost reliable data sets available on the impacts of extreme weather events andassociated socio-economic data. The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index 2017 is
the 12th edition of the annual analysis. Its aim is to contextualize ongoing climate
policy debates – especially the international climate discussions – with real-world
impacts during the last year and the last 20 years.
Key messages
According to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index, Honduras,
Myanmar and Haiti were the countries most affected by extreme weather
events between 1996 and 2015.
In 2015, Mozambique, Dominica as well as Malawi were at the top of the list of
the most affected countries.
Altogether, more than 528 000 people died as a direct result of nearly 11 000
extreme weather events; and losses between 1996 and 2015 amounted toaround 3.08 trillion US$ (in Purchasing Power Parities).
The host region of the UN climate summit 2016 – the continent of Africa – isseverely affected by climatic events with four countries ranking among the
10 countries worldwide most affected in 2015 – Mozambique (1st), Malawi(3rd), Ghana and Madagascar (joint 8th position).
Precipitation, floods and landslides were the major causes of damage in 2015.
A high incidence of extreme precipitation supports the scientificexpectations of accelerated hydrological cycles caused by climate
warming.
Most of the affected countries in the Bottom 10 of the long-term index have ahigh ranking due to exceptional catastrophes. Over the last few years
another category of countries has been gaining relevance: Countries likethe Philippines and Pakistan that are recurrently affected by catastrophes

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continuously rank among the most affected countries both in the long term
index and in the index for the respective year for the last six years.
Of the ten most affected countries (1996–2015), nine were developing
countries in the low income or lower-middle income country group, while
only one was classified as an upper-middle income country.
The climate summit in Marrakesh is giving the “go-ahead” on developing the“rulebook” for the Paris Agreement, including the global adaptation goal,
adaptation communication systems, and finance assessment systems forbuilding resilience. A review of the UNFCCC’s work on loss and damage
provides the opportunity to better detail the next 5-year’s work on loss anddamage, in relation to the climate regime, as well as to better understandexactly how loss and damage should be taken up under the Paris
Agreement”
Source: http://germanwatch.org/de/download/16411.pdf

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3. Book Review
Natech Risk Assessment and Management
Reducing the Risk of Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous
Installations
Elisabeth Krausmann, Ana Maria Cruz and Ernesto Salzano
Elsevier, 2017:
254 Pages
Effects of natural disaster events are usually separated into social,environmental and economic effects which can be further subdivided into
direct and secondary effects. An important subcategory which receives
increasing awareness are so-called Natech risks, i.e. risks of technologicalsecondary effects, such as the release of hazardous materials, fires or
explosions that are triggered by natural hazard events. The release can bechemical, biological or radiological in nature but Krausmann et al.
especially focus on chemical releases. The book is much-needed andtimely as it presents the whole spectrum of issues relevant for theassessment, management, as well as the reduction of Natech risks in a
coherent way. It not only presents the current state-of-the-art of Natech risk
assessment but also succeeds in presenting the ideas in a way so that it
can be read by a broad audience including risk bearers from governments
and industries, as well as risk practitioners and academia. In total, 15
chapters and a glossary give detailed information on the modeling andassessment, as well as on assessment methodologies, tools for Natech
risks and corresponding risk reduction options.
The book can be seen as structured into three main sections. After a short
introduction in chapter 1 into the issue and relevancy of Natech events,
chapter 2 gives some general and 5 detailed examples of past Natech
events, including major events such as the Tohoku Earthquake andTsunami in 2011 in Japan, or Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 in the
United States. Already in this chapter one can learn a great deal in thesignificance and unique characteristics of Natech events, as well as learn
lessons which are discussed in more detail in chapter 3 focusing on
different types of natural hazards. Chapter 4 ends the introduction to
Natech risk by giving a detailed picture of current national approaches andPage 13

international activities to manage Natech risks. This ends the introductory
section of the book.
While the first 4 chapters gave an overview of Natech risks, chapters 5 and
6 provide an engineering perspective to the problem. Chapter 5 focuses onnatural hazard characterization, including its prediction and measurement,with a specific focus on earthquakes, tsunamis and floods. The methods
discussed there are now standard in quantitative risk management of
extreme events, however, the discussion serves well as a prerequisite andfor a comparison with technological hazard characterization discussed
afterwards in chapter 6. Both chapters can be seen as preliminaries for the
discussion of Natech risk and its assessment which is comprehensively
addressed in chapter 7. Especially the detailed discussion of the Natech
risk-assessment process from a general perspective is rewarding.
Afterwards, chapters 8, 9 and 10 discuss selected quantitative, qualitativeand semi-quantitative Natech risk-analysis methodologies. Among others
this includes the web-based software framework RAPID-N which was also
used in chapter 10 for a detailed full case-study site application forearthquake impacts on a chemical installation housing flammable and toxic
substances. Also a qualitative method called PANR is introduced to show
how diagnostic tools at the community level can help to promoteparticipation in the assessment process of local government officials andother risk bearers. Fully quantitative risk assessment tools are presented inchapter 9 including the so-called ARIPAR software tool which features a
Natech module used for a case study analysis in chapter 11. Anothersoftware based application presented in chapter 12 is called RISKCURVES
which focuses on a refinery on the Mediterranean coast. The case study
chapters are especially rewarding as they show the full risk assessment
circle from an applied perspective which includes the handling of
uncertainties, as well as the required information necessary for performing
such a task. This ends section 2 of the book.
Risk governance is a core issue now in disaster risk management and thisis the same for Natech risks. Chapters 13 and 14 focus on both structural
as well as organizational measures for reducing disaster risk and therefore
avoid the usual lack of discussion on how to combine purely engineeringand soft measures. Again in both chapters the more general discussions
are supported by concrete examples which make the ideas of each
prevention or mitigation measure better understandable. The call for
Natech risk governance and especially the emphasis on the
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15, mostly due to the fact that Natech is cutting across several disciplines
and many different stakeholder groups are involved, is essential not only
for Natech risks but it is true for disaster risk in general. The profoundunderstanding of Natech risk assessment and the application of it by theauthors explained in detail in this book, as well as the extensive references
within each chapter will make the book a must have for all disaster risk
experts in the field. It will also be beneficial to help finding better ways tointegrate Natech risks within broader risk frameworks currently developed,
especially under the light of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction.
Book reviewed by Hochrainer-Stigler, S., IIASA, Austria

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4. Conference Announcements

23 August – 25 August 2017
IDRiM 2017
The 8th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM 2017) will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland from 23 – 25
August 2017. The theme of the conference is “Dimensions of Disaster Risk
Reduction and Societal Resilience in a Complex World.” IDRiM 2017 will behosted in cooperation with the University of Iceland, NORDRESS, the Nordic
Centre of Excellence on Resilience and Societal Security.
Website: http://idrim2017.com/

27 September – 28 September 2017
Disaster Risk Reduction ConferenceThis conference will focus on disaster management actions and the importanceof the basics in being able to effectively reduce disaster risk and increase
resilience in South Africa and internationally. Topics could include critical thinking
and creativity in disaster risk reduction, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction,
early warning systems, insurance industry roles in resilience, religious andcultural traditions in building resilience, and migration, refugees, andhumanitarian action.
Website: http://disaster.co.za/conferences/

5 March – 6 March 2018
ICDEM 2018
20th International Conference on Disaster and Emergency Management aims tobring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to
exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects ofDisaster and Emergency Management. It also provides a premierinterdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present
and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well aspractical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Disasterand Emergency Management.
Website: https://www.waset.org/conference/2018/03/rome/ICDEM

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26 August – 30 August 2018
IDRC Davos 2018
The International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) - the world's leading
conferences on integrative risk management. A unique community of businessleaders, decision makers, practitioners, international organisations, NGO, andscientists committed to find solutions to the risks posed at societies andorganisations today.
Website: https://idrc.info/

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5. Internet Resource List

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes
http://www.gadri.net/

Tangible Earth, including ipad android version.
http://www.tangible-earth.com/en/

Emergency Events Database EM-DAT
http://www.emdat.be/World Economic Forum Database
http://reports.weforum.org/

Global Assessment Report and UNISDR
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar

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Munich NatCatService
http://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/business/nonlife/natcatservice/index.html

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

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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

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

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MCEER: Collection of disaster management resources, including international,
federal, state, local and non-profit organizations:
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.
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/disaster.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistancehttps://www.cfe-dmha.org/

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Humanitarian Library
http://www.humanitarianlibrary.org/

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UNHCR: Emergency Handbook
https://emergency.unhcr.org/
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ProVention Consortium: Working in Partnership to Build Safer Communities andReduce Disaster Risk
http://www.proventionconsortium.net/?pageid=29

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6. (New) Journals
 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

 Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
Objective: Economics of Disasters and Climate Change is a peerreviewed, international journal designed to foster and disseminate
innovative and original research and policy analysis on the economic
and financial aspects of climate change and disasters (separately,
and the interactions between climate and disasters). The journal aims
to provide a central ‘meeting point’ for all economists working onthese topics and enhance the quality and quantity of analysis as it
pertains to our knowledge of these phenomena and their policy
implications.
The journal serves researchers, policy-makers,
practitioners, and educators, who are interested in the theoretical andapplied (quantitative) aspects of our understanding of the economics
and finance of climate change and of disasters. The topics addressedin the journal include, but are not limited to: The economic andfinancial impacts of climate change and disasters
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The analysis of climate mitigation policy (emissions trading platforms,
carbon taxes, etc.)
Climate change adaptation in developing and developed countries
The impacts of specific forecasted changes such as sea-level rise
Climate insurance mechanisms (drought insurance, index insurance,
barriers to insurance uptake)
Other financial mechanism to deal with mitigation and adaptation
The Green Climate Fund and the Warsaw Loss and Damage Mechanism
The fiscal and monetary impacts of disasters (including spatial analysis)
Migration and displacement as caused by climate change and by disasters
The impact of climate and extreme events on households andcommunities in developing countries (both rural and urban)
Risk sharing and risk transfer mechanisms to deal with disaster risk (e.g.
earthquake insurance)
The political economy of climate policy and disaster risk reduction
Economic determinants of vulnerability and resilience
Future projected damages and losses associated with disasters andclimatic changes
The role of development institutions and other multilaterals in climate
policy and disaster risk reduction-

Website:http://www.springer.com/economics/environmental/journal/41885

 Journal of Extreme Events:- Objective: The objective of the Journal of Extreme Events is toprovide a forum for analysis of the occurrence, impact, andsignificance of extreme events on natural and human systems. The
Journal will provide a range of opportunities for manuscripts including
original research papers, review assessments, and science-policy
statements. Readership for the journal will come from a range ofacademic disciplines as well as research-oriented practitioner andstakeholder professions.

Journal content, although not exclusively, will focus on extreme
weather and climate events and their connections with natural andhuman system processes. The study of other types of extreme events
will be examined as they relate to and inform understanding of local
and global environmental changes and their implications. Mainthematic areas of the Journal will include: Conditions, drivers andimpacts of extreme events on the natural systems and humansystems; Conditions, drivers and impacts of extreme events oncoupled human and natural systems; Extreme events as surprises andassociated uncertainty; Indicators and monitoring of extreme eventsand early warning systems; Scalar aspects of extreme events - local,
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regional, and global dimensions; Risk analysis and social learning fromextreme events in the context of climate non-stationarity; Exposure andvulnerability to extreme events; Extreme events and systemtransitions; and, Resilience to extreme events, and sustainability andtransformation.

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Website: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/joee 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/
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 Climate Risk Management-

Objective: Welcome to the online submission and editorial system for
Climate Risk Management. Climate Risk Management publishes
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
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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
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.

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 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(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.

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

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

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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
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

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

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

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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.springer.com/13753

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

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

International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
http://www.sersc.org/journals/IJDRBC/Disaster Prevention and Management
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
First book on Natech risk assessment and management published:
Authors: Elisabeth Krausmann Ana Cruz Ernesto Salzano
Title: Natech Risk Assessment and Management , 1st Edition, Reducing the Risk of
Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations
Paperback ISBN: 9780128038079
eBook ISBN: 9780128038796
Imprint: Elsevier
In March 2011 the whole world watched in shock when a tsunami slammed into a
nuclear power plant, causing a nuclear meltdown and raising the spectre of nuclear
contamination. Raging fires and explosions at oil refineries in the wake of the massive
earthquake that triggered the tsunami also made the global headlines. These events
clearly demonstrate the potential for natural hazards to trigger fires, explosions, andtoxic or radioactive releases from industrial activities that process, store or transport
hazardous materials. These technological “secondary effects” caused by natural
hazards are also called “Natech” accidents.
Elsevier has recently published the book “Natech risk assessment and management –Reducing the risk of natural-hazard impact on hazardous installations” which was coauthored by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, Kyoto University and
Bologna University, with a number of chapter contributions by other institutions. It
covers the entire spectrum of issues pertinent to Natech risk assessment andmanagement, and teaches engineers, safety managers and decision makers how tosafeguard hazardous installations and pipelines against the impact of natural disasters.
After a thorough introduction of the topic, the book discusses various examples ofnational and international frameworks for major accident prevention and preparedness
and provides a detailed view of the implementation of Natech risk management in the
EU and OECD. The book also includes a dedicated chapter on natural-hazard
characterization and measurement from an engineering perspective, as well as a
discussion of selected Natech accidents, including recent ones, and specific lessons
learned from each. An important part of the book is dedicated to Natech risk
assessment and it provides an analysis of all essential elements of the assessment
process, as well as a presentation of available support tools. The final section of thebook addresses the reduction of Natech risk, including structural and organizational
prevention and mitigation measures, as well as early warning issues and emergency
planning.
The book is available directly from Elsevier or other major book sellers:
http://store.elsevier.com/Natech-Risk-Assessment-and-Management/ElisabethKrausmann/isbn-9780128038079/

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The Economics of the Global Environment: Catastrophic Risks in Theory and
PolicyAuthors: Graciela Chichilnisky (Editor), Armon Rezai (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3319319414
Content: This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment,
Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory
originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion
coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources andglobal environmental concerns. It is uncontested that, for the first time inrecorded history, humans dominate the planet, changing the planet's
atmosphere, its bodies of water, and the complex web of species that makes lifeon earth. This radical change in circumstances led to rethinking of thefoundations of human organization and, in particular, the industrial economy andthe economic theory behind it. This book brings together new approaches on
multiple levels: environmental sustainability requires rethinking in terms of
economic theory and policy as well as the considerations of catastrophic risk andextremal events. Leading experts address questions of economic governance,risk management, policy decision making and distribution across time and space.

Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments
Authors: Troy Sternberg
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Content: Climate hazards are the world’s most widespread, deadliest andcostliest natural disasters. Knowledge of climate hazard dynamics is critical since
the impacts of climate change, population growth, development projects andmigration affect both the impact and severity of disasters. Current global events
highlight how hazards can lead to significant financial losses, increased mortality
rates and political instability. This book examines climate hazards crises incontemporary Asia, identifying how hazards from the Middle East through Southand Central Asia and China have the power to reshape our globalised world. In
an era of changing climates, knowledge of hazard dynamics is essential tomitigating disasters and strengthening livelihoods and societies across Asia... By
integrating human exposure to climate factors and disaster episodes, the book
explores the environmental forces that drive disasters and their social
implications. Focusing on a range of Asian countries, landscapes and themes,
the chapters address several scales (province, national, regional), different
hazards (drought, flood, temperature, storms, dust), environments (desert,
temperate, mountain, coastal) and issues (vulnerability, development,
management, politics) to present a diverse, comprehensive evaluation of climate
hazards in Asia. This book offers an understanding of the challenges climate
hazards present, their critical nature and the effort needed to mitigate climate
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hazards in 21st century Asia. Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies andEnvironments is vital reading for those interested and engaged in Asia’s
development and well-being today And will be of interest to those working in
Geography, Development Studies, Environmental Sciences, Sociology and
Political Science.
Rebuilding Fukushima
Authors: Mitsuo Yamakawa (Editor), Daisaku Yamamoto (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1138193796
Content: Five years after the one of the worst nuclear accidents in history,
Fukushima now only occasionally headlines national and international media.
However, the disaster is far from over, as evidenced by a hundred thousandpeople from Fukushima still in the state of evacuation, rising levels of radiation in
streams and rivers, and failing attempts to control the leakage of radioactive
materials at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Despite these dismal
conditions, efforts to recover and rebuild livelihoods in the afflicted regions ofFukushima did start immediately after the outset of the accident.Rebuilding
Fukushima gives an account of how citizens, local governments, and businesses
responded to and coped with the crisis of Fukushima. It addresses principles toguide reconstruction and international policy environments in which the current
disaster is situated. It explores how reconstruction is articulated and experienced
at different spatial scales, ranging from individuals to communities andmunicipalities, and details recovery efforts, achievements, and challenges in therealms of public transportation, agriculture and food production, manufacturingindustries, retail sectors, and renewable-energy industries. This book also
critically investigates the nature of the current reconstruction policy schemes, andseeks to articulate what may be required in order to achieve more sustainable
and equitable (re)development in afflicted regions and other nuclear host regions.
Drawing on extensive fieldwork and local surveys, this volume is one of the firstbooks in English that captures the knowledge and insights of native Japanesesocial scientists who dealt with the complexities of nuclear disaster on a day-today basis. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of disastermanagement studies and nuclear policy.
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies fora Sustainable Future
Authors: Vinod Thomas (Author)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 978-1412864404
Content: The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climaterelated disasters—the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the
United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, to name aPage 31few. In 2014, 17.5 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, tentimes more than the 1.7 million displaced by geophysical hazards. What is
causing the increase in natural disasters and what effect does it have on theeconomy? Climate Change and Natural Disasters sends three messages:
human-made factors exert a growing influence on climate-related disasters;
because of the link to anthropogenic factors, there is a pressing need for climate
mitigation; and prevention, including climate adaptation, ought not to be viewed
as a cost to economic growth but as an investment. Ultimately, attention toclimate-related disasters, arguably the most tangible manifestation of global
warming, may help mobilize broader climate action. It can also be instrumental intransitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience,
improving natural resource use, and caring for the urban environment. Vinod
Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only ifgovernments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disasterprevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. Whenconsidering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action candrive economic growth, rather than hinder it.
Flood Risk Management and Response
Authors: D. Proverbs (Author, Editor), C. A. Brebbia (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics
ISBN: 978-1784662417
Content: Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims countless lives worldwide
each year. Beginning in 2008 at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London thisbook contains papers from the proceedings of the 5th conference in the
successful series on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response. When flooding
occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as wellas threatening human life. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents
and loss of life, which are the most obvious impacts of floods upon households,
indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are
generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term healthissues including stress related illness. In many parts of the developing world,flooding can represent a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty as vulnerable
communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events. How we
respond and adapt to the challenges of flooding is key to developing our longterm resilience. This book provides a platform for the work of researchers,
academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding offlood events and our approaches to response, recovery and resilience. A wide
range of technical and management topics related to flooding and its impact areincluded: Flood management; Flood warning; Flood risk adaptation Floodprotection products and processes; Flood risk modelling; Flood forecasting;Flood vulnerability; Urban flood modelling; Flood risk assessment and recovery;
Climate change impact; Socio and economic impact; Flood case studies; Flooddamage assessment; Storm water control.
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Natural Disaster Risk Management: Geosciences and Social Responsibility
Authors: Ulrich Ranke (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1784662417
Content: This textbook provides a thorough introduction to natural disaster risk
management. Many aspects of disaster risk management, such as those
involved in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches and mudslides
call for similar prevention and preparedness instruments, management concepts,
and countermeasures. This textbook assumes the viewpoint of a regional
disaster risk manager who is responsible for a certain area, and for making the
lives of the people who live there safer, regardless of the type of natural disasterthat may occur. The same holds true for boosting preparedness and awarenessin the population at risk. The book includes numerous examples of hazard
mitigation concepts and techniques, as well as ways of intensively involving the
local population in prevention schemes at an early stage. Furthermore, it
provides an in-depth examination of the function of risk communication, both as
an instrument for disseminating official information and as a function of public
media. In closing, a chapter on risk splitting offers insights into insurance-basedmodels for risk financing. This comprehensive book is a must-read for all
students, researchers and practitioners dealing with natural disaster risk
management.
Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use: Guidance Notes forPlanners
Authors:
Year: 2016
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Content: Urban areas in Asian countries continue to face significant disaster risk.
Rapid unplanned growth of cities increases the exposure and vulnerability ofurban populations and their physical assets to natural hazards.
This document provides guidance for urban planners on how to use land use
management-related tools they have at their disposal—land use planning,development control instruments, greenfield development, and urban
redevelopment—to reduce disaster risk and contribute to strengthening urban
resilience and sustainable urban development. The guidance provided in the
document is further illustrated through case studies showing examples where
urban land use management-related tools have been adopted to reduce disasterrisk. It is hoped that this document will support urban planners as a professionalgroup to step up and embrace disaster risk reduction.

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Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters. Havethese houses Still Standing?: Looking Back at Reconstruction and Disaster Risk
Reduction in Housing
Authors: Theo Schilderman (Editor), Eleanor Parker (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Practical Action
ISBN: 185339839X
Content: Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters.
Have these houses withstood the test of time and hazard? Just as important fromthe point of view of their owners, has the reconstruction process played a part inrestoring
theirlivelihoods
andsocialnetworks?
Unfortunately, aid agencies rarely go back to assess the impact of reconstructionin the longer term. The research upon which Still Standing? is based has done
just that. Agencies that undertook projects 3–35 years ago in countries
throughout Asia and Latin America have gone back to record changes and tointerview beneficiaries, builders, authorities and other agencies in their project
areas. This book describes the stories of the project beneficiaries and how theirhouses have changed, within contexts that have kept changing too.
Still Standing? is essential reading for architects and engineers involved inhumanitarian fieldwork as well as students and researchers concerned withdisaster risk reduction.
Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice
Authors: Fabrice G. Renaud (Editor), Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Marisol
Estrella (Editor), Udo Nehren (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319436317
Content: This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of
ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (EcoDRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based
approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has
progressively filled knowledge gaps about translating this concept into practice. It
presents a number of methods, and tools that illustrate how Eco-DRR/CCA has
been applied for various ecosystems and hazard contexts around the world. It
also discusses how innovative institutional arrangements and policies are
shaping the field of Eco-DRR/CCA. The book is of relevance to scientists,
practitioners, policy-makers and students in the field of ecosystem managementfor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Disasters: Learning the Lessons for a Safer World
Authors: David Eves
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138144231
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Content: Disasters: learning the lessons for a safer world is both a tribute to thevictims of past safety failures and a warning against complacency and cutting
corners today. It also recognises the achievements of health and safety
professionals and others in learning the lessons of past mistakes. As Trevor
Kletz has written, "Someone has paid the 'tuition fess'. There is no need for you
to pay them again."Illustrated throughout in colour, the book looks at over 90
accidents, incidents and safety failures. Some, like Aberfan, Chernobyl andHillsborough, are known simply by a single place name. Others have now faded
from our collective consciousness but still have important lessons for us today,
such as the early fires, explosions and mining disasters that paved the way forbetter safety management. Disasters: learning the lessons for a safer world
offers:a description of events from 1800 to the present day a wide range ofincidents, from explosions and fires to floods, pollution and human and animal ill
health information on the background to each incident, what happened and thelessons that were learnt an exploration of the politics of disaster and risk
reduction
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate
Change and Sustainable Development: Shaping Debates and Policies
Authors: Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Manuela Fernández (Editor), Ivanna
Penna (Editor), Michel Jaboyedoff (Editor), JC Gaillard (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319338781
Content: The goal of this book is to explore disaster risk reduction (DRR),
migration, climate change adaptation (CCA) and sustainable development
linkages from a number of different geographical, social and natural scienceangles. Well-known scientists and practitioners present different perspectives
regarding these inter-linkages from around the world, with theoretical discussions
as well as field observations. This publication contributes in particular to thediscussion on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR)
2015-2030 and the debate about how to improve DRR, including CCA, policies
and practices, taking into account migration processes from a large perspective
where both natural and social factors are crucial and mutually “alloyed”. Someauthors see the SFDRR as a positive step forward in terms of embracing a
multitude of issues, others doubting that the agreement will lead to muchconcrete action toward real action on the ground. This book is a timely
contribution for researchers, students and policy makers in the fields ofenvironment, human geography, migration, disaster and climate change studies
who seek a more comprehensive grasp of contemporary development issues.
Urban Resilience: A Transformative Approach
Authors: Yoshiki Yamagata (Editor), Hiroshi Maruyama (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
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ISBN: 3319398105
Content: This book is on urban resilience – how to design and operate cities thatcan withstand major threats such as natural disasters and economic downturns
and how to recover from them. It is a collection of latest research results from two
separate but collaborating research groups, namely, researchers in urban design
and those on general resilience theory. The book systematically deals with thecore aspects of urban resilience: systems, management issues and populations.
The taxonomy can be broken down into threats, systems, resilience cycles andrecovery types in the context of urban resilience. It starts with a discussion ofsystems resilience models, focusing on the central idea that resilience is amoving average of costs (a set of trajectories in a two-player game paradigm).
The second section explores management issues, including planning, operatingand emergency response in cities with specific examples such as land-use
planning and carbon-neutral scenarios for urban planning. The next section
focuses on urban dwellers and specific people-related issues in the context ofresilience. Agent-based simulation of behaviour and perception-based resilience,as well as brand crisis management are representative examples of the topics
discussed. A further section examines systems like public utilities – including
managing power supplies, cyber-security issues and models for pandemics. It
concludes with a discussion of the future challenges and risks facing complex
systems, for example in resilient power grids, making it essential reading for awide range of researchers and policymakers.
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Authors:
Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Haruna Musa (Editor), Gina Cavan(Editor), Paul O'Hare (Editor), Julia Seixas (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319398792
Content: This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation,
resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as
climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community landmodels, climate change considerations in public health and water resource
management, as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding vulnerabilities
to extreme climate events. The book focuses on a variety of concrete projects,
initiatives and strategies currently being implemented across the world. It alsopresents case studies, trends, data and projects that illustrate how cities,
communities and regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have
handled hazards.
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward
Authors: Michael Gordy (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319416669
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Content: This short manuscript is both a distillation of some of the latest work on
disaster risk reduction and an interpretation of this distillation from the author's
political economic perspective. It is based on information found in the flagshipreportsondisasterrisk
reductionoftheUnitedNations.
The book sums up and interprets issues of disaster risk reduction and makes
them accessible to professional and non-professional readers alike, including
governmental policy makers.
Natural Disasters in China
Authors: Peijun Shi (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662502682
Content: This is the first English language book that systematically introduces
the spatial and temporal patterns of major natural disasters in China from 1949 to2014. It also reveals natural disaster formation mechanisms and processes,
quantifies vulnerability to these disasters, evaluates disaster risks, summarizes
the key strategies of integrated disaster risk governance, and analyzes largescale disaster response cases in recent years in China. The book can be a goodreference for researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of natural
disaster risk management and risk governance for improving the understandingof natural disasters in China.
Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa
Authors: Mark Pelling and Ben Wisner
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138002054
Content: Published with ProVention Consortium, UNDP and UN-Habitat 'This
excellent book is essential reading for those concerned with urban risk and its
reduction in Africa, the most rapidly urbanizing region of the world.' Professor Jo
Beall, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics 'At last abook that recognizes the impacts of disasters on Africa's 350 million urban
dwellers, including the many disasters that get overlooked and go unrecorded.
But also a book that, through careful case studies, shows what creates disasterrisk and what local measures can be taken to address it.' David Satterthwaite,
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). 'This innovative
volume combines the latest conceptualisations of urban disaster risk andvulnerability with case studies from across the African continent on how existingand innovative information can inform efforts to address the problems. Coverage
ranges from the major catastrophes of news headlines to small, everyday
disasters with which poor urban residents have to cope in their survival
strategies. Written by international authorities and local specialists, this extremely
useful book should find a place in the hands of academics and practitioners
alike.' Professor David Simon, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway,
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University of London This is a one-of-a-kind book packed with original researchand offering an innovative way of thinking about the reduction of risk in rapidly
urbanizing cities across the globe. It is a must-have for professionals,
researchers and policy makers. The book addresses four inter-related themes
critical for urban risk reduction: environment; livehood; urban governance and thegeneration of urban risks. Its focus is on Africa, the most rapidly urbanizing world
region, but it illustrates global processes. Part one reviews development,
urbanization and disaster risk in Africa as a whole, identifies state-of-the-art
practices and policies for building urban resilience and provides a tool kit for
urban risk reduction. It also presents a powerful conceptual framework to analyseand compare disaster risk and resilience in different cities and communities. Part
two presents detailed case studies from Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya,
Tanzania and South Africa illustrating vulnerability to hazards ranging fromearthquake to shack fire, environmental health hazards, traffic hazards andflooding. Part three looks to the future and outlines a vision for a safer urban
Africa based on achieving gains in human security through inclusive governanceand investment in the creative capacities of Africa's urban dwellers. With
foreword by Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITATMathematics Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterizationof Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies
Authors: N. Janardhana Raju (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319186620
Content: Mathematics plays a key part in the crust, mantle, oceans andatmosphere, creating climates that cause natural disasters, and influencing
fundamental aspects of life-supporting systems and many other geologicalprocesses affecting Planet Earth. As such, it is essential to understand thesynergy between the classical geosciences and mathematics, which can provide
the methodological tools needed to tackle complex problems in modern
geosciences. The development of science and technology, transforming from a
descriptive stage to a more quantitative stage, involves qualitative interpretations
such as conceptual models that are complemented by quantification, e.g.
numerical models, fast dynamic geologic models, deterministic and stochastic
models. Due to the increasing complexity of the problems faced by today’s
geoscientists, joint efforts to establish new conceptual and numerical models anddevelop new paradigms are called for.
National Flood Insurance: Management and Accountability in the Wake ofSuperstorm Sandy
Authors: Brenda Murphy (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1634843797
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Content: Estimating Fatality Rates for Earthquake Loss Models
Authors: Emily So (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319268376
Content: This manuscript sets out a process for estimating fatalities in collapsedbuildings due to ground shaking in an earthquake. The aim of this research is tosupplement current earthquake loss estimation with fatality rates (percentage ofoccupants killed) for use in models which are based on recent empiricalinformation on deaths from earthquakes. This document specifically explores thelethality potential to occupants of collapsed structures. Whilst earthquake
casualty modeling has admittedly suffered from a lack of post-earthquake
collection of data and rigour in assessing these data, recent earthquakes such as2008 Wenchuan (China) and 2011 Christchurch (New Zealand) have brought tolight some important findings. Under the auspices of US Geological Survey’s
PAGER, empirical fatality data related to collapses of buildings from significant
earthquakes in the past 40 years have been thoroughly examined. Throughdetailed investigations of fatal building collapses and the volume reductions
within these buildings, important clues related to the lethality potential of different
failure mechanisms of global modern and older construction types were found.
The gathered evidence forms the basis of the derivation of a set of fatality rates
for use in loss models. The set of judgment-based rates are for 31 global building
types. This significant advancement in casualty modeling, the resolutions andquality of available data, the important assumptions made, and the final
derivation of fatality rates are discussed here. This document contributes toglobal efforts to develop a way of estimating probable earthquake fatalities very
rapidly after an earthquake has taken place. The fatality rates proposed here canbe incorporated directly into earthquake loss estimation models where fatalities
are derived from collapses of different types of buildings.
Resilience by Design
Authors: Alexandra Jayeun Lee (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319306391
Content: This book discusses that disasters, whether natural or man-made, areessentially a human phenomenon. When a city becomes gridlocked and its
resources depleted, the collective resilience of those who remain on the groundbecomes critical to its immediate survival and recovery. The author argues that inorder to build resilient futures for our urban environment, we need more than theskills of architects, engineers, and planners. Support of local communities andpolicymakers is also needed. The book revisits the recent catastrophic events:
the earthquakes in Port-au-Prince and Christchurch, and the hurricane in New
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Orleans, and places emphasis on the social, cultural, and political processesof rebuilding houses, facilities, and infrastructure that often go unnoticed.
Understanding the wider context for how a built project comes to be, the author
argues, is a solid indicator of its longevity than by the measure of its material
characteristics alone, and gives us reasons to question the validity of ourintentions as designers of the future. This book provides strategies forthinking about, assessing, and developing ways for place-makers from all
disciplines to become responsible citizen designers of our cities.
Disaster Resilience After Hurricane Sandy: Enhancement Efforts, Use of Funds,
and National Mitigation Framework
Authors: Johnathan Carr (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1634846451
Content: Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating
Strategies and Educational Approaches
Authors: Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Kathryn Adamson (Editor), Rachel Dunk
(Editor), Ulisses M. Azeiteiro (Editor), Sam Illingworth (Editor), Fatima Alves(Editor)Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319285890
Content: This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be
implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety ofcase studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being
implemented across the world. In addition to the challenges faced bycommunities, cities and regions seeking to cope with climate change phenomena
like floods, droughts and other extreme events, the respective chapters cover
topics such as the adaptive capacities of water management organizations,biodiversity conservation, and indigenous and climate change adaptation
strategies. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from scholars topolicymakers, interested in developing strategies for effectively addressing theimpacts of climate change.
Extreme Weather, Health, and Communities: Interdisciplinary Engagement
Strategies
Authors: Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg (Editor), William Sprigg (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
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Content: This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on
expertise in both the natural and social sciences. A primary goal is to present ascientific and socially integrated perspective on place-based community
engagement, extreme weather, and health. Each year extreme weather isleading to natural disasters around the world and exerting huge social and healthcosts. The International Monetary Fund (2012) estimates that since 2010, 700
worldwide natural disasters have affected more than 450 million people aroundthe globe. The best coping strategy for extreme weather and environmental
change is a strong offense. Communities armed with a spatial understanding of
their resources, risks, strengths, weaknesses, community capabilities, and social
networks will have the best chance of reducing losses and achieving a better
outcome when extreme weather and disaster strikes.
Disaster Resilience of Education Systems: Experiences from Japan
Authors: Koichi Shiwaku (Editor), Aiko Sakurai (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431559809Content: Education is regarded as a cross-cutting issue fordisaster risk reduction (DRR) through reviewing the Sendai Framework for DRR(SFDRR) 2015–2030. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the
education sector is one of the important efforts to enhance resilience in acommunity. DRR in the education sector not only focuses on provision of disastereducation, but also includes securing a safe school environment, developing
school disaster management plans, and building the capacity of schoolteachers
and local educational officers. Japan, with its wealth of experience in DRR, hasdeveloped a good resilient system in its education sector, which has been tested
and revised through experiences of past disasters. This book reviews theevolution of DRR in the education sector in Japan, including some of the recent
developments after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, focusing on DRR
governance and practices in national policies, curriculum development andteacher training, community linkage, and international cooperation, to enhance
resilience in the education sector. The primary target groups for this book are
students and researchers in the fields of disaster management and DRR studies.
Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able
to apply the collective knowledge from this work to policy and decision making.
The book provides an overview of the current research trends and furnishes
basic knowledge on this important topic.
The Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Policies and Institutions
Authors: John Handmer (Author), Stephen Dovers (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113897188X
Content: Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling
costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets andPage 41

businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that
follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging
scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to
implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks toovercome this mismatch and to guide development of a policy and institutionalframework. For the first time it brings together into a coherent framework theinsights of public policy, institutional design and emergency and disastermanagement.
Managing Extreme Climate Change Risks through Insurance
Authors: W. J. Wouter Botzen (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316600882
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
Already listed new books in previous newsletters with publication date between
2014 and 2015:
Designing Water Disaster Management Policies
Authors: Chennat Gopalakrishnan (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-13-893079-7
Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk
Authors: Susan Loughlin et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107111757

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Authors: Amarnath Giriraj et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0415621321
Uncertainty and Catastrophe Management: The 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake and Beyond
Authors: Akira Ishikawa (Author, Editor), Atsushi Tsujimoto (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co
ISBN: 9814644951
Strategic Disaster Risk Management in Asia
Authors: Huong Ha et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 8132223721
Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience: Perspectives from Florida
Authors: Fernando I. Rivera (Author), Naim Kapucu (Author)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331916452X
Rethinking Disaster Recovery: A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective
Authors: Jeannie Haubert et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1498501206
Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific: Policy and Governance
Authors: Caroline Brassard et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431551565
National Economic Impact Analysis of Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters
Authors: Harry W. Richardson et al. (Editors)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN: 1783475854
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Tohoku Recovery: Challenges, Potentials and Future
Authors: Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431551352
Risk Governance: The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology
Authors: Urbano Fra.Paleo (Editor)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789401793278

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8. Selected Article References1
Mochizuki, J., Adriana Keating, Wei Liu, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler andReinhard Mechler. (2017). An overdue alignment of risk andresilience? A conceptual contribution to community resilience.
Disasters, doi: 10.1111/disa.12239.
Andrew Collins, Hirokazu TatanoWilma JamesChadia WannousKaoru
TakaraVirginia MurrayCharles ScawthornJim MoriSarah AzizKhalid M.
MosalamStefan Hochrainer-StiglerIrasema Alcántara-AyalaElisabeth
KrausmannWei-Sen LiAna Maria Cruz (2017) (2017). The 3rd Global
Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding
the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making. J Disaster Risk
Sci. doi:10.1007/s13753-017-0123-z.
Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Scolobig, A., Ferlisi, S., Cascini, L. & Thompson, M.
(2016). Expert engagement in participatory processes: translating
stakeholder discourses into policy options. Natural Hazards 81 (S1):69-88. DOI:10.1007/s11069-015-1805-8.
Yu, J., Cruz, A. M., Piatyszek, E., Lesbats, M., Tardy, A., Hokugo, A., &Tatano, H. (2017). A survey of impact on industrial parks caused by
the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Journal of Loss
Prevention in the Process Industries.
Yang, L., Kajitani, Y., Tatano, H., & Jiang, X. (2016). A methodology for
estimating business interruption loss caused by flood disasters:
insights from business surveys after Tokai Heavy Rain in Japan.
Natural Hazards, 84(1), 411-430.
Samaddar, S., Okada, N., Choi, J., & Tatano, H. (2017). What constitutes
successful participatory disaster risk management? Insights from postearthquake reconstruction work in rural Gujarat, India. Natural
Hazards, 85(1), 111-138.
Sadeghi, Mehdi, Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany, and Naghmeh Pakdel-Lahiji.
"Multi-objective optimization approach to define risk layer for seismic
mitigation." Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk (2016): 1-14.
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To spread the information of published articles in the last year from IDRiM members to other IDRiM members we
now include selected and recent (not older than 1‐2 years) publications of IDRiM members (see previous IDRiM
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Singh, R. P., & Nachtnebel, H. P. (2016). Decision aid for hydropower
project prioritisation in Nepal by applying Visual PROMETHEE.
International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making, 6(4), 316-342.
Chen, Z., Rose, A. Z., Prager, F., & Chatterjee, S. (2017). Economic
consequences of aviation system disruptions: A reduced-form computable
general equilibrium analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy andPractice, 95, 207-226.
Liu, J., Zhang, Q., Singh, V. P., & Shi, P. (2017). Contribution of multiple
climatic variables and human activities to streamflow changes across
China. Journal of Hydrology, 545, 145-162.
Mavhura, E., Collins, A., & Bongo, P. P. (2017). Flood vulnerability andrelocation readiness in Zimbabwe. Disaster Prevention andManagement: An International Journal, 26(1).
Sun, Y., Nakai, F., Yamori, K., & Hatayama, M. (2017). Tsunami
evacuation behavior of coastal residents in Kochi Prefecture during the2014 Iyonada Earthquake. Natural Hazards, 85(1), 283-299.
Krausmann, E. (2016). Natural hazard triggered technological (Natech)
accidents--an overlooked type of risk?. Loss Prevention Bulletin, (250).
Kotani, H., & Yokomatsu, M. (2016). Natural disasters and dynamics of “aparadise built in hell”: a social network approach. Natural Hazards,
84(1), 309-333.
Ye, T., Wang, Y., Wu, B., Shi, P., Wang, M., & Hu, X. (2016). Government
Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction Based on a Probabilistic Risk
Model: A Case Study of Typhoon Disasters in Shenzhen, China.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 7(2), 123-137.
Xu, Wei, et al. "Web-based intervention improves social acknowledgementand disclosure of trauma, leading to a reduction in posttraumatic stressdisorder symptoms." Journal of health psychology 21.11 (2016): 26952708.
Alexander, D. E. (2016). The game changes:“Disaster Prevention andManagement” after a quarter of a century. Disaster Prevention andManagement, 25(1), 2-10.

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8. Miscellaneous
New Graduate Degree Program:
We are pleased to announce a new blended Master of Science (MSc)
Disaster Management: Resilience, Response and Relief course at the
Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University ofManchester. Offered jointly with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
this programme is designed for participants who intend to develop
theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the disaster risk
management and humanitarian contexts. Graduates will be equipped towork and become leaders in the fields of disaster management,
humanitarianism, and other related fields. This programme will further
enhance students’ personal and professional development and provide
important collaborative links globally. The application deadline for the fallsemester is 29 April 2016. For more information please visit HCRI’s
website(http://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduatetaught/).

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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.
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General Information: http://www.iisd.ca/-

Society of Risk Analysis Newsletter:
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ULC Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction 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
Matt Dorfstaetter
Disaster Risk Manager,
State Government, Australia
E-mail: matthias.dorfstaetter@hotmail.com______________IDRiM Society___________
Secretariat
Kyoto University
Gokasyo Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4651
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