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Social vulnerability to floods: Review of case studies and implications for measurement

by Rufat, Samuel Tate, Eric Burton, Christopher G Maroof, Abu Sayeed Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2015)

“...A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. Through a...”

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Facility location optimization model for emergency humanitarian logistics

by Boonmee, Chawis Arimura, Mikiharu Asada, Takumi Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.09.2017)

“...Since the 1950s, the number of natural and man-made disasters has increased exponentially and the facility location problem has become the preferred approach...”

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Emergency decision making for natural disasters: An overview

by Zhou, Lei Wu, Xianhua Xu, Zeshui Fujita, Hamido Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.03.2018)

“...With the increasing trend of global warming, the frequent occurrences of natural disasters have brought serious challenges to the sustainable development of...”

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A review of informal volunteerism in emergencies and disasters: Definition, opportunities and challenges

by Whittaker, Joshua McLennan, Blythe Handmer, John Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.09.2015)

“...Despite highly specialised and capable emergency management systems, ordinary citizens are usually first on the scene in an emergency or disaster, and remain...”

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Risk interpretation and action: A conceptual framework for responses to natural hazards

by Richard Eiser, J Bostrom, Ann Burton, Ian Johnston, David M McClure, John Paton, Douglas van der Pligt, Joop White, Mathew P Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.10.2012)

“...Understanding how people interpret risks and choose actions based on their interpretations is vital to any strategy for disaster reduction. We review relevant...”

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An overview of the impacts of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes

by Potter, S.H Becker, J.S Johnston, D.M Rossiter, K.P Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2015)

“...A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Canterbury Region of New Zealand at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010. It was centred 11km beneath the rural town of Darfield,...”

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The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness

by Becker, Julia S Paton, Douglas Johnston, David M Ronan, Kevin R McClure, John Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.06.2017)

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Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island commu...

by Hiwasaki, Lisa Luna, Emmanuel Syamsidik Shaw, Rajib Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2014)

“...The important role that local knowledge and practices can play in reducing risk and improving disaster preparedness is now acknowledged by disaster risk...”

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Sentiment analysis during hurricane sandy in emergency response

by Neppalli, Venkata K Caragea, Cornelia Squicciarini, Anna Tapia, Andrea Stehle, Sam Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.03.2017)

“...Sentiment analysis has been widely researched in the domain of online review sites with the aim of generating summarized opinions of users about different...”

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A resilience perspective on water transport systems: The case of Eastern Star

by Wang, Yang Zio, Enrico Wei, Xiaoyang Zhang, Di Wu, Bing Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.02.2019)

“...International audience...”

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Farmers? perception of drought impacts, local adaptation and administrative mitigation measures in Maharashtra State, India

by Udmale, Parmeshwar Ichikawa, Yutaka Manandhar, Sujata Ishidaira, Hiroshi Kiem, Anthony S Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2014)

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Top-down assessment of disaster resilience: a conceptual framework using coping and adaptive capacities

by Parsons, Melissa Glavac, Sonya Hastings, Peter Marshall, Graham McGregor, James McNeill, Judith Morley, Phil Reeve, Ian Stayner, Richard Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.10.2016)

“...Assessment of disaster resilience using an index is often a key element of natural hazard management and planning. Many assessments have been undertaken...”

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Flood risks and impacts: A case study of Thailand’s floods in 2011 and research questions for supply chain decision making

by Haraguchi, Masahiko Lall, Upmanu Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2015)

“...This paper investigates the impact of floods on the global economy through supply chains, and proposes measures for the related supply chain risk. We examine...”

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Does mitigation save? Reviewing cost–benefit analyses of disaster risk reduction

by Shreve, C.M Kelman, I Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.12.2014)

“...The benefit-cost-ratio (BCR), used in cost-benefit analysis (CBA), is an indicator that attempts to summarize the overall value for money of a project...”

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A multi-criteria approach for assessing urban flood resilience in Tehran, Iran

by Moghadas, Mahsa Asadzadeh, Asad Vafeidis, Athanasios Fekete, Alexander Kötter, Theo Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.04.2019)

“...Operationalizing the concept of urban disaster resilience is a major milestone toward understanding both the characteristics that contribute to the resilience...”

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Social vulnerability indicators in disasters: Findings from a systematic review

by Fatemi, Farin Ardalan, Ali Aguirre, Benigno Mansouri, Nabiollah Mohammadfam, Iraj Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.06.2017)

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Living with drought in South Africa: lessons learnt from the recent El Niño drought period

by Baudoin, Marie-Ange Vogel, Coleen Nortje, Kirsty Naik, Myra Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.08.2017)

“...South Africa is prone to drought. The country recently experienced the combined effects of a severe drought and a strong El Nino event, which led to serious...”

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An economic framework for the development of a resilience index for business recovery

by Rose, Adam Krausmann, Elisabeth Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.09.2013)

“...Several attempts have recently been made to identify the key indicators of community resilience and to group them into an overall resilience index. These...”

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The socioeconomic vulnerability index: A pragmatic approach for assessing climate change led risks–A case study in the south-western coastal Bangladesh

by Ahsan, Md. Nasif Warner, Jeroen Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.06.2014)

“...We develop a Socioeconomic Vulnerability Index (SeVI) for climate change affected communities in seven unions11Lowest tier of Local Government in Bangladesh...”

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A synthesis of disaster resilience measurement methods and indices

by Cai, Heng Lam, Nina S.N Qiang, Yi Zou, Lei Correll, Rachel M Mihunov, Volodymyr Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.10.2018)

“...Disaster resilience has become an important societal goal which captures the attention of academics and decision makers from various disciplines and sectors...”

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