-based decision-making analysis, it is concluded that society should make the additional investments to reduce vulnerability to this …

important number of urban areas in earthquake-prone regions of the developing world. The vulnerability indices of the buildings … comparatively inexpensive measures can improve the seismic performance of these buildings; the vulnerability can be reduced by about …

The growing appreciation of mitigation is highlighting theneed to develop a better understanding of what makes some … vulnerability to illness within a population. This has lead to the identification of a setof social, physical and economic factors … disaster vulnerability. Recognizingthat these same concepts are being applied in both the health and disaster management …

opinions are often ignored and not reflected in the services or mitigation policy,despite the fact that they are the ones who … individual, it helps us identify unique needs of the disadvantaged groupsand reflect their opinions in mitigation plan and …) disaster experiences and adaptation produced civic mindedness among people in a community. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers …

development discourses in the context of climate change. Adaptation to climate change goes along with a significant shift in … perspectives, from vulnerability studies to resilience thinking. However, the paper argues, this shift is problematic for the …

. This paper analyzes the vulnerability of slum dwellers in Dhaka and highlights the major factors behind their sensitivity …