household and aggregate levels, noting both the geographical distribution of disaster risk and its long-term implications for … development. A second section reviews types of disasters prevalent in the region, and future disaster risks, as well as the socio …

This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … democratic institutions both contribute positively to the government's palliative effort after the disaster. However, the effects … of media and democracy on the government's preventive effort before the disaster are negative. We provide empirical …

their place of residence after the disaster when they lived nearer to Fukushima, (2) the effect of the disaster on intention …

of the most catastrophic events in human history. This disaster caused not only physical damage for Japanese people, but …-determined positive relationship between trust and happiness and this relationship was strengthened by disaster, especially for residents … effect of disaster-related shock on psychological conditions such as happiness. Therefore, a trustful society is invulnerable …

disadvantage in British shipwrecks, and that there seems to be no association between duration of a disaster and the impact of …

after the event, using a quasi-experimental method. A strong association between area-wide tsunami disaster shock and … larger than is typical for disaster events and one which may not be replicable in other cases. Our findings suggest a more … also find that households in high-income regions experienced much better recovery from the disaster. …

of the disaster on income, expenditure, assets, debt and savings levels, directly, and indirectly on spillover households …