Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction …. This paper first sets out the key stylized facts in the area-that the costs of disaster have been increasing, seem set to … dealing with disaster risk. Key sources of market failure include the difficulty of risk spreading and, perhaps even more …

vulnerable, with the countries of the Eastern Caribbean standing out as among the most disaster-prone in the world. Natural …

different disaster management scenarios as measured in terms of saving additional lives. The earthquake-induced damages to … catastrophes, an important phase of disaster management that has received less attention is the challenge of managing people and … and fire station form the context of the model. Disaster managers are provided with customizable settings for the number …

, facing and learning to live with natural disasters are equally an ancient preoccupation of Bangladeshi people. Disaster …, Bangladesh has developed a workable system of disaster management that includes a set of mechanisms and processes, as well as a … whole range of ways and means for the management of disasters. The article probes into the disaster management system in …

misleading and incorrect information to the public before the 6 April 2009 earthquake has proved to be one of the most momentous … developments of recent times in science and disaster risk reduction—and also one of the most misunderstood. It highlights the … that can be used to protect ordinary citizens. This paper describes those elements of the disaster at L’Aquila which are …

disaster management by documenting and analysing its role in rural settings in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan … the disaster studies literature. This paper explores the role of the mosque, a community-based religious institution, in … during response, relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation phases of the Pakistan earthquake. Using qualitative …

measured post-disaster permanent housing recovery in Gölcük, Turkey, following the August 17, 1999 earthquake. Based on in …Despite a growing literature on post-disaster recovery, our understanding of how housing recovery is measured remains … organizations need to measure post-disaster housing recovery by developing context-specific, process- and outcome-oriented measures …

growth driver, would be affected owing to widespread damages to the production systems in and around the earthquake area. …