Background: This paper proposes a framework to cope with the lack of data at the time of a disaster by employing … predictive models. The framework can be used for disaster human impact assessment based on the socio-economic characteristics of … Data (PRED) is developed as a decision-making platform based on the Disaster Severity Analysis (DSA) Technique. Conclusions …

, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at … either end of the distribution experiencing lower fatalities. -- natural disasters ; government repression ; disaster …