The authors analyze the determinants of fatalities in 2,194 large flood events in 108 countries between 1985 and 2008 …. Given that socioeconomic factors can affect mortality right in the aftermath of a flood, but also indirectly by influencing … flood frequency and magnitude, they distinguish between direct and indirect effects of development on flood mortality. The …

modeling, this paper constructs novel damage indices at the district level for Indonesia, for different disaster events such as … floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the 2004 Christmas Tsunami. Ex ante, prior to the incidence of a disaster … the subnational governments. Ex post, or after the incidence of a natural disaster, damage indices are useful for quickly …

The authors analyze the determinants of fatalities in 2,194 large flood events in 108 countries between 1985 and 2008 …. Given that socioeconomic factors can affect mortality right in the aftermath of a flood, but also indirectly by influencing … flood frequency and magnitude, they distinguish between direct and indirect effects of development on flood mortality. The …

modeling, this paper constructs novel damage indices at the district level for Indonesia, for different disaster events such as … floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the 2004 Christmas Tsunami. Ex ante, prior to the incidence of a disaster … the subnational governments. Ex post, or after the incidence of a natural disaster, damage indices are useful for quickly …

The Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of December 2004 has increased interest in replanting degraded and deforested …

human disaster. Systematic literature review and expert opinion has been conducted. Quantitative data is collected from … disaster databases. Discussion revealed that historical, religious and structural root causes, complimented by dynamic societal …