One way to reduce the risk from earthquakes is for individuals to undertake preparations for earthquakes at home. Common preparation measures include gathering together survival items, undertaking mitigation actions, developing a household emergency plan, gaining survival skills or participating...

Preparedness is a key dependent variable in many studies examining people’s response to disasters such as earthquakes. A feature of many studies on this issue, however, is the lack of attention given to psychometric issues when constructing measures of preparedness. With regard to earthquake...

Abgesehen von dem ohnehin komplexen Austrittsverfahren wirft das Brexit-Votum neue Fragen zur Verfasstheit des Vereinigten Königreichs (VK) auf: Die schottische Regierung »droht« mit einem erneuten Unabhängigkeitsreferendum, um eine Sonderregelung mit der EU durchzusetzen. Weniger beachtet,...