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Evaluating development plans for pluvial flood preparedness using content analysis: case of Greater Mohali Region, India
Surface sealing and climate change induced high-intensity rainfalls generate unprecedented volumes of stormwater in cities. Consequently, the...
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Fisher’s Resilience: Preparedness, Co** Capacity, and Adaptation Capacity in Surigao del Sur, Philippines
Coastal fishing communities depend on marine resources for their protein and livelihood needs, making them vulnerable to natural hazards. We assessed...
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Trust and Stakeholders’ Assistance in Households’ Earthquake Preparedness Behavior
In this chapter, the rural residents affected by Wenchuan earthquake, Ya ‘an earthquake and Yibin earthquake were taken as the research objects, and...
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Resilience and Preparedness Among Coastal Communities on the Natuna Islands
The occurrence of climate change introduces an element of unpredictability into the fishing activities of local fishers on the Natuna Regency. These...
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Recent Research on Disaster Exposure, Social Capital, and Disaster Preparedness
The disaster data from 1990 to 2017 reveal an upward trend in the number of recorded catastrophes and a changing trend in the number of reported...
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Designing a safe and inclusive housing environment for older adults: assessment of nursing home preparedness for post-COVID era
The main objective of the study is to verify whether architectural design elements affect mental and physical health from the perspective of nursing...
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Strategies for Sustainable Preparedness and Response in LMIC
Low-and Middle-income countries are faced with various situations some expected while others are unexpected. Among the expected, are chronic endemic...
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Social and Behavior Change Preparedness for COVID-19 Prevention: Evidence and Experience from Ethiopia
The chapter focuses on three crucial elements of social and behavior change (SBC) preparedness within the realm of risk communication. The first...
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Climate Resilient Water Safety Plans in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands are amongst the most exposed states globally to climate change impacts on water security. Climate change is having an impact on...
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An assessment of riparian communities’ preparedness to flood risk: the case of Mbire communities in Zimbabwe
Flood preparedness involves building capacities of communities for effective disaster response and recovery. Communities that effectively prepare for...
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Disability and Disaster Risk Preparedness
The relationship between disaster risk and social vulnerability has been thoroughly researched over the last decade by Verchick, Cutter, Smith,...
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Preparedness and Response: Outlook Post COVID-19 Pandemic and SDG3d
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected populations globally, from loss of lives, livelihoods and socially through the sudden changes in all aspects of...
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Future Preparedness in the Twenty-First Century: Contours of an Integrative Concept
It can be summarised from the previous reflections that at least three guiding principles have to be considered, which overlap in large parts, but...
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Disability and Disaster Risk Preparedness
The relationship between disaster risk and social vulnerability has been thoroughly researched over the last decade by Verchick, Cutter, Smith,...
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Emergency management and internal audit of emergency preparedness of pre-hospital emergency care
One of the negative components of international travel is the higher likelihood of emergencies that affect a large number of people (mass negative...
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Gaps in Protection for West African Migrants in Times of Crisis: The Role of a Multi-Stakeholder Platform Within a Partnership in Preparedness Model?
This quasi-theoretical chapter examines the peculiar protection vulnerabilities that face voluntary migrants in times of crises in destination...
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On Pandemic Planning and the Frontline Workers in Nigeria
The severe casualties associated with the influenza pandemics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries have led many countries of the...
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Introduction
Globally, disasters are increasing, affecting many countries and people every year. Disasters cause problems with resources, infrastructure and...
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Data-Led Resilience Planning in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
Cities are exposed to a multitude of risks, which disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable communities. Vulnerability assessments are a method...
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The One Health Approach: Examining its Occidental Culture, Paradoxes and Strategic Directions
One Health as integrated approach to link human, animal and environmental health has become current by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its veterinary and...
