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Abstract Urban marketplace fires in Ghana are chronic, devasting in economic losses and disproportionately impacting informal sector workers. Yet, the scholarly works on urban disasters have focused on hydrometeorological and other man‐made disasters to the neglect of marketplace fires, particularly the challenges in risk communication between ...
Matthew Abunyewah +5 more
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Abstract Central American countries have been described as highly exposed to the negative effects of climate change (CC). Policies dedicated to CC and climate policy integration—mainstreaming—into sectoral policies have been considered key strategies.
Luis Diego Segura Ramírez +2 more
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How green are our laws? Presenting a normative coherence for sustainable development methodology
Abstract Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) has become a pillar of supranational sustainable development agendas, promoting “whole of government approaches.” The concept of normative coherence for sustainable development (NCSD) has emerged as a new stage of policy coherence for sustainable development analysis.
Harlan Koff +4 more
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Abstract During the Great East Japan Earthquake, many people experienced the loss of family and friends, among other traumatic events. This study sought to clarify the impact of the loss of significant close others on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), as well as the factors associated with PTSS, among individuals who experienced the loss of ...
Mayumi Harigane +9 more
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Abstract Stakeholder consultation and participation are often viewed as an essential component of hazards governance and disaster risk reduction. However, an extensive literature in the fields of hazards management, disaster risk reduction, planning, and environmental governance has highlighted numerous challenges that have constrained attempts to ...
James M. Jeffers
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Non‐Stationary Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessments Compounding Tides and Sea Level Rise
Abstract Tides are often the largest source of sea levels fluctuations. Two new probabilistic tsunami hazard assessments (PTHA) methods are proposed to combine the tidal phase uncertainty at the moment of tsunami occurrence with other sources of uncertainty.
Ignacio Sepúlveda +4 more
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A systematic review of 20 years of crisis and disaster research: Trends and progress
Abstract The field of crisis and disaster studies has proliferated over the past two decades. Attention is bound to grow further as the world negotiates the prolonged challenges of the Covid‐19 pandemic. In this review, we provide an overview of the main foci, methods, and research designs employed in the crisis and disaster research fields in the ...
Jeroen Wolbers +2 more
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Gestión del Riesgo ante la ocurrencia de Desastres Naturales [PDF]
Los desastres naturales pueden tener consecuencias graves para la población y la economía de un país, y es responsabilidad del Estado implementar medidas de prevención y mitigación para reducir el impacto de estos eventos.
Moreno Gil, Sonia Lorena +1 more
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El paisaje geográfico en la gestión del riesgo de desastres. Aportes y limitaciones [PDF]
“El objetivo es analizar los aportes de la geografía al estudio del paisaje como unidad espacial y metodológica ofreciendo un planteamiento relativamente nuevo para la gestión del riesgo de desastres.
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Esteves
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Guía de orientaciones para la conformación de la brigada de educación ambiental y gestión del riesgo de desastres en las instituciones y programas educativos de la educación básica [PDF]
La “Guía de orientaciones para la conformación de la brigada de educación ambiental y gestión del riesgo de desastres en las instituciones y programas educativos de la educación básica”, está dirigida a las y los directores de las instituciones y ...
Perú. Ministerio de Educación. Oficina Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres +1 more
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