Disaster risk management is a comparatively new area of social concern and practice.However, it is a very relevant concern for development cooperation given thatnatural disasters have devastated an increasing number of regions, destroyed investmentsand set back progress in development. Often, countries ...
Section 1 The concept of risk 1.1 The definition of risk When we use the word “risk”, we mean it will possibly cause losses or damages to someone when it happens. The outcome may be serious. In this way, we can say fire is a risk, theft is a risk, and personal injury is a ri...
In general, earthquake disasters in urban areas can hardly be handled by the operable disaster response teams of the affected region. An efficient and integrated disaster management could support their activi- ties and help to limit human losses. Based on EQSIM, a damage estimation tool developed...
This chapter aims to provide a conceptual framework on risk and uncertainty, with the goal of helping the reader gain a better understanding of how risk is measured and managed. Beginning with Luca Pacioli until the recent development in the discipline of risk management, the theoretical and histo...
integrated risk managementIn 2012, the iNTeg-Risk project (www.integrisk.eu-vri.eu) has successfully finished its first 3years of work. At this point, the project has already yielded a part of large set of results envisaged for its 4.5years long work plan. This paper recalls the main ...
(2013). System of indicators of disaster risk and risk management for the Americas: Recent updating and application of the IDB-IDEA approach. In J. Birkmann (Ed.), Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards (2d ed.) (pp. 251–276). Tokyo: United Nations University Press. Cernea,...
A. (2017). Do cognitive schema mediate the association between childhood trauma and being at ultra-high risk for psychosis? Journal of Psychiatric Research, 88, 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.01.003 Article PubMed Google Scholar Appleyard, K., Yang, C., & Runyan, D...
Applying the concept of revictimization: Using burglars' behaviour to predict houses at risk of future victimization. Examines a police database of burglaries to determine whether the modus operandi distinguishes house burgled once only, from those suffering a revictimizat... Ewart,W B.,Oatley,.....
R Shaw,A Sharma - 《Management of Environmental Quality》 被引量: 44发表: 2011年 Tourism business preparedness, resilience and disaster planning in a region of high seismic risk: the case of the Southern Alps, New Zealand This article examines tourism business disaster planning in areas at risk...
So how do you avoid the trap? While there’s no one concrete way to guarantee success, there are some sensible things to do that raise your chances of launching a hit. One way to lower the risk factor is to run a proof of concept, or PoC for short. ...