Ramesh P. Singh and Darius Bartlett (Eds): Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides
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DOI: 10.1007/s10337-018-3562-9
Abstract: Over the last two centuries, natural disasters have been a regular feature of news headlines. In the last two decades alone, loss of life has exceeded 600,000; but until recently very few were attributed to… read more here.
Keywords: natural hazards; earthquakes volcanoes; climate change; hazards earthquakes ... See more keywords
Extreme events: a framework for assessing natural hazards
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03581-9
Abstract: AbstractThe two-step framework for over-threshold modelling of environmental extremes proposed in Bernardara et al. (Nat Hazards Earth Syst Sci 14:635–647, 2014) for univariate analyses is generalized to an event-based framework applicable to multivariate analyses. The… read more here.
Keywords: multivariate analyses; natural hazards; assessing natural; event ... See more keywords
Advances in extreme value analysis and application to natural hazards
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03628-x
Abstract: The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in damages associated with natural hazards, with the two costliest years ever, 2011 and 2017, resulting in US$330 bn and US$360 bn overall losses (Löw 2018). Despite… read more here.
Keywords: extreme value; natural hazards; value analysis; value ... See more keywords
Modelling intra-dependencies to assess road network resilience to natural hazards
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-03962-5
Abstract: Estimating the resilience of a road network (one of the essential critical infrastructures in times of crisis) to natural hazards is crucial in achieving the goals of disaster risk reduction (DRR). This study proposes a… read more here.
Keywords: road network; network; hazards modelling; natural hazards ... See more keywords
Future management options for cembran pine forests close to the alpine timberline
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DOI: 10.1007/s13595-018-0760-4
Abstract: Key messageHigh-elevation forests in the Alps protect infrastructure and human lives against natural hazards such as rockfall, flooding, and avalanches. Routinely performed silvicultural interventions maintain the required stand structure but are not commercially viable in… read more here.
Keywords: protection; timber; natural hazards; management ... See more keywords
Social support, interpersonal, and community dynamics following disasters caused by natural hazards.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.026
Abstract: The most essential, and possibly the most reliably present, characteristic of all disasters is that they exert strong impact on social relationships. Two very different, at times conflicting, dynamic processes emerge in their aftermath: the… read more here.
Keywords: interpersonal community; social support; natural hazards; dynamics following ... See more keywords
The impact of an exhibition on risk awareness of the general public in mountainous areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.07.011
Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the impact of an exhibition on natural hazards on risk awareness of the inhabitants of the Ubaye Valley in southern France. Risk communication practices need to be effective to contribute to… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk awareness; exhibition; natural hazards ... See more keywords
University employees' preparedness for natural hazards and incidents of mass violence: An application of the extended parallel process model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.032
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this study was to examine previous disaster impact, threat perception, self-efficacy, and gender as predictors of university employees’ preparedness for natural hazards and incidents of mass violence. A cross-sectional survey was… read more here.
Keywords: mass violence; incidents mass; self efficacy; natural hazards ... See more keywords
The classification of physical effects from natural hazards for Natech risk assessment based on a Japanese database
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2017.08.017
Abstract: Abstract There has been considerable evidence that natural disasters can be threats to technological systems and when these threats are concomitant, they pose tremendous risks to countries and communities. Such risk (termed Natech risk) should… read more here.
Keywords: risk; classification; physical effects; natural hazards ... See more keywords
Qualitative content analysis as a research method to investigate hazards information in school textbooks
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101559
Abstract: This study explains how qualitative content analysis was applied to investigate natural hazards in textbooks for children with intellectual disabilities in Iran. Qualitative content analysis of textbooks is one of the ways for understanding the… read more here.
Keywords: content analysis; analysis; qualitative content; information ... See more keywords
The Impact of Natural Hazards on Older Adult Health: Lessons Learned From Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.305
Abstract: OBJECTIVE With natural hazards increasing in frequency and severity and global population aging, preparedness efforts must evolve to address older adults' risks in disasters. This study elucidates potential contributors to the elevated older adult mortality… read more here.
Keywords: adult; natural hazards; hurricane maria; older adult ... See more keywords