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The future of disaster risk management

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ID12962793
AuthorsAllan Lavell (0000-0001-5653-0287, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica, corresponding author), Andrew Maskrey
Year2014
Volume13
Issue4
Pages267-280
Publication date2014-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Hazards (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1878-0059 • E-ISSN: 1747-7891
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17477891.2014.935282
OpenAlexW2021328109
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited20

The present perspective summarizes and projects the results of a two-day workshop held in 2013 with the presence of 21 known disaster risk specialists from academia and practice. Faced with the disconnect between ever-increasing and even-accelerating disaster losses and the declared progress in disaster risk management (DRM) practice over the last eight years, the document attempts to explain the current situation and project future needs in order to increase the saliency and effect of DRM. A review of current conceptual problems and their impact on knowledge and action, of the current role of DRM in society, of governance aspects and of the notion of transformative development and its relationship to DRM is provided. The critique of current practice and understanding of disaster risk then leads to an attempt to identify key needs for the future and changes that must be introduced in order for DRM to become more mainstream and effective. Among the more central concerns, the document points to the way in which disasters are still many times seen as exogenous happenings as opposed to social constructions, product of skewed development practices. This then is reflected in much governance practice and action that are flawed. The difficulty in moving from a reactive and corrective DRM practice to a more prospective, risk avoidance practice is also highlighted

Action (physics · Business · Corporate governance · Emergency management · Engineering ethics · Mainstream · Order (exchange · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk Governance · Risk management · Sociology · Transformative learning · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Law

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Citations per year5,67
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
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