Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal
Datos de la Revista
| Tipo | JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Emerald (MCB UP) |
| ISSN | 0965-3562 / 1758-6100 |
| Scopus | 20188 |
| Wikidata | Q15758197 |
| OpenAlex | S90310510 |
| MAG | 90310510 |
| Sitio web | https://api.elsevier.com/content/serial/title/issn/0965-3562 |
| Total de publicaciones | 1.318 |
| Periodo de cobertura | 1992 - 2026 |
| País | GB |
| Idioma | EN |
| Indexación | Indexada en Scopus |
| Citada por | 74 |
| Factor de impacto | 0.819 |
| SJR | 0.503 (Q2) |
| SNIP | 1.061 |
| CiteScore | 3.9 |
| Índice h | 4 |
| Índice i10 | 2 |
| Participación femenina en la autoría | 46.5% |
This journal focuses on the practical aspects of disaster prevention and management, which typically falls under policy, public administration, or engineering. While anthropology of disaster exists, this venue's content is likely more applied and less focused on socio-cultural analysis
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) · Health (social science) · Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Biotechnology and Related Fields · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Dreams and data
Purpose To examine how indigenous knowledge intersects with formal early warning systems in cyclone-prone Mozambique, and how these interactions shape risk perception, trust and community preparedness within the EW4All agenda. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study was conducted in 24 coastal communities. Purposively selected key informants were interviewed, transcripts were translated and thematically analysed, drawing on PADM and …
Science-like knowledge as epistemic infrastructure for climate disaster governance
Purpose We introduce science-like knowledge to address gaps in predictive climate disaster systems that fail to capture hyper-local impacts. Conceived as a complementary epistemic infrastructure to formal science, it extends beyond anecdotal social knowledge to include structured, real-time insights generated by communities and circulated through social media. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on conceptual analysis of citizen observations, dig…
From lessons identified to lessons learnt
Purpose This study examines how search and rescue (SAR) organisations operate in practice and identifies recurring patterns in SAR exercise evaluations across Aotearoa New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative document analysis was conducted on 98 Category 1 search and rescue exercise (SAREx) evaluation reports produced between 2011 and 2025 across New Zealand Police districts. Analysing reports spanning fourteen years allowed the id…
Revisiting sustainable development goal indicator 13.1.1
Purpose This article critically analyses Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 13.1.1 – “Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population”. It examines some limitations of this indicator and suggests ways to strengthen its policy relevance and inclusivity. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on technical documents produced by the United Nations policy reports, and existing schol…
Gender minority in disasters
Purpose This paper examines how the waria (transwomen) community in Indonesia – historically stigmatized and excluded – mobilized social practices and collective action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores how the Kebaya Foundation, a transwomen-led organization in Yogyakarta, transformed marginalization into resilience, challenging traditional views of gender minorities as passive disaster victims. Design/methodology/approach A qual…
Identity, autonomy and contested authority
Purpose This paper aims to examine the 2025 Tai Po residential fire in Hong Kong to analyze the challenges of disaster risk reduction when hazardous practices are culturally embedded. Rather than reconstructing technical causation, the paper situates bamboo scaffolding within Hong Kong's distinctive urban, historical and political context, where the practice is tied to skilled labor, livelihoods and local identity. Design/methodology/approach The…
Bridging the gaps
Purpose The paper proposes a framework that could enhance Disaster Resilience Policy Coherence (DRPC) in the SADC region, strengthening decision-making processes and fostering synergies across sectors to support integrated and sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods research design was applied to the study, with data collected through key informant interviews (KIIs), a survey questionnaire, and content analysis of key…
Participatory forensic investigations of disasters (Parforin)
Purpose The Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN) guide provides important approaches for research and extension purposes in order to understand and reduce disaster risks. However, FORIN lacks participatory methods to put people at the center of collective disaster risk analysis. This research developed a participatory methodology for FORIN (Participatory forensic investigations of disasters (PARFORIN)). The FORIN’s retrospective longitudi…
Mitigating compounding hazard impacts on public health through a community co-created toolkit on food-energy-water (FEW) insecurity
Purpose Climatic- and non-climatic hazards pose increasingly complex risks within and across food, energy and water (FEW) systems. These risks create significant public health challenges, given the centrality of FEW systems in everyday life. One evolving risk context includes the prevalence of “compounding” hazards, such as concurrent hurricanes, heatwaves and droughts. Puerto Rico already experiences concurrent hazards that warrant greater prepa…
Early warning systems and living with disaster risk in Peru
Purpose This article examines the role of Early Warning Systems (EWS) as essential public services for managing disaster risk in territories marked by high hazard exposure and persistent social vulnerability where structural risk reduction has not been practiced or has lagged. It seeks to demonstrate how the effectiveness of EWS depends not only on technical performance but also on governance arrangements that ensure inter-institutional coordinat…
Hidden narratives of sanitation disaster in the Ghanaian informal communities
Purpose Sanitation discourse has garnered significant momentum at the macro level, often at the expense of disadvantaged urban slums. These communities have many untold sanitation issues worth scholarly attention. This study explores the hidden and underreported sanitation issue in a slum community within the developing country context, Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Employing a qualitative methodology, the study triangulates data from field …
Financing adaptation to climate-driven agricultural risks in Zimbabwe
Purpose Climate-driven agricultural risks in Zimbabwe, particularly droughts, high dependence on rainfed production and low adaptive capacity, limit the agriculture sector from fully contributing to socio-economic development. The objective of the study was to assess the status of funding for climate change adaptation across all farming sectors. Design/methodology/approach The 2022 national budget was analyzed in terms of allocation for agricultu…
Urban planning challenges and missed opportunities after an industrial disaster in Hungary
Purpose This paper explores the challenges and missed opportunities in post-disaster urban planning in Devecser following Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster. It assesses how recovery efforts aligned with the “Build Back Better” (BBB) paradigm and addressed or overlooked pre-existing vulnerabilities. Design/methodology/approach The research applies a qualitative case study, analysing Devecser’s pre- and post-disaster municipal plans. Field intervi…
Reframing work–family theory through the lived realities of indigenous Koli fisherwomen of Mumbai
Purpose This research paper introduces the indigenous, oldest inhabitants of Mumbai into the work–family (W–F) theory dominated by Global North and proposes theoretical modifications for its utilisation into disaster risk reduction (DRR). It also discusses the theory's contemporary advancements and puts forth a standpoint for its utilisation against critique. Design/methodology/approach The research design of inquiry chosen is qualitative case st…
Integrating adaptive governance into disaster management planning in medium-sized cities
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the complexity of adaptive governance frameworks for disaster risk reduction in the face of constraints and rapid changes during disasters in medium-sized cities. Design/methodology/approach This study uses qualitative analysis methods with an adaptive governance and risk-based planning approach. Findings The decentralization regime forces medium-sized cities with limited resources to be more flexible in dis…
Methodologies of intersectionality for disaster risk studies
Purpose This article proposes an intersectional methodological framework for disaster risk studies inspired by Latin American feminist understandings of intersectionality. In recent years, within disaster risk studies, there has been an incipient dialogue concerning feminist epistemologies and methodologies to draw out vulnerability and capacities, but these have seldom engaged with methodologies of intersectionality. Based on a pilot project car…
Governance and management of forest fire prevention in Argentine Andean-Patagonian Forest
Purpose This paper aims to examine why subnational governments respond differently to forest fire risk, despite facing similar environmental threats. Focusing on the Argentine provinces of Chubut and Tierra del Fuego, it explores how variations in political decision-making and the formation of state–society coalitions influence the design and implementation of disaster risk governance strategies. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a qua…
Flood-waste disaster in Ghana
Purpose Floods generate large volumes of debris that disrupt urban services and endanger public health. Yet, evidence on the drivers and impacts of post-flood waste and on how at-risk communities and institutions respond, remains limited. This study (1) identifies the causal factors driving post-flood waste generation and accumulation, (2) assesses the environmental implications for affected urban communities and (3) evaluates the planning and ma…
St. Kitts and the 2017 hurricanes
Purpose To determine how transient island populations differ from resident and mainland populations in decisions regarding sheltering, evacuation ability and communication sources, and to determine if an island environment impacts disaster preparedness. This research will provide local emergency managers with information to help support personal and community hazard mitigation that addresses the needs and capabilities distinctive to transient ver…
Photo essay
Thanda knelt before a life-sized canvas where her body was traced and painted, floating amidst greens and blues, an umbilical cord linking her to her son. Created by her own hand, this body map narrates her survival story (Jager et al., 2016). This photo essay captures the stories of individuals from the Quarry Road West informal settlement who participated in a series of different arts-based research (ABR) workshops, designed to help survivors o…
Advances and challenges in DRR investment and financing
Purpose This article aims to synthesize expert analyses on progress, challenges and innovations in disaster risk reduction (DRR) financing and investment since the Hyogo Framework (HF) (2005–2015). It highlights systemic barriers, emerging strategies and lessons for policymakers. Design/methodology/approach Contributions from nine DRR experts are analysed, focusing on historical trends, case studies (e.g. Kenya’s FLLoCA Program) and empirical dat…
Advances and challenges in DRR investment and financing
Purpose This synthesis paper consolidates expert analyses on the persistent challenges and emerging opportunities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) financing and governance, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It critiques current paradigms and proposes pathways to align DRR with sustainable development goals. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on contributions from nine DRR specialists, the study evaluates four thematic areas:…
Advances and challenges in DRR investment and financing
Purpose This contribution examines historical trends, persistent challenges, and strategic recommendations for disaster risk reduction (DRR) investment and financing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), contextualized within global frameworks such as the Hyogo and Sendai Agreements. Design/methodology/approach The contribution synthesizes historical aspects of the development of DRR financing and investment demands and justifications, focusi…
Food environments in contexts of disasters in Mozambique
Purpose This paper aims to examine relationships between disasters and food environments. Despite expanding theorisation of food environments, current thinking falls short by missing the temporal intra- and inter-annual dynamics of food environments, which are critical in disaster-prone countries. Furthermore, existing conceptualisations of food environments miss a critical discussion on the role of the humanitarian food environment. Both the tim…
Turkmen women’s traditional craft skills in post-disaster recovery
Purpose This study investigates why Turkmen women’s traditional handicraft skills have declined and explains how the local, traditional craft skills accelerated the post-flood recovery of Turkmen women in the aftermath of the 2019 Northeast floods in Iran. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a case study approach, employing reflective thematic analysis. Findings Post-disaster recovery spurred a shift from traditional to modern lifesty…
Resilience of traditional societies in facing natural hazards
Purpose This article sets out to address the response of traditional societies in facing natural hazards through the lens of the concept of resilience. Design/methodology/approach This paper considers that resilient societies are those able to overcome the damage caused by the occurrence of natural hazards, either through maintaining their pre-disaster social fabric, or through accepting marginal or larger change in order to survive. The discussi…
Social production of disasters and disaster social constructs
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether it is useful to tease apart the intimately related propositions of social production and social construction to guide thinking in the multidisciplinary study of disasters. Design/methodology/approach The authors address our question by reviewing literature on disasters in the social sciences to disambiguate the concepts of social production and social construction. Findings The authors hav…
"Lahat para sa lahat" (everything to everybody)
Purpose Effective leadership at the grassroots level can make a crucial difference to disaster risk reduction (DRR) at the local level. Guidance, however, is often not provided through the visible structures of local government but through alternative means of articulating power that is no less real and frequently more effective than more formal agencies. The purpose of this paper is to present a biography of one such community leader and his inf…
Media reporting of Third World disasters
Editors or senior journalists within a sample of 21 leading UK newspapers were questioned about their opinions of the quality of the information about foreign (especially Third World) catastrophes supplied to them by the major disaster relief charities (Oxfam, Save the Children, ActionAid, etc.). The study also examined the procedures employed by journalists when searching for information about disasters, the major sources of information other th…
Emergency Management at Federal and State Level in theUnited States of America
The Federal Emergency Management Agency was established in order to provide a single focus for emergency management in the USA and is charged with providing a programme for hazard mitigation, preparedness planning, relief operations and recovery assistance. Federal law requires that each state must have in place a state emergency organization with designated officers and an emergency operations centre and should provide appropriate training for t…
The Winston Churchill Trust 1992 ′′Disaster′′ TravellingFellowships
Analyses the applications received by the Winston Churchill Trust for the “Disaster” category in the 1992 Travelling Fellowship Competition. A total of 232 valid and viable applications was received from police (60), fire (48), ambulance (24), medical interests (18), emergency planning officers (15) and miscellaneous (67) groups. Each group is analysed for age, sex, location, proposed research interest, and destination. The applications revealed …
The Environmental Disasters of the Future Will Be More andWorse but the Prospect Is Not Hopeless
States that on the global scene, but particularly in modern societies, we are inevitably faced with more and worse disasters in the future because of the industrialization and urbanization inherent in the very structure of modern social life. Industrialization almost assures that disaster agents and occasions will increase. Urbanization is raising the risks and vulnerabilities of affected populations and societies. Posits that to recognize these …
Beyond the Safety Programme
Describes a unique experiment in safety management which has led to a significant improvement in the safety performance of work groups at the smelter of INCO Ltd in Sudbury, Canada
A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Response toTraumatic Stress among Workers in the Aftermath of Crisis
Analyses the psychological harm to employees in the aftermath of workplace trauma and the comparative responses of managers at two large corporations where workers were traumatized. Notes that individual responses to acute trauma vary considerably; some employees deny symptoms of anxiety which are manifest after a troublesome event, while others openly seek counselling. Similarly, the responses of executives towards the management of workplace tr…
A System for Local Authority Management in a MajorEmergency
Begins with a brief overview of the various forms of preparation for major emergencies which are typically undertaken by local authorities. Argues that in addition to the usual range of preparations, an emergency management system is required which facilitates strategic decision making, management, and co‐ordination which are responsive to the uncertainty and rapidly changing conditions of an emergency. Describes specific activities which are req…
Use of Halogenated Hydrocarbon Extinguishing AgentAlternatives to Halon 1211 (BCF) and Halon 1301 (BTM)
Describes the properties of the halogenated fire extinguishants Halon 1211 and 1301, their role in ozone depletion and their proposed replacements. Because of their adverse effects on the depletion of the ozone layer, production of Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 is restricted by the Montreal Protocol of 1987. Identifies producers who are conducting research and development for alternative products with low toxicity and zero ozone depletion factors
The Implementation of Environmental Management Systems andBS 7750
Argues that a company‐based environmental management system is no longer an option. Its stance is that much can be learned from the experiences of the development of total quality management and that central to any system has to be the notion of a continuous cycle of improvement. Lays out a possible organizational structure of an environmental management system and discusses the stages to the development of that structure and the important charac…
Information to the Public Following a Nuclear Emergency
In the days immediately following the Chernobyl accident in 1986, agencies within Cumbria, including local authority departments, were met with an unprecedented range and volume of enquiries which staff were often ill‐equipped to deal with. In order to minimize the potential for conflicting advice being given to the public in the event of any future accident on that scale, a Nuclear Information Plan was prepared. Describes arrangements which have…
A Commitment to Change
Provides an account of the changes which have taken place in British Airways Safety Services since 1990 and comments on the ways in which a commitment to safety was conceived and interpreted and how changes in the development and promotion of the safety philosophy and style of operation of the Safety Services Unit have brought about significant change. Considers management commitment to safety and the way this has been illustrated in the developm…
Communication Factors in System Failure or Why Big PlanesCrash and Big Businesses Fail
Contrasts two types of disaster: natural and man‐made. Examines the aetiology of both. Suggests that unless disasters are approached with a programme of interdisciplinary research, our understanding and dealing with the complex symptomatology of crisis and catastrophe will be impaired
Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder
The belief that large‐scale natural disaster can bring severe stress and deviant behaviour has existed for some time, and incidents have been described from as far back as the 1800s in America. The resultant behaviour was categorized, in 1980, as “post‐traumatic stress disorder” (PTSD). There is a division among those interested in the psychological consequences of large‐scale disaster. One school argues that mental health effects are significant…
Risk Communication on a National Scale
Risk communication is first and foremost a local responsibility and, in The Netherlands, the Ministry of Home Affairs therefore stimulated local government to start their campaigns. Of the municipalities, 95 per cent participated in Risk Communication. A national campaign to strengthen and support these local campaigns started in March 1993. A clear strategy that covers all possible risks, including nuclear and industrial disasters, and co‐operat…
Top‐management Attitude towards Safety in the Western European Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
Reports on part of a research programme to elicit and interpret information regarding top management attitudes towards safety in the European chemical and petrochemical industries. Addresses the following areas: authorization of safety policy; commitment towards safety; special safety visits to production plant areas; the quality of participation in safety programmes; top management views on the importance of maintenance with regard to safety; an…
The Effects of Paramilitary Discipline on the Psychology ofFire‐fighters
Examines individuals′ psychological responses towards paramilitary discipline. Reports on a study which followed 145 recruit firemen (RFn) throughout their six‐month initial training in Hong Kong Fire Services Training School. California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was administered to the subjects on their very first and final days of stay in the academy. The findings support the theoretical assumption that paramilitary fire services training c…
Industrial Activities with Dangerous Substances and Disaster Preparedness in The Netherlands
Specifies the three main acts governing the safety of industrial activities in The Netherlands. Discusses the implementation of the post‐Seveso Directive (82/501/EEC) and the introduction of new legislation including an External Safety Report, Occupational Safety Report, Off‐site Emergency Plan and Special Contingency Plan. Describes various points connected with the legislative implementation of risk communication and the complications which may…
A Low‐cost Scheme for Local Radiation Monitoring
The response to the deposition of radioactive material over the United Kingdom from Chernobyl, in 1986, demonstrated the inadequacy of arrangements at that time for the monitoring of radiation and the subsequent dissemination of public information and advice. As a result, a low cost scheme for local radiation monitoring was developed in Surrey, using two forms of monitoring: environmental monitoring of background radiation dose rate, and monitori…
Issues in Natural Disaster Management
Aims to discuss issues relevant to two aspects of research into the effects of cyclones on the north‐east coast of Queensland: personal responses to the experience of cyclones; and organizational and management features of the preparation for, and response to, natural hazards and disasters. Suggests that an understanding of responses at both levels is necessary for effective counter‐disaster action
Effective Responses for Proactive Enterprises
Discusses the development of Price Waterhouse′s business continuity plan. Points out the theory that businesses which are prepared for the worst (cites the Bishopsgate and Baltic Exchange in London, explosions) can survive the heaviest blow whereas those which are not, do not. The period of recovery will therefore be shorter and only minimal impact on business will occur
A Constructive Critique of United Kingdom Emergency Planning
Emergency planning in the UK is inadequate, disorganized and inefficient. Recent changes have the capacity to worsen the situation by further fragmenting the organization while reducing funding at a time when it needs to be increased. Suggests reorganization using a central agency as a controlling and co‐ordination organization, and proposes that this could be achieved without excess additional cost by reducing the duplication of work currently u…
An International Company’s Approach to Managing Major Incidents
Assesses the capability of dealing with all the issues resulting from a major incident. Looks at some ways to develop and improve management capability and success in introducing and working with an Incident Command System. This also helps company staff to heighten their awareness of the importance of safety and environmental protection
Flood Management
In February 1990 severe storms hit most of Britain, and in Towyn, a seaside resort in North Wales – the effects were dramatic. The force of the sea caused a breach in the sea defences which resulted in large‐scale flooding affecting in the region of 2,400 properties and causing in the biggest evacuation to take place in Britain since the war. The disaster had not been anticipated by the local authority and no one had experience of dealing with th…
Safety Culture, Corporate Culture
Draws attention to contextual variables in the development and management of safety cultures. Examines the relationship between corporate culture change and safety management and considers the implications for safety of the manipulation of values and beliefs as part of corporate motivation. Considers the extent to which the development of a safety culture is compatible with the development of a corporate culture. Examines the following areas, the…
Trauma in the Aftermath of Organizational Catastrophe
Literature of trauma in the workplace after an organizational catastrophe often focuses on various aspects of a critical incident where data are more readily available because of organizational “pressure points” – public relations, technology and the financial impact of a disaster on a corporation. Highlights the fact that external public rarely express concern or even interest in the mental health of workers in an organization perceived as being…
Socio‐technical Disasters
Examines socio‐technical disasters, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s, listing the organizational situations in which they occur and singling out Hillsborough (football) and Kesworth (aeroplane) for detailed treatment. Deals with various aspects of the socio‐technical disaster: the disaster sequence; signals and triggers; the extensive damage to human life and the physical environment; the large economic and social costs; responses to and r…