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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Emergency Planning

2012) found that the negative aspects, such as the diffusion of unfounded rumour, were self-correcting. Any attempt to relate the current anomie to disaster risk reduction (DRR) must take account of the 'egg hypothesis'. In modern disaster risk reduction, problem solvers abound. Haynes 2012. Bird et al.

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Is it Possible to Keep Up with the Literature?

Emergency Planning

I am the founding editor of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), which began publishing in August 2012 with just four papers. However, the sheer volume of publication makes that risk inevitable, and there are no simple remedies. The key to managing change is adaptability.

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Emergency Planning

Researchers have identified four goals [vii] : secure land occupation, sufficient and resilient livelihoods, robust and resilient ecosystems, and adequate disaster risk and emergency management. Stability, good governance and democratic participation are essential ingredients of disaster risk reduction. i] Muggah, R.