Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

Book Review: The Invention of Disaster: Power of Knowledge in Discourses of Hazard and Vulnerability. Author : JC Gaillard, Professor of Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand. The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. Series Editor: Ilan Kelman. For more information: [link].

Risk Reduction 113

Risk Reduction Hazard Natural Hazard Vulnerability 113

Emergency Planning

MAY 27, 2019

We are now treated to the irony of long queues forming to look at pages and notebooks whose author regarded them as intensely private. It has been suggested that his lack of formal education catalysed his ability to observe objectively: he has no knowledge of Latin or Greek and hence could not read the classic texts of orthodox learning.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard Risk Reduction All-Hazards Hazard 130

everbridge

MAY 13, 2022

As severe weather continues to threaten more people and cause greater harm, building resilience against natural hazards and climate threats is paramount: the time for governments and enterprises to act is now. The failure of transportation services amid the extreme cold event pushed authorities to call on military and rescue services.

Mitigation 64

Mitigation All-Hazards Alert Government 64