Progress in natural hazard risk reduction: What hath development wrought?

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen O. Bender
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Hazard Risk

Planning Systems for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Technology ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Technical Capacity

Planning systems are essentially a layer of guidance or legal requirements that sit atop plans of any type at any governmental level at or below the source of that guidance. In the case of natural hazard risk reduction, they involve rules or laws dealing with plans to reduce loss of life or property from such events. In much of the world, this is either unexplored territory or the frontier of public planning; very little of what exists in this realm predates the 1980s, although one can find earlier roots of the public discussion behind such systems. That said, the evolution of such systems in 21st century has been fairly rapid, at least in those nations with the resources and technical capacity to pursue the subject. Driven largely by substantial increases in disaster losses and growing concern about worldwide impacts of climate change, research, technology, and lessons from practice have grown apace. However, that progress has been uneven and subject to inequities in resources and governmental capacity.

scholarly journals Corrigendum: Public Acceptance of Nature-Based Solutions for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction: Survey Findings From Three Study Sites in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl C. Anderson ◽  
Fabrice G. Renaud ◽  
Stuart Hanscomb ◽  
Karen E. Munro ◽  
Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Study Sites

Variance in Natural Hazard Risk Perception in Coastal Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyungjun Park ◽  
Gyoungjun Ha ◽  
Dalbyul Lee ◽  
Juchul Jung
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Hazard Risk

scholarly journals The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Ferrario ◽  
Michael W. Beck ◽  
Curt D. Storlazzi ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Christine C. Shepard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Coastal Hazard ◽  
Hazard Risk

The recalibration of our relationships with science (and nature) by natural hazard risk mitigation practitioners

2021 ◽  
pp. 251484862110198
Author(s):  
Jessica K Weir ◽  
Timothy Neale ◽  
Elizabeth A Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Procedural Change ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

Unrealistic expectations in society about science reducing and even eliminating the risk of natural hazards contrasts with the chaotic forces of these events, but such expectations persist nonetheless. Risk mitigation practitioners must grapple with them, including in the cycles of blame and inquiry that follow natural hazard events. We present a synthesis of such practitioner experiences from three consequential bushfire and flood risk landscapes in Australia in which science was being used to change policy and/or practice. We show how they chose to work with, counter and recalibrate unrealistic expectations of science, as well as embrace socionatural complexity and a consequential nature. The mismatch between the challenges faced by the sector and the unrealistic expectations of science, generated more stressful work conditions, less effective risk mitigation, and less effective use of research monies. In response, we argue for structural and procedural change to address legacy pathways that automatically privilege science, especially in relation to nature, with broader relevance for other environmental issues. This is not to dismiss or debase science, but to better understand its use and utility, including how facts and values relate.

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