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Disasters
The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and ManagementEdited by:
Sara Pantuliano, Helen Young and David Alexander
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 14/43 Planning & Development
Impact Factor: 1.273
Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. It aims to provide a forum for academics, policy-makers and practitioners for high-quality research and practice related to natural disasters and complex political emergencies around the world. The journal promotes the interchange of ideas and experience between academics, practitioners and policymakers, maintaining a balance between field reports, case study articles of general interest and academic papers. It also contains conference reports. Letters and discussion are welcomed.
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Virtual Issue on Earthquakes
The aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti shows just how hard it can be for aid agencies to respond effectively to such a catastrophe. In many cases - and Haiti is no exception - the challenges are exacerbated by pre-existing problems, ranging from grinding poverty to weak institutions. Over the years Disasters has published important articles on urban disaster recovery, cost effectiveness of disaster preparedness, post-earthquake delivery of relief and livelihood support, and survivor needs and the psychological impact of earthquakes, which can inform practitioners and policy-makers involved in disaster relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
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Urban disaster recovery: a measurement framework and its application to the 1995 Kobe earthquake
Stephanie E. Chang
Insuring against earthquakes: simulating the cost effectiveness of disaster preparedness
Ruerd Ruben
In the Aftermath of the 2005 Qa'yamat: The Kashmir Earthquake Disaster in Northern Pakistan
Jennifer Parker Hamilton
Success in Kashmir: a positive trend in civil-military integration during humanitarian assistance operations
Wiley C. Thompson
Development of urban planning guidelines for improving emergency response capacities in seismic areas of Iran
Kambod Amini Hosseini, Mohammad Kazem Jafari, Maziar Hosseini, Babak Mansouri, Solmaz Hosseinioon
Survivor needs or logistical convenience? Factors shaping decisions to deliver relief to earthquake-affected communities, Pakistan 2005-06
Aldo Benini, Charles Conley, Brody Dittemore, Zachary Waksman
Post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression among survivors of the 1999 earthquake in Turkey
Ebru Salcioglu, Metin Basoglu, Maria Livanou
Post-disaster resettlement, development and change: a case study of the 1990 Manjil earthquake in Iran
S. Ali Badri, Ali Asgary, A.R. Eftekhari, Jason Levy
Restoring sanitation services after an earthquake: field experience in Bam, Iran
Jean-François Pinera, Robert A. Reed, Cyrus Njiru
A Critical Analysis of Earthquakes and Urban Planning in Turkey
Betül Sengezer, Ercan Koç
Housing Reconstruction After Two Major Earthquakes: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the United States and the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake in Taiwan
Jie Ying Wu, Michael K. Lindell
A Survey of International Urban Search-and-rescue Teams following the Ji Ji Earthquake
Wen-Ta Chiu, Jeffrey Arnold, Yaw-Tang Shih, Kuang-Hua Hsiung, Hsueh-Yun Chi, Chia-Huei Chiu, Wan-Chen Tsai, William C. Huang
Other Virtual Issues from Disasters
Ethiopia
September 2009
Emerging Perspectives on The Politicisation of Reconstructing Conflict-Affected Countries
July 2009
Indian Ocean Tsunami
February 2009
Online Content available back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.
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Free Articles from Disasters
We are pleased to offer the introduction and all articles from the Disasters part-theme issue free online. Click on the following links to read them:
Editorial: Mini Special Issue on Cash Transfers
Paul Harvey
Implementing Cash for Work Programmes in Post-Tsunami Aceh: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Shannon Doocy, Michael Gabriel, Sean Collins, Courtland Robinson, Peter Stevenson
Cash-Based Interventions: Lessons from Southern Somalia
Hanna Mattinen, Kate Ogden
Does Money Work? Cash Transfers to Ex-combatants in Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Processes
Sigrid Willibald
To view the online table of contents for the Disasters part-theme issue click here
Free Articles from Development Policy Review
We are pleased to offer the introduction and a key article from the Development Policy Review Cash Transfers theme issue free online. Click on the links below to read them:
Introduction: Cash Transfers: Panacea for Poverty Reduction or Money Down the Drain?
John Farrington, Rachel Slater
Reducing Child Poverty with Cash Transfers: A Sure Thing?
Armando Barrientos, Jocelyn DeJong
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Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO), the AGORA initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
TopHighlights
Articles
Hurricane Katrina disaster diplomacy
Ilan Kelman
The impact of the 2004 tsunami on coastal Thai communities: assessing adaptive capacity
Douglas Paton, Chris E. Gregg, Bruce F. Houghton, Roy Lachman, Janet Lachman, David M. Johnston, Supin Wongbusarakum
Inter-organisational communication in civil-military cooperation during complex emergencies: a case study in Afghanistan
Sebastiaan J.H. Rietjens, Kirsten Verlaan, Thijs W. Brocades Zaalberg, Sirp J. de Boer
Editorial: the future of WFP programming in Sudan
Kirsten Gelsdorf, Peter Walker, Daniel Maxwell
Still falling short: protection and partnerships in the Lebanon emergency response
David Shearer, Francine Pickup
Using the 'protective environment' framework to analyse children's protection needs in Darfur
Alastair Ager, Neil Boothby, Megan Bremer
Responding to crises and disasters: the role of risk attitudes and risk perceptions
Joost M.E. Pennings, Daniel B. Grossman
Virtual Theme Issues
Ethiopia
September 2009
Emerging Perspectives on the Politicisation of Reconstructing Conflict-Affected Countries
July 2009
The Indian Ocean Tsunami
February 2009
Previous Special Issues
Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Guest Editors: Madeleen Helmer and Dorothea Hilhorst
Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2006
Reproductive Health and Conflict: Experiences from the Field
Guest Editors: Therese McGinn and Susan Purdin
Volume 28, Number 3, September 2004
The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
Guest Editors: Helen Young and Paul Harvey
Volume 28, Number 2, June 2004
Beyond Seeds and Tools: Effective Support to Farmers in Emergencies
Guest Editors: Catherine Longley and Louise Sperling
Volume 26, Number 4, December 2002
Emerging Perspectives on Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
Guest Editors: Ian Christoplos and John Mitchell
Volume 25, Number 3, September 2001
