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Issues in disaster relief: progress, perpetual problems and prospective solutions
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What is the present state of international disaster relief?Abstract:
What is the present state of international disaster relief? Seeks to answer this important inquiry because the increased emphasis on prevention does not make post‐disaster response unnecessary In so doing, this article will explore three important questions Have practitioners overcome the obstacles to effective and efficient relief which have been identified in previous studies? What problems remain? What are the solutions to those issues which have not been resolved? Suggests numerous opportunities for improvement in both disaster management and scholarshipread more
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Humanitarian aid: an agile supply chain?
Richard Oloruntoba,Richard Gray +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the nature of the humanitarian aid supply chain and discuss the extent to which certain business supply chain concepts, particularly supply chain agility, are relevant to humanitarian aid.
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Developing supply chains in disaster relief operations through cross‐sector socially oriented collaborations: a theoretical model
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide insights into corporate achievements in supply chain management (SCM) and logistics management and detail how they might help disaster relief agencies, highlighting and identifying current practices, particularities, and challenges in disaster relief supply chains.
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Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the nature of disaster and the future of emergency management, and put forth a model of vulnerability and highlights the plethora of factors that contribute to calamitous events, and introduce the concept of invulnerable development as a method of vulnerability management.
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Natural disaster management planning
TL;DR: The authors discuss the findings of a humanitarian logistics manager field study on response activity concerning the 2004 tsunami disaster in terms of what should have occurred and present a comprehensive hindsight analysis case for a model placing natural disaster response activity clearly within the context of localnation-led, holistic and inclusive natural disaster planning.
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Issues in managing disaster relief inventories
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the inventories that are held for disaster relief and the need for research into their management, from acquisition through storage and distribution, and some developments in related fields that affect the management of these inventories are also pointed out.
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The environment as hazard
TL;DR: The Environment as Hazard as discussed by the authors offers an understanding of how people around the world deal with dramatic fluctuations in the local natural systems of air, water, and terrain, through vivid examples from a broad sample of countries, this volume illuminates the range of experiences associated with natural hazards.
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Disaster mitigation: a community based approach
TL;DR: In this article, the authors make a powerful case for aid agencies and governments with responsibility for disaster relief and mitigation to focus more on the empowerment of community groups, arguing that when mitigation measures are carried out by community organisations they are not only more effective, but can also lead to a permanent reduction in vulnerability.
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Reflecting on the weaknesses of the international community during the IDNDR: some implications for research and its application
TL;DR: This paper reviewed what is known about global responses to catastrophes and highlighted four major weaknesses of the relief and mitigation community that are frequently identified in the disaster studies literature: the violation of human rights, a low degree of relief co-ordination, difficulties and drawbacks of providing aid, and dilemmas of development.