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Natural disaster
About: Natural disaster is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5456 publications have been published within this topic receiving 104808 citations. The topic is also known as: natural calamity & natural hazard.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study related to community resilience in a rural Australian town was conducted and the results from the study highlighted concepts associated with community resilience including: social connectedness, optimistic acceptance, learning tolerance and patience, and learning from the past for the future.
Abstract: Individual resilience is a well-established concept within the field of psychology. However, community resilience is an emerging field of study particularly within the context of natural disasters and other adversities. This article reports a qualitative study related to community resilience in a rural Australian town. This particular community was affected by a series of flood events in 2010/2011, one of which necessitated the total evacuation of the entire town. The results from the study highlighted concepts associated with community resilience including: social connectedness, optimistic acceptance, learning tolerance and patience, and learning from the past for the future. We conclude that social capital forms a vital part of community resilience, and although resilience is tested only during times of adversity, social capital needs to be developed well prior to the anticipation of natural disasters.
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TL;DR: In this article, customer reactions to natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, and floods occur around the world, but scarce research has been conducted to understand customer reactions.
Abstract: Every year, natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, and floods occur around the world. However, scarce research has been conducted to understand customer reactions to these commo...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors document a case study of a disaster in Bangladesh and the role of an information management system for disaster management planning, using a methodology that considers perceptions or constructions of information systems to be dependent on the social and cultural structures, which is helpful in reducing destruction in disasterprone areas.
Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to document a case study of a disaster in Bangladesh and the role of an information management system for disaster management planning.Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a methodology that considers perceptions or constructions – including the role of information systems – to be dependent on the social and cultural structures, which is helpful in reducing destruction in disaster‐prone areas.Findings – Advances in information technology in the form of the internet, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, satellite communication, etc. are beneficial in many aspects of the planning and implementation of hazard reduction arrangements.Research limitations/implications – Natural disasters strike countries, both developed and developing, cause enormous destruction and create human suffering, and have negative impacts on national economies. Bangladesh suffers regularly and frequently from disasters like floods, cyclone storms, tidal surges, river bank erosion and ...
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01 Jan 1993
TL;DR: As modern society becomes increasingly technologically based, it can be anticipated that the frequency of disasters will grow, and the types of disasters that occur will change as discussed by the authors, and it is almost impossible to listen to a news broadcast or to pick up a newspaper without learning of yet another catastrophic event.
Abstract: It is almost impossible to listen to a news broadcast or to pick up a newspaper without learning of yet another catastrophic event. As modern society becomes increasingly technologically based, it can be anticipated that the frequency of disasters will grow, and the types of disasters that occur will change. Disaster events of ages past were primarily natural occurrences, such as floods, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes. Recent science has provided us with new potential disaster agents, such as nuclear power plants, jumbo jets, and toxic substances. For an excellent historic overview, the reader is directed to a comprehensive discussion in (1986).
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TL;DR: The case of Cyclone Nargis, which struck the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) Delta and other parts of southern Myanmar (Burma) on 2 and 3 May 2008, shows that the political environment can be a significant negative factor in aid delivery as discussed by the authors.
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