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Risk management using a flood vulnerability index in the Mazovia Province, Poland Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-15 Marta Borowska-Stefańska
The main purpose of the article is to assess the level of flood vulnerability in municipalities of Mazovia Province in Poland using a flood vulnerability index. The study investigates the following...
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Social learning and collective action in flood-hazard management in Manitoba, Canada Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 C. Emdad Haque, M. Abul Kalam Azad, Jobaed Ragib Zaman, Mahed Choudhury
Knowledge of social learning about flood hazards in the literature, especially regarding its transformation into collective action for risk reduction, is very limited. This study addresses these ga...
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A resilient disaster recovery model for Puerto Rico: a qualitative case study Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Saeideh Sobhaninia
Environmental disruptions cause various damages to cities and communities. Many Puerto Ricans have endured catastrophes, suffered the loss of friends and family, resided in temporary shelters, and ...
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Climate belief, accuracy of climatic expectations, and pro-environmental action Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Philip Stahlmann-Brown, Sabrina Swerdloff, Dennis Wesselbaum
This paper extends the literature on climate change by asking ‘Who believes in climate change?’, ‘Whose expectations regarding future climate coincide with scientific projections?’, and ‘Do beliefs...
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Incompleteness of natural disaster data and its implications on the interpretation of trends Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Niranjan Joshi, Roland Roberts, Ari Tryggvason
We use data from a leading global database, primarily the reported numbers of fatal ‘hydrological’, ‘meteorological’ and ‘geophysical’ disasters and associated fatalities, to elucidate long-term tr...
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Examining tornado exposure, post-tornado distress, and gender following the March 2020 tornado in Nashville, Tennessee Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Jennifer M. First
Extreme weather events, such as tornadoes, disproportionately impact socially vulnerable individuals and communities across the U.S. The current study utilised a survey to examine gender-based vuln...
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Building cross-sector recovery collaborations after Australian bushfires: the importance of embracing and linking diverse capitals and capacities Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Timothy Heffernan, Clifford Shearing, David Sanderson, Marco De Sisto
The literature on disaster management highlights that communities that mobilise and integrate a range of local capacities, resources and knowledges tend to fare best. This demonstrates the critical...
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Unveiling extensive and intensive disaster risks: an in-depth analysis of Asia’s vulnerability Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Faizan Shabir, Md Zulquar Nain
The Asian region has significant susceptibility to the convergence of environmental hazard-related disaster risks, resulting in the recurring occurrence of intensive and impactful disasters. This s...
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Local government perspectives on housing buyouts in New York after Hurricane Sandy Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Miranda H. Mockrin, Michelle L. Johnson
Understanding government experience with hazard buyouts can enhance future efforts. We conducted a study of state and local government perspectives about buyouts after Hurricane Sandy in the New Yo...
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Using paintings to teach about the impact of environmental hazards Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Bartosz Korinth
Paintings depicting elements of the natural environment can be an effective educational tool, useful for teachers at every educational stage. The article discusses the use of figurative painting in...
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The impact of the Christchurch earthquakes (2010–2011) on labour productivity in the Canterbury region in New Zealand Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Yousef Abdeljawad, Ilan Noy
We examine the impact of the earthquake sequence in 2010–2012 on labour productivity in New Zealand's Canterbury region, utilising a dynamic Difference-in-Differences approach and a comprehensive a...
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The disparate impact of Hurricane Maria: the relationship between recovery of public services, traumatic stress and household income of healthcare and social service industry workers Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Jennifer Scott, Tara Leytham-Powell, Ivelisse Morales-Rodríguez, Alexia Suarez-Rodriguez, Paula Yuma, Jenna Muller
The relationship between social vulnerability and disaster recovery has been well examined; however, less attention paid to how differences in vulnerability affect recovery for healthcare and socia...
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Earthquake fear and flourishing: serial mediation of meaningful living and psychological adjustment Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Sinan Okur, Zahide Gül Karaağaç, Fatma Betül Yılmaz, Hasan Kütük, Seydi Ahmet Satici
The earthquake fear seriously influences the psychological wellbeing of individuals. It is necessary to explain in more detail the nature of the link between earthquake fear and flourishing. In thi...
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Disaster waste and debris clean-up decisions of government actors in the United States: social process and socio-material systems Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 A. Marissa Matsler, Keely B. Maxwell
In the United States, debris removal is one of the costliest and most time-consuming elements of disaster response and recovery. It is essential to reducing secondary environmental and health risks...
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) experience during flooding: the Nsukwao community of Ghana Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Feizel Ayitey Aryee
This research examines the water, sanitation, and hygiene experiences during flooding. Floods are among the disasters that cause widespread destructions to human lives, properties and the environme...
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Desensitised flood risk perception to extensive disasters in a marginalised urban kampong in Indonesia Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Jimmy Franklin Kegel, Elizabeth MacAfee, Edwin de Jong
Worldwide, flood risk is on the rise. Simultaneously, the UNDRR fears that humanity’s risk perception is broken. Low-intensity, high-frequency extensive floods are cumulatively the most damaging ph...
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U.S. military installations and extreme weather: an Oklahoma case study on preparation Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Dolly Y. Na-Yemeh, Mark A. Shafer, Cassandra A. Shivers-Williams
The readiness and execution of national security missions by The United States Department of Defense (DoD) hinges on military installations being equipped with infrastructure that can support the a...
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More developed means dangerous: spatial evidence of multi-decadal urbanising watershed and its impact to flash flood in metropolitan Semarang-Indonesia Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Anang W. Sejati, Novida Waskitaningsih, Dian P. Sukmawati, Imam Buchori, Savira N. A. K. Putri, Ahmad J. Muzaki, Yayan Sugiyantoro
This research conducts spatial verification of the watershed urbanisation phenomenon’s occurrence, which has implications for environmental problems and disasters. The evaluation employs a spatial ...
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When do households evacuate? Hurricane evacuation timing during the COVID-19 pandemic Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Yueqi Li, Lauren Clay, Haley Murphy, Hao-Che Wu, Alex Greer
In coastal areas, the primary protective action against hurricanes is evacuation. Decisions to evacuate, however, are often made with incomplete information about storm impact zones or timing. Prev...
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Watching the disaster unfold: geographies of engagement with live-streamed extreme weather Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Simon Dickinson
An increasing number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) – including storms and hurricanes – are now being live-streamed on websites such as YouTube. These streams often repurpose existing webcam infr...
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Faith-based organisations and disaster management in informal urban Accra Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Seth Asare Okyere, Matthew Abunyewah, Justina Addai, Stephen Leonard Mensah, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Clement Kwang
Disaster risks in African cities are compounding due to the triple convergence of climate change impacts, unplanned urbanisation, and entrenched socio-spatial inequities. Disaster events are, there...
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The cascading disaster risk of water, energy and food systems Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 H. M. Tuihedur Rahman, Shawn Ingram, David Natcher
This study presents a modified Institutional Analysis and Development framework for the purposes of analysing and developing policies to address cascading disasters in interconnected water, energy,...
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Climate change extreme events and exposure of local communities to water scarcity: a case study of QwaQwa in South Africa Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Fumiso Muyambo, Johanes Belle, Yong S. Nyam, Israel R. Orimoloye
The exposure of local communities to multiple climate change-related events is on the rise across the globe. Despite extensive disaster research on climate change, exposure and vulnerability, few s...
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Where there’s smoke there’s fire: the relationship between perceived and objective wildfire smoke risk Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Ross Buchanan, Joe Ripberger, Andrew Fox, Nina Carlson, Kuhika Gupta, Carol Silva, Hank Jenkins-Smith
To what extent do people’s perceptions of the risk posed by wildfire smoke correspond with objective risk? To answer this question, we draw upon a series of instruments from the University of Oklah...
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Wildfire across agricultural landscapes: farmer and rancher experiences and perceptions in the southern great plains Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Jason S. Bergtold, Marcelus M. Caldas, Audrey Joslin, Mariam Gharib
Wildfire frequency and intensity has increased across the Southern Great Plains of the United States and other similar landscapes worldwide in part due to climate change. It is important that polic...
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Buyout programme experiences and perspectives of local public officials in eastern North Carolina Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Anuradha Mukherji, Kayode Nelson Adeniji, Scott Curtis, Jennifer Helgeson, Jamie Kruse, Meghan Millea
Eastern North Carolina (ENC) has been buffeted by compound coastal water events (CCWEs) making residential buyouts, that seek to move households and communities out of flood risk areas, an importan...
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Forest fires in the Indian Central Himalaya: major drivers, implications, and mitigation measures Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Forest fires pose a significant threat in the Central Himalaya due to both natural and human factors. This study investigates key drivers, consequences, and mitigation measures. Data on 2022 forest...
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Framing effects in disaster risk communication: the case of coastal erosion in the United States Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jan Freihardt, Romain Buchs
Governments have the duty to protect their citizens and to prevent natural hazards from turning into disasters. Therefore, they need to communicate effectively about disaster risk to potentially af...
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Can historic natural disturbances enable conservation opportunities? Evidence from the establishment of national parks in Sweden Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Åsa Davidsson
This study investigates conservation establishment and management in the context of Sweden's 30 national parks by conceptualising natural disturbances as focus events for conservation opportunities...
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The impact of sinkholes on crop choices in water-scarce regions Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Alper Demirdogen, Emine Olhan, Mehmet Hasdemir
Irrigation is crucial in enhancing agricultural productivity, which is vital for ensuring food security. However, overusing water for irrigation, often due to weak water resource management, leads ...
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Trends and future research in climate migration: a bibliometric analysis of forty years Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir, Mohammad Hajian Hossein Abadi, Ali Sadeghi, Dariush Rahimi, Asad Asadzadeh
Human mobility in the context of environmental change has become a pressing issue in the last four decades, leading to a vast body of literature that this study seeks to analyze. This paper utilise...
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Multi-directional communication between decision makers and environmental health researchers: a qualitative inquiry Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Carrie Leach, Amy J. Schulz, Nicholas Schroeck, Susie Lawrence, Sharon Sand, Guy Williams, Oluwatosin A. Bewaji, Robin Fuchs-Young
It has been three decades since key leaders gathered to pave a path toward healthier and more just environments and recommendations were made to improve communication between scientists and communi...
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Method for prioritising buildings for seismic reinforcement based on prediction of earthquake-induced building collapse and evacuation routes Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Yoon-Ha Lee, Min-Seok Kim, Won-Hwa Hong
Seismic design and seismic reinforcement of buildings are important for reducing seismic damage. Buildings have been prioritised for seismic reinforcement from various perspectives, but approaches ...
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Is the number of global natural disasters increasing? Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Gianluca Alimonti, Luigi Mariani
We analyze temporal trends in the number of natural disasters reported since 1900 in the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) from the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Vis...
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The unexplored role of surfers in drowning prevention: Aotearoa, New Zealand as a case study Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Jamie Mead, Loïc Le Dé, Melanie Moylan
Every year people drown while visiting coastal beaches. Increasingly, studies indicate that bystanders play a critical role in rescuing people from drowning. However, very limited research has expl...
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Demographic predictors of disaster preparedness behaviour: Sylhet and Sunamganj, Bangladesh Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Mortuja Mahamud Tohan, Anamul Kabir, Md Ziaul Hoque, Tuhin Roy
Bangladesh is a country prone to natural disasters, and disaster preparedness behavior (DPB) is an important factor in reducing the damage caused by these disasters. However, DPB has been neglected...
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Power, paralysis and action: understanding flood risk management in Kerala, India Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Medha Mukherjee
In the last 3 decades, millions of people in India have been impacted by floods, losing billions of dollars in damages. Structural and non-structural flood risk management measures have been adopte...
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Community-based natural hazard vulnerability assessment in rural Jamaica Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Heather R. Thole, Kari B. Henquinet, Gregory P. Waite
Disasters occur when natural hazards disrupt the livelihoods of a large enough number of vulnerable people such that they require outside assistance. Global, regional, and local influences accumula...
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Principals’ environmental suffering in schools with poor indoor-air quality Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Eerika Finell, Aino Walden
The environmental suffering of contaminated communities has been analysed in depth. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the environmental suffering of such communities’ leaders. Our study a...
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Investigating ways to better communicate flood risk: the tight coupling of perceived flood map usability and accuracy Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Keri K. Stephens, Russell Blessing, Tara Tasuji, Matthew S. McGlone, Laura N. Stearns, Yoonjeong Lee, Samuel D. Brody
Flooding is increasing worldwide, and many current maps and models available to help people understand their risk are not designed with risk communication best practices in mind. This study is one ...
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Evacuation decision making and risk perception: flooded rural communities in Pakistan Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Abdul Muqeet Shah, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Rida Hameed Lodhi, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ather Ali
Evacuation is considered an essential aspect of flood risk reduction. It is important to identify the factors affecting the decision-making process during evacuation. The purpose of this study was ...
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Identifying different frames of resilience–vulnerability nexus in disaster study Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Lei Sun, Xingyu Liu
The purpose of this article is to investigate how vulnerability and resilience have been constructed in the disaster literature to unpack the resilience–vulnerability nexus. This study identifies f...
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How do migration decisions and drivers differ against extreme environmental events? Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Bishawjit Mallick, Kelsea Best, Amanda Carrico, Tuhin Ghosh, Rup Priodarshini, Zakia Sultana, Gopa Samanta
Migration is often understood to be a livelihood strategy to cope with the effects of environmental threats and climate change. Yet, the extent to which migration decisions differ due to the type, ...
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Is adaptation planning effective and for whom? The case of Louisiana’s 2017 Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Michael Molloy, Eric Nost, Megan Bledsoe
Flooding in the United States impacts over 40 million people, disproportionately affecting low-income and non-white communities, while costing at least $8 billion annually. Large scale response-bas...
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The natural warning signs of tsunami earthquake in Indonesia: case of the 2006 Cilacap event Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi, Ambar Yoganingrum, Nuraini Rahma Hanifa, Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi, Widjo Kongko, Yoshiyuki Kaneda
Natural warning signs and self-evacuation are essential to save lives in the event of a tsunami caused by an earthquake, especially if there are no clear early signs for example ground shaking. Thi...
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Engaging beachgoers for drowning prevention: the spillover effects on non-participants Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Peter Kamstra, Brian R. Cook, Jasmin C. Lawes, Hannah Calverley
Despite reduced drowning incidence at lifeguard patrolled beaches, 71 drowning fatalities occurred on Australian beaches last year (2021–2022). Prevailing drowning prevention practices on beaches i...
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Flood stressors and mental distress among community-dwelling adults in Ghana: a mediation model of flood-risk perceptions Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Kabila Abass, Razak M. Gyasi, Richard Serbeh, Bernard Obeng
Extant research has linked flooding with mental distress (MD) among flood-prone populations, but the mechanisms underlying this association remain largely unknown. This paper examines the associati...
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Applying a framework of environmental and climate change adaptation to evaluate government intervention in coastal Louisiana Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Michael Molloy, Audrey Joslin
Government planning is an integral part of shaping decision-making about adaptation to environmental change. It affects the resources available for adaptation, and in turn enables or constrains the...
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Persons with disabilities and resilience: coping with environmental hazards case of landslides in Mount Elgon region, Uganda Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Yeeko Kisira, Martin Ssennoga, Frank Mugagga, Daniel Nadhomi
ABSTRACT Adverse impacts on persons with disabilities occur disproportionately during landslide hazards in a rugged landscape. Coping with climate-induced hazards to boost disaster resilience among persons with disabilities is directly influenced by the deepseated power relations in society. The study explored coping mechanisms and assessed their perceived effectiveness in boosting resilience of persons
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Ripples from an earthquake: legacies of a disaster volunteer response Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-06 Sally Carlton, Sylvia Nissen, Jennifer H. K. Wong
ABSTRACT The Student Volunteer Army was formed following the earthquake sequence of 2010–2011 in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, and has since been widely celebrated as a youth-led volunteer disaster response. More than ten years after the mobilisation, we trace the legacies of this action through in-depth interviews. Our findings demonstrate that informal disaster volunteerism can generate numerous
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Past experience of drought, drought risk perception, and climate mitigation and adaptation decisions by farmers in New Zealand Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Thi Mui Nguyen, Philip Stahlmann-Brown, Ilan Noy
ABSTRACT We analyze the perception of farmers in New Zealand with regards to future drought risk as shaped by climatic change and the implications of these perceptions for climate mitigation and adaptation actions that these farmers choose to pursue. The policy options examined include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening climate resilience, and using water resources more efficiently. Almost
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Income and floods in New Zealand Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Apurba Roy
ABSTRACT Floods include some of the most frequent and costliest extreme weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand. Using data from Statistics New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure and Historical Weather Events Catalogue from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), this study empirically investigates the impact of floods on individual income across the country. The study
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Regional differences in the effects of drought events on farm profitability in New Zealand Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Farnaz Pourzand
ABSTRACT This paper estimates the regional impact of drought, as defined by the New Zealand Drought Index (NZDI), on-farm income and profits across the main agricultural regions in New Zealand. We use farm micro-data (tax forms) from Statistics New Zealand's Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). The empirical strategy relies on region-specific panel-data models with fixed effects. We find that outcomes
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Local-level managers’ attitudes towards natural hazards resilience: the case of Texas Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Rotem Dvir, Carol Goldsmith, Ian Seavey, Arnold Vedlitz
ABSTRACT Prior research on natural hazards resilience demonstrate that citizens favor immediate and direct solutions to disasters, and are less supportive of future-oriented prevention strategies. These perceptions create incentives for politicians to adopt similar views. In this study, we explore the views of an intermediate group of stakeholders – public and professional managers who play a role
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The gendered dimensions of London’s last bubonic plague epidemic 1665–1666 Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Kent B. Barnes
ABSTRACT There was a female bias in deaths during metropolitan London’s last epidemic of bubonic plague. This was unusual for the period and place, for on an annual basis, male deaths typically exceeded female deaths, a pattern that included prior plague years. This study examines this gender bias in mortality during the 1665–1666 epidemic through statistical analyses and a review of prior studies
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Considering sustainability trade-offs in bushfire policy for the wildland-urban interface Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Simone Ruane, Courtney Babb, Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan
ABSTRACT In Australia, bushfire risk in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) is increasing due to climate change and urbanisation. Like other complex issues, policy strategies for addressing bushfire risk are multi-faceted, involve diverse stakeholders, and are highly contested. Based on a case study of south-west Western Australia (south-west WA), we identify three key policy strategies for adapting
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How the past influences the future: flood risk perception in informal settlements Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Chati Jerry Tasantab, Thayaparan Gajendran, Kim Maund
ABSTRACT This study presents fresh evidence from an informal settlement in Accra, Ghana, examining how knowledge, understanding, experiences, and feelings about flood risk influence the flood risk perceptions of residents. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach, involving the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. We collected the data through seventeen interviews and 392
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Can positional concerns be a threat to disaster management? Assessing the prevalence of positional concerns among socially vulnerable populations in Trinidad & Tobago Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-16 J. Celse, M. Kensen
ABSTRACT Social vulnerability refers to the inability of some populations, organisations and societies to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are exposed, such as natural hazards. In this paper, we examine the existence of positional concerns (i.e. willingness to incur a loss so as to be above or not to be below others) in social vulnerability that may undermine the strategies
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Trends in recovery aid concentration following Hurricane Florence in North Carolina: exploring the role of physical damage, community vulnerability, and Hurricane Matthew Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Julia Cardwell, Charles E. Konrad II
ABSTRACT The intensity of extreme events like hurricanes is predicted to increase. As such, the role of federal disaster aid programmes in assisting community recovery will also grow, and potential inequities in these programmes could compound in an increasing disaster landscape. This study analyzes recovery efforts after Hurricane Florence (2018) to identify trends in areas that were targeted for
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Managed retreat from high-risk flood areas: exploring public attitudes and expectations about property buyouts Environmental Hazards (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-07 Jonathan Raikes, Daniel Henstra, Jason Thistlethwaite
ABSTRACT Increasing flood risk requires governments to develop innovative solutions for flood risk management. The effectiveness of these solutions depends, in part, on their social acceptability. This paper presents the findings of a national survey to explore the social acceptability of property buyouts as a form of managed retreat from flood risk in Canada. It discusses public attitudes and expectations