Research on Earthquake Disasters and Physical Geography

Earthquake Induced a Chain Disasters

Anthropological Research on Hazards and Disasters

Recent perspectives in anthropological research define a disaster as a process/event involving the combination of a potentially destructive agent(s) from the natural and/or technological environment and a population in a socially and technologically produced condition of vulnerability. From this basic understanding three general topical areas have developed: (a) a behavioral and organizational ...

Epidemiologic research and disasters.

Disasters present a unique challenge for the epidemiologic research community. Disasters are almost always unexpected and their aftermath is typically characterized by a strain on existing infrastructure and resources. These are not the conditions under which the epidemiologic research community typically thrives. However, disasters by definition affect large numbers of people and a growing bod...

Physical Geography and Environmental Sustainability

In this introduction to the Special Issue on Physical Geography and Environmental Sustainability, the links between a variety of physical landscapes located throughout the world and long-term wellbeing are considered from a systems approach. Twelve papers were published as part of this call, with half from Asia, especially China. They represent a contribution across topographic landscapes, from...

Progress in Physical Geography