normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: disasters whether natural or man-made can inflict widespread damage in every society. disaster effects on hospitals were discussed by many specialties in many fields. the aim of this article was discussion disasters effect on medical records department, which responsible for safeguard keeping of patient medic...

What is the relationship between politics and disasters and how does this relate to the recent boom in disaster studies? The introduction to this volume argues that the recent interest in disasters is not because there are more disasters, but because of two recent developments within the social sciences: first, a focus on rupture rather than on continuity and second, a focus on materiality. Dis...

This study addresses the following questions in the context of a developing country. Do crimes increase following natural disasters? Does an upcoming election or the presence of a strong local media, which potentially increases the incentive of the government to provide disaster relief, mitigate the effect of disasters on crime rates? I find that crime rates tend to increase following moderate ...

Significant progress has been made in recent years for modeling spatial economic impacts of disasters in a regional context (for example, Okuyama and Chang eds. Modeling the Spatial Economic Impacts of Disasters, forthcoming). While these advancements are more toward modeling strategies based on conventional frameworks, little has been dealt with the theory on economics of disasters, since the ...

Natural disasters are harmful events resulting from natural processes of the Earth. Examples of natural disasters include tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and other geologic processes. If they affect populated areas, natural disasters can cause economic damage, injuries, or even losses of lives. It is thus desirable that natural disasters be detected as early as poss...

We examine impact of natural disasters on annual output and output growth in Vietnam. Using provincial data for primary and secondary industries in Vietnam, we employ the Blundell-Bond System GMM procedure to estimate the impact of disasters on the macroeconomy. Results show that more lethal disasters result in lower output growth but that more costly disasters (in terms of destroyed capital) a...

The ability to manage extreme disasters of any type and their aftermath has been observed to be a challenge for government. This is because extreme disasters are known to disrupt and harm social, economic, business, human welfare and the environment when preparation for them are inadequate or ineffective. Complex, extreme or catastrophic events have inherent characteristics which put a consider...