A5027149741- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Risk Perception and Management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Noise Effects and Management
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
University of Tartu
2015-2025
Umeå University
2018
Estonian University of Life Sciences
2013-2015
King's College London
2010
The Paris Agreement aims to limit global mean temperature rise this century well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. This target has wide-ranging implications for Europe and its cities, which are the source of substantial greenhouse gas emissions. paper reports state local planning climate change by collecting analysing information about mitigation adaptation plans across 885 urban areas EU-28. A typology framework analysis was developed that classifies in terms their alignment with...
In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in case hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels exposure to crises. this article, we promote application intersectionality perspective study groups, call for as guiding principle management, provide better more nuanced picture vulnerabilities groups. This can help national local authorities agencies formulate specific guides, hire staff...
Abstract Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate science, policy, practice. Here, we assess the of urban planning 327 European cities between 2005 2020 using three ‘ADAptation plan Quality Assessment’ indices, called ADAQA-1/ 2/ 3, that combine six quality principles. Half have an its significantly increased over time. However, generally, is still low many cities. Participation monitoring evaluation particularly weak aspects together with...
Cities are gaining prominence committing to respond the threat of climate change, e.g., by developing local plans or strategies. However, little is known regarding approaches and processes plan development implementation, success effectiveness proposed measures. Mainstreaming regarded as one approach associated with (implementation) success, but extent integration policies in ongoing sectoral and/or planning unclear. This paper analyses 885 cities across 28 European countries create a first...
The concept of social vulnerability has been increasingly applied in disaster literature, but its communicative drivers have remained understudied. In this article, we put forward a heuristic framework for explaining how communication-related factors may adversely affect people's capacity to prepare and respond disasters. This will help researchers, policy makers, practitioners the field disasters crises systematically identify individual, social-structural, situational that shape people...
The outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 propelled the creation, transmission, and consumption false information – unverified claims, misleading statements, rumours, conspiracy theories, so on all around world. When various official or unofficial sources issue erroneous, contradicting during crisis, people who are exposed to this may behave in ways that cause harm health well-being themselves others, e.g., by not taking appropriate risk reducing measures blaming harassing...
Adverse health impact of air pollution on may not only be associated with the level exposure, but rather mediated by perception and top-down processing (e.g. beliefs exposure being hazardous), especially in areas relatively low levels pollutants. The aim this study was to test a model that describes interrelations between (particles < 10 $${\upmu }$$ m, PM10), perceived pollution, risk perception, symptoms diseases. A population-based questionnaire conducted among 1000 Estonian residents...
While social vulnerability in the face of disasters has received increasing academic attention, relatively little is known about extent to which that knowledge reflected practice by institutions involved disaster management. This study charts practitioners' approaches eight European countries: Belgium; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Norway; and Sweden. It draws on a comparative document analysis 95 interviews with managers reveals significant differences across countries terms...
During emergencies, exposure to false information can increase individual vulnerability. More research is needed on how emergency management institutions understand the effects of and what are various approaches handling it. Our document analysis 95 expert interviews in eight European countries – Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Norway, Finland, Estonia show that vary considerably: some have instituted central identifying tackling while others prioritise spreading accurate...
Abstract Crisis and disaster research has extensively contributed to theoretical, conceptual, methodological empirical advances in the understanding of resilience, vulnerability, social capital risk awareness. These concepts identify complex phenomena, which are intensified, both positive negative terms, by crises disasters. However, accumulation knowledge about these notions produced a vast range definitions, affects way they used study This paper sets agenda, promoting conceptual model...
Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little known the extent to which volunteers are integrated into European management systems. We try remedy this gap by examining Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focusing on (1) policies institutional arrangements for integrating volunteers, (2) methods tools used their engagement, (3) presumed...
The fish kill in lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia) during the extraordinarily hot summer of 2010 evoked an investigation into effects environmental extremes and long-term eutrophication on community lake. Current data indicate that temperature synergistic interactions with have led to a radical restructuring community. Commercial landings smelt, Osmerus eperlanus m. spirinchus (Pallas), previous dominant species community, decreased dramatically since 1930s, these declines being coupled heat...
Abstract While social vulnerability assessments should play a crucial part in disaster management, there is lack of assessment tools that retain sensitivity to the situation‐specific dynamics vulnerabilities emerging particular hazard scenarios. We developed novel scenario‐based framework together with practitioners crisis management and assessed suitability its components three past crises their derivations: large‐scale power outage, COVID‐19 pandemic, cyber‐attack. Rather than...
Abstract In this article, we provide an overview of the ways in which disaster managers eight European countries use social media to mitigate people's vulnerability hazards. Our document analysis and 95 expert interviews Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Norway, Estonia revealed six distinct institutional practices that may reduce vulnerability: sharing educational guidelines, informing warning public, identifying citizens' concerns, missing persons, guidelines during...
European Union's Green Deal is a legal obligation to EU countries shift towards environment-friendly energy systems from fossil-fuel-based systems. This transition will bring significant global health benefits by combating climate change, but it crucial understand the so far understudied impacts on local communities' lives and, thus, their and well-being. The study proposes novel conceptual framework based socio-technical theory production of space identify interacting points between...
ABSTRACT Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in Kyrgyzstan. The study aimed to explore CVD prevalence depending on various risk factors across diverse ethnic groups Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional was carried out among six Kyrgyzstan, aged 18 years above. sample stratified for age, education, family status, income. We used a questionnaire with 47 questions health behavior lifestyle determinants, CVD. chi‐square test investigate differences...
Eastern Estonia has large oil shale mines and industrial facilities mainly focused on electricity generation from extraction, which produce high air pollution emissions. The "Study of the health impact sector-SOHOS" was aimed at identifying impacts residents' annoyance due to processing. First, a population-wide survey about effects carried out. Second, total sectors' emitted concentrations benzene, phenol, PM2.5 were modelled. Third, differences between groups tested relationships...