A5060129331- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Disaster Response and Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Regional resilience and development
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Risk Perception and Management
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
2024
Edge Hill University
2021-2023
Ritsumeikan University
2020-2023
'Building back better' (BBB) has become one of the most common expressions in disaster risk reduction. Disasters offer an opportunity to encourage improvements not only structural safety buildings and infrastructure, but also addressing inequalities injustice. Consequently, they are make things 'better'. However, context neoliberalism, definition 'better' does always mean 'good for all'. We argue here that BBB allows widely varied definitions what is a risk, who responsible, forms action be...
Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015−2030’s (SFDRR) framing moved away from disaster risk as a natural phenomenon to the examination of inequality and injustice at root human vulnerability hazards disasters. Yet, its achievements have not seriously challenged long-established capitalist systems oppression that hinder development leading creation. This article is an exploratory mapping exercise collective reflection on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SFDRR...
Abstract The malleable nature of both the idea a city and resilience raises an important question—why measure? Resilience is assumed to be located in physical infrastructure specific places or as quality people there. For disasters, we are often trying conceptualize, measure, render legible structures. But what it that reflected these measurements? If cities organized around something other than resilience, their natural by-product? What necessitating need for increased—and...
Abstract Disaster scholarship purportedly promotes disaster risk reduction and resists creation, thereby deeply engaging with transboundary existential risks, justice, political power. It is thus a commitment to humanity, for it become truly equitable just, solidarity must lie at its heart. In this paper we connect knowledge production assess the implications of relationships on which built. We offer critique kind research produced by neoliberal academic institutions provocations resistance...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers community participation in post-disaster reconstruction Minamisanriku, Japan. Design/methodology/approach This utilizes extended case method. 31 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with local residents as well 15 professionals working on efforts. Multiple site visits made conduct participant observation and ethnographic research. data from these fieldwork triangulated archival Findings results research show that at...
Space is a feature of all disasters, and it through decisions on how space developed, used, reproduced that disasters manifest themselves. Critical urban theory sees space-cities-as an arena contestation expressed the relationship between people, power, built environment. Cities allow for unpacking this process interpretation various temporal, spatial, social, physical elements together create complex issues 'wicked problems'. In these spaces in their complexity, reveal both worst injustices...
Purpose Scholars of disaster have discussed how place attachment affects the landscape. The rupture self from home, familiar into strange and disconnected is explored through this lens. I propose in paper that it possible what we are seeing not a sudden disruption attachment, but an ongoing process alienation. Design/methodology/approach In discuss concepts both particular explore Marx’s concept then look at examples research identify instances can be better interpreted as Findings find...
Purpose In this position piece, the authors will reflect on some of their recent experiences with peer-review process in disaster studies and show how debate can so easily be stifled. The write it as a plea for healthy academic argumentative discussion intellectual dialogue that would help all us to refine our ideas, respect others’ ideas learn from each other. Design/methodology/approach provide reflection own experiences. All examples here are based anonymous (double-blinded) peer reviews...
Purpose This conversation presents the reflections from six international disaster scholars on how capitalism manifested in very different ways countries, including Japan, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, India and South Africa, during COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to address issue. Design/methodology/approach based conversations that took place Disasters: Deconstructed Podcast livestream September 15, 2020. Findings prominent themes include profiteering, oppression politics...