Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
7.3
Journals
IJERPH
Special Issues
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Progress and Challenges
ijerph-logo
Submit to IJERPH Review for IJERPH Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

► Journal Menu

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser
share announcement

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Progress and Challenges

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 6824

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Sungsu Lee

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Civil Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
Interests: risk assessment; natural and social disaster; heatwave; typhoon; flood; vulnerability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the past few years, disaster and risk have become very familiar words in everyday life on Earth. COVID-19 has had a severe affect on human lives since the declaration of the pandemic in March 2020 and, moreover, extreme weather continues to have a monumental influence on both individual and societal ways of living. The World Bank have estimated that over 80% of disaster-related deaths occur in developing countries; however, developed countries are not free from environmental hazards such as wildfires, heatwaves, and unforeseen geological risks from earthquakes and tsunamis. Although efforts to mitigate loss and damage have been persistently made around globe, and success has been achieved to some extent, disasters are always one step ahead, and interact with society in unpredicted and unprecedented ways. Accordingly, recent research into risk assessment for disasters has utilized the fused disciplines of natural science, engineering, and social science.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on current knowledge regarding disaster risk assessment, as well as disaster risk reduction. New research papers, reviews, case reports and conference papers are welcome for submission to this issue. Papers dealing with new approaches to environmental hazards, risk assessment and management are also welcome. Other acceptable manuscript types include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports, and commentaries.

We will accept manuscripts from different disciplines including exposure assessment science, engineering for natural disasters, intervention studies, risk and health impact assessments, and risk management.

Prof. Dr. Sungsu Lee
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • risk assessment
  • natural disaster
  • social disaster
  • environmental hazard
  • vulnerability
  • climate change
  • health impact
  • risk management
  • disaster reduction and mitigation

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

19 pages, 7112 KiB  
Article
Spatial Relationship between Heat Illness Incidence and Heat Vulnerability in Gurye and Sunchang, South Korea, 2018
by Chaeyeon Yi and Hyukgi Kwon
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(11), 5992; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115992 - 29 May 2023
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 2006
Abstract
Heatwaves, along with their affiliated illnesses and mortalities, are increasing in frequency and severity under climate change. Spatial analyses at the level of census output areas can produce detailed maps of heatwave risk factors and potential correlated damages, thus contributing to practical policies [...] Read more.
Heatwaves, along with their affiliated illnesses and mortalities, are increasing in frequency and severity under climate change. Spatial analyses at the level of census output areas can produce detailed maps of heatwave risk factors and potential correlated damages, thus contributing to practical policies to reduce the risk of heatwave illnesses. This study analyzed the 2018 summer heatwave in Gurye and Sunchang counties in South Korea. To compare damages and analyze the detailed causes of heatwave vulnerability, spatial autocorrelation analyses were conducted, incorporating weather, environmental, personal, and disease factors. Gurye and Sunchang, although similar in demographics and region, exhibited large differences in heatwave damage specifically in the number of heat-related illness cases. In addition, exposure data were constructed at the census output area level by calculating the shadow pattern, sky view factor, and mean radiant temperature, revealing a higher risk in Sunchang. Spatial autocorrelation analyses revealed that the factors most highly correlated with heatwave damage were hazard factors, in the case of Gurye, and vulnerability factors, in the case of Sunchang. Accordingly, it was concluded that regional vulnerability factors were better distinguished at the finer scale of the census output area and when detailed and diversified weather factors were incorporated. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Progress and Challenges)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

18 pages, 1349 KiB  
Article
Factors Influencing Public Participation in Community Disaster Mitigation Activities: A Comparison of Model and Nonmodel Disaster Mitigation Communities
by Ting Que, Yuxin Wu, Shiyu Hu, Jianmin Cai, Nan Jiang and Huige Xing
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12278; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912278 - 27 Sep 2022
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 4311
Abstract
Public participation in community-organized disaster mitigation activities is important for improving disaster mitigation capacity. With data from 260 questionnaires, this study compared the current status of public participation in model disaster mitigation communities and nonmodel communities in a geological-disaster-prone area. Three community-organized disaster [...] Read more.
Public participation in community-organized disaster mitigation activities is important for improving disaster mitigation capacity. With data from 260 questionnaires, this study compared the current status of public participation in model disaster mitigation communities and nonmodel communities in a geological-disaster-prone area. Three community-organized disaster mitigation education activities were compared cross-sectionally. A binary logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of attitude, perceived behavioral control, disaster experience, and other key factors on the public’s choice to participate in community disaster mitigation activities. The analysis results indicated that model communities had higher public participation in two efforts, evacuation drills and self-help skills training, and lower participation in activities that invited them to express their feedback than nonmodel communities. The influence of attitudinal factors on the decision to participate in disaster mitigation activities had a high similarity across community types. The public participation in model disaster mitigation communities is influenced by factors such as subjective norms and participation cognition; the behavior of people in nonmodel communities is influenced by factors such as previous experience with disasters, perceived behavioral control, risk perception, and participation cognition and has a greater potential for disaster mitigation community construction. This study provides practical evidence and theoretical support for strengthening the sustainable development of disaster mitigation community building. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Progress and Challenges)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop