Cascading Impacts of Disasters, Environmental Justice, and Community’s Resilience
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 419
Special Issue Editors
Interests: to examine the detrimental effects of racial microaggressions among racial minority individuals and coping mechanisms; to explore the challenges in terms of natural disaster preparedness among individuals with vulnerabilities such as mental/physical health challenges, language barrier, and lack of resources due to poverty
Interests: Dr. YJ Kim's research focuses on the mapping and monitoring of geohazards with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies (InSAR, airborne LiDAR and Photogrammetry). His research uses probabilistic and statistical methods in engineering geology and geotechnical engineering.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In today’s world, international communities are faced with at least one or more disasters at once, including the COVID-19 pandemic and other forms of natural or human-made disasters. Experiencing multiple disasters creates cascading impacts that are detrimentally affecting individuals, families, and communities’ wellbeing. Examples include the increased racism and hate crimes against Asian Americans in the US since the beginning of the pandemic, and increased challenges to evacuate due to risks involved with infectious diseases during natural disasters such as hurricanes, wildfire, and earthquake. Furthermore, the disproportionate impact of disasters on vulnerable populations is ever more apparent. It is found that vulnerable populations are already under heightened risks when faced with disasters due to their low socioeconomic status, language barrier, lack of social capital, disability status, health/mental health status, and more. Therefore, efforts to enhance a community’s resilience against disasters are becoming a more critically important and urgent topic. This Special Issue calls for scientific inquiries that are empirical (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) or review papers (systematic or conceptual reviews) that attempt to explore the relevant topics on disaster management, cascading impacts of both natural and human-made disasters, environmental justice, and efforts to build a community’s resilience. Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged.
Dr. Shinwoo Choi
Dr. Yongje Kim
Guest Editors
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