Introduction: Cultures of Disaster

Natural disaster risks: An introduction

Hurricane Katrina generated the largest losses of any natural disaster in the history of the United States. The hurricane hit Florida on August 25, 2005 and Louisiana on August 29. Despite having been downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 3 hurricane, the storm inflicted unprecedented losses. This special issue of the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty deals with the implications of catastrop...

Disaster and Emergency Medicine – A Conceptual Introduction

Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) occur out of the blue, most times without warning, and in a wide scope of locations. Each disaster is different from the rest, both in the past and in the future. This creates a situation where the experience accumulated in one place is relatively small and localized in the long-haul, and it is therefore our duty to learn and share information, knowle...

Investigating young people's sexual cultures: an introduction

Disaster in my backyard: A serious game introduction to disaster information management

Disaster exercises are intended to improve disaster responses effectiveness. Exercises exist in a wide variety, ranging from table-top scenarios to full-scale disaster simulations, offering participants different learning experiences. However these exercises can be overwhelming to newcomers, especially when involving large scale simulations, reducing the effectiveness of the learning experience...

Introduction: a Frame for the Discussion of Learning Cultures

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