Abstract Forest and land fires are disasters that often occur every dry season in Kalimantan. Fire information does not reach the public, so disaster communication is urgently needed. Disaster a very important parameter mitigation it needs to be improved requires collaboration coordination of various stakeholders, such as government, companies, media, scientists, advocacy groups, community. The...

In times of increasing disaster losses, the reduction (or mitigation) of consequences of natural hazard needs to be effective and efficient. An in-depth understanding of the effects of disasters, is required in order to develop forms of sustainable risk management as well as risk mitigation and adaptation strategies (Directive 2007/60/CE; IPCC, 2012). This is especially true given the limited f...

The primary objective of the research is to provide detailed information on various social aspects of the Marmara earthquake. In particular, the research focuses on activities aimed at restoring basic social functions to the impacted region during the early recovery phase of the disaster. This paper examines three of those functions: (1) housing, (2) education, and (3) health care. The paper co...