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Urban planning must take center stage to move from a ‘prohibitory’ towards a more ‘regulated’ form of growth.

The coverage of disasters in the media

In a week when Cyclone Luban is heading towards Oman and Yemen and several US states have declared a state of emergency, the importance of

Tomorrow is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 and the theme this year is focused on Target C of the Sendai Framework, reducing

The OECD’s recent report “Assessing the Real Cost of Disasters” found that more and more OECD countries gather disaster loss data for major disasters, but the damages from extensive risk – such as regional droughts or floods – often go unreported.

While the media is largely silent on the experiences and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people following disasters

Energy transition risk and physical climate risk both impact markets and companies. Transition risks are the potential large-scale impacts of rapidly decarbonizing our economies and energy systems.

What is the most effective way to assess regional disaster resilience and measure progress?

Our research posits that every element of systems

Global displacement trends and recent calls to action, such as expressed in The New Urban Agenda 2016, the New York Declaration for Refugees and

When was the last time you used a map? To locate somewhere on campus, in an airport, or perhaps during fieldwork? Maps are something we often take for

For people experiencing homelessness, natural disasters such hurricanes, floods, and wildfires can not only threaten their daily survival, they can also hinder their efforts to find housing and employment.