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{"title":"Synergizing sustainable development goals for disaster risk reduction: Lessons from China","authors":"Qinhan Ye ,&nbsp;Junze Zhang ,&nbsp;Weiyi Sun ,&nbsp;Shihui Gao ,&nbsp;Prajal Pradhan ,&nbsp;Shuai Wang ,&nbsp;Bojie Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105765","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105765","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Integrating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with disaster risk—potential economic losses from natural hazards—reduction remains a critical yet daunting challenge. To address this knowledge gap, we evaluated the spatiotemporal dynamics of disaster risk across China, using a modified National Risk Index framework, with a focus on social vulnerability (i.e., susceptibility to disasters) and community resilience (i.e., capacity to adapt and recover). Spearman correlations were used to examine the magnitude and direction of relationships between SDG progress and disaster risk. Our results show that, nationally, China's disaster risk index fluctuated from being medium (11.62) in 2000 to low (3.83) in 2010, before rising again to a medium level of risk (16.22) in 2021. Crucially, the overall dynamic relationship between SDG progress and disaster risk is nonlinear. With greater progress in achieving SDGs, the disaster risk declines at first but then rebounds at the national scale, or it stabilizes at the provincial scale. We find that this pattern is driven chiefly by social vulnerability, given its similar trend to SDG progress, while community resilience increases linearly with SDG progress. Further, poverty reduction (SDG1) and quality education (SDG4) emerged as primary risk mitigators in the national scale analysis, contrasting sharply with the substantial variation in impactful SDGs among provinces. Hence, this study argues for a regionally tailored SDG prioritization strategy to prevent escalating potential economic losses from disasters triggered by natural hazards, emphasizing the dual optimization of sustainable development and risk governance frameworks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105765"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144863173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Studying the impact of multiple behavioral variables on hurricane preparedness behaviors among employees at institution of higher education in Florida","authors":"Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf ,&nbsp;Ratna B. Dougherty ,&nbsp;Abdallah Y. Naser ,&nbsp;Kawthar Mazin Alrayyan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In disaster research, university employees are typically overlooked in natural hazard-related studies. This paper seeks to address this research gap by analyzing different behavioral variables (risk perception, social norms, efficacy, and level of responsibility) to answer the following research question: What significantly influences hurricane preparedness behaviors of university employees in Florida? A cross-sectional survey was conducted at four universities in Florida (N = 238 respondents). The survey looked at three hurricane preparedness behaviors: assembling a disaster preparedness kit, establishing a disaster evacuation protocol and developing a disaster contact protocol. Based on the regression analysis, the R² of the three behavioral models ranged between 0.5 and 0.76. Among the behavioral variables, perceived personal competence and efficacy of response had a statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05) impact on the employee's intention to engage in hurricane preparedness actions. The variance analysis indicates statistically significant differences in the efficacy of response for establishing a disaster evacuation protocol based on the university location, in perceived personal competence for assembling disaster preparedness kits based on occupation/job, and in perceived personal competence for establishing disaster evacuation protocols based on living in hurricane-prone areas and dwelling type. This study proposes that more studies should look into the preparedness behaviors of employees on US campuses as they are the first line of information for others on campus, and their knowledge of and willingness to undertake preparedness behaviors are critical in achieving more hurricane-resilient college communities overall.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105752"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144863174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclusive resilience: a participatory methodology for self-improving seismic resilience of school communities in Nepal","authors":"Jitendra Agarwal ,&nbsp;Rishi Ram Parajuli ,&nbsp;Maria G. Xanthou ,&nbsp;Anastasios G. Sextos","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105759","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105759","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Well-being of school children lies at the heart of any efficient pre- and post-disaster risk management and hazard mitigation policy. Resilience of educational communities as response to natural and man-made hazards requires the safety and protection being gradually built towards resilience enhancement. Pre- and post-disaster management efforts usually focus on the sustainability of school infrastructure and on policies targeting shelter, recovery, and reconstruction. As a key concept to human welfare, community resilience pertains to every aspect of human existence (psychological, physical, social, financial, and environmental). It results from the synergy among society, infrastructure, economy, and environment within the geographical limits of a specific area. Community preparedness in dealing with shocks and stresses is related to this synergy. Towards this goal, this paper addresses the need to examine community resilience enhancement through a multidisciplinary, participatory, and critical approach. Our methodology is based on a bottom-up inclusion of all major contingents and stakeholders of Nepalese educational communities such as students and parents, teachers, headteachers, and school management committees. The medium for including end-users, decision- and policymakers is a mobile and web-based app developed for mapping resilience according to the level of stakeholders’ experience, knowledge, and preparedness. It is based on a large set of questions that were put together to address different aspects of community resilience, aligned with different weightages for every stakeholder group. Every question is assigned an importance level under a specific resilience aspect category. An automated score resulting from this tool provides an overview of the current school resilience status, which could be received by the school head or the state agency. The bottom-up resilience assessment was well-received by educational stakeholders. It enabled contextualized insights, revealed indicator-based differences between schools and communities, and uncovered communication gaps. The participatory approach enhanced data reliability and highlighted social and cultural dimensions of resilience that could not be identified without a wide participation scheme.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105759"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144887102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Unpacking drought impacts and adaptive strategies in Morocco – perspectives from small-scale farmers’ [Int. J. Disaster Risk Reduct. 128 (2025), 105732]","authors":"Elisabeth A. Shrimpton ,&nbsp;Tanaya Sarmah ,&nbsp;Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan ,&nbsp;Sanaa Malki ,&nbsp;Ahmed Jelloul ,&nbsp;Mohammed Ouikhalfan ,&nbsp;Abdelaziz Nilahyane ,&nbsp;Lamfeddal Kouisni ,&nbsp;Da Huo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105754","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105754","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"128 ","pages":"Article 105754"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From community involvement to project outcomes: Insights from the Mangaia harbour adaptation project","authors":"Sandeeka Mannakkara ,&nbsp;Cody Mankelow ,&nbsp;Niransha Rodrigo ,&nbsp;Christina Newport","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105757","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105757","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the role of community engagement in influencing project outcomes, employing the Mangaia Harbour Development project in the Cook Islands as a case study. Using a qualitative methodology, data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and transect walks, complemented by participatory mapping and document analysis. The findings portray initial efforts to integrate community input, which later shifted to a one-way communication approach during construction, leading to unmet community needs and several “maladaptation losses”. Key challenges identified included inadequate consultation with key stakeholders such as fishermen and elders, limited cultural integration, and the harbour's inability to fully address climate-related risks such as king tides and storm surges. Despite these shortcomings, the project offered some adaptation benefits, including improved safety and enhanced social spaces, though these were overshadowed by issues such as economic inefficiencies and limited functional improvements. This research underscores the importance of sustained and meaningful community participation throughout project lifecycles, particularly in small island contexts where cultural and environmental considerations are critical. Policy recommendations include integrating local knowledge into planning, adopting long-term adaptive monitoring systems, and designing multi-functional infrastructure to align with economic, social, and cultural goals. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complexities in climate adaptation projects and offer valuable lessons for similar initiatives in the Cook Islands and other Pacific Island nations. Future research should expand to a broader range of projects and include longitudinal studies to assess long-term impacts on community resilience, economic development, and environmental sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105757"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144879554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disaster recovery – Evidence from 100 natural disasters","authors":"Stephen Platt ,&nbsp;Oliver Carpenter ,&nbsp;Farnaz Mahdavian ,&nbsp;Andrew Coburn","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the factors that affect the recovery process following 100 major natural disasters. The study aimed to measure the speed and quality of recovery and to begin to answer the question of why some places recover faster and better than others. This worldwide study, conducted over a 15-year period, covers four natural hazards: major floods, storms, earthquakes, and tsunamis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>This paper considers resilience as a balance between speed and deliberation, and the ultimate quality of recovery, particularly in terms of improving resilience. Few places achieved both rapid and high-quality recovery. This suggests that managing the trade-off between speed and improvement is a critical challenge for places recovering from major disasters.</div><div>The dataset for this paper is publicly available from Dryad with a unique object identifier (DOI) <span><span>https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.d7wm37qc0</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105764"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144904319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating visual spatial vulnerability to quantify fire-prone neighborhoods in cities: A case study of nanjing, China","authors":"Zelong Xia ,&nbsp;Xiaoni Zhang ,&nbsp;Guofang Zhai ,&nbsp;Yifan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105758","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105758","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the context of rapid urbanization, the increasing frequency of fire incidents presents a growing threat to urban public safety and the sustainable development of metropolitan areas. Older towns and historic neighborhoods are particularly vulnerable to fire hazards due to aging infrastructure, deteriorating living conditions, and delayed emergency responses. These challenges make it difficult to accurately identify fire-prone areas within complex and heterogeneous urban environments. To address this research gap, this study introduces crowd-sourced street view imagery to capture human perceptions of visible vulnerability and proposes a systematic framework for quantifying compound fire risk by integrating both hazard and vulnerability components. First, we define three perceptual attributes of the neighborhood built environment (i.e, building dilapidation, street blockage, and spatial messiness) and conduct a survey-based evaluation using pairwise image comparisons. A pre-trained deep learning model is then employed to automatically estimate the Visual Spatial Vulnerability (VSV) index for each neighborhood. Next, we develop a Vulnerability-Adjusted Fire Risk (VAFR) grading system to identify at-risk neighborhoods and their characteristics. The individual and compound effects of hazard and vulnerability are further analyzed through a bivariate choropleth mapping approach. Finally, based on the VAFR scores, an Optimized Parameter-based Geographic Detector (OPGD) model is applied to examine key socioeconomic factors associated with high-risk neighborhoods. Our results demonstrate that: 1) integrating street view imagery with deep learning effectively assesses spatial vulnerability at the local scale; 2) combining fire hazard with visible vulnerability provides a comprehensive and reasonable explanation for the spatial distribution of fire-prone neighborhoods, highlighting the crucial role of spatial vulnerability in shaping risk patterns; and 3) the OPGD analysis confirms that spatial variations in fire risk are closely linked to neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics. This study offers a novel perspective for pinpointing high-priority neighborhoods for fire safety interventions and provides a scientific foundation for optimizing emergency response planning in complex urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"128 ","pages":"Article 105758"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the impact of temporal and spatial factors on the emergency evacuation capacity of external spaces in high-density urban communities during earthquake disasters","authors":"Xiaotong Duan ,&nbsp;Wenjun Fei","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105760","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105760","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The frequent occurrence of earthquakes, their high intensity, shallow focus and wide distribution pose severe challenges to urban safety and economic development. In high-density urban districts, the challenges of evacuation during earthquakes are further compounded by dynamic population distribution, traffic restrictions and limited emergency shelter space. This study develops an Agent-Based Model (ABM) to assess evacuation capacity under different scenarios, including baseline conditions, time-segmented evacuations, and earthquake-induced disruptions, using Nanjing's Gulou District as a case study. The simulation results reveal significant temporal and spatial variations in evacuation success rates. Areas with high population density and insufficient open space experience severe congestion and overloaded emergency shelters, especially in immediate evacuation scenarios. Road damage critically undermines evacuation success in directly affected zones, which emphasizes the need for a resilient road network. Moreover, weekday and weekend evacuations follow distinct patterns—office districts suffer from peak-time congestion, while commercial areas face evacuation delays during late-night hours. Vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly, face additional challenges due to mobility constraints and increased congestion in affected areas. By combining physical vulnerability (static) with time-varying population distribution (dynamic), it analyzes shifting evacuation demands. At the community scale, the research collected data on emergency spaces, evacuation routes, and population data for different time periods. This comprehensive analysis reveals the core dilemmas of the evacuation system and provides a basis for optimization strategies. The study underscores the need for better spatial planning and improved evacuation management to enhance disaster resilience in high-density urban districts. The findings provide valuable insights for urban planners and emergency response teams to optimize evacuation efficiency and minimize risks during earthquakes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105760"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing telecommunication vulnerabilities to wildfire in Alberta, Canada","authors":"Carter S. Kuiper,&nbsp;Jennifer L. Beverly","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wildfires can pose profound threats to public safety. During escalated wildfire situations, communication among responding agencies is critically important, as is communication with the affected public. Telecommunication vulnerabilities to wildfire have been largely ignored in fire risk assessment and human dimensions research. This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of telecommunications vulnerabilities to wildfire within a Canadian province. By integrating line-of-sight cellular coverage data with wildfire exposure metrics, we identified regions in Alberta's Forest Protection Area (FPA) at heightened risk due to limited access to reliable communications during emergencies. A directional vulnerability analysis highlighted the telecommunications infrastructure most at risk. Service demand areas (i.e., road and trail networks) prone to cellular coverage gaps were used to assess public safety implications. A patchwork of cellular coverage intersects 52 % of the Forest Protection Area, heavily influenced by population distribution and hindered by terrain. Over 20 % of the FPA land area was found to lack telecommunications coverage in conjunction with high fire exposure, posing significant challenges for public safety and wildfire management. Telecommunications towers were frequently identified as extremely vulnerable to wildfire (n = 186) and individual towers are vulnerable to hundreds of potential fire pathways, highlighting critical infrastructure at risk. Expansive areas along roadways and trail systems lack cell phone coverage in addition to being exposed to potential wildfire, posing a threat to public safety. These findings may inform future wildfire preparedness and mitigation plans, fuel reduction treatments, and telecommunications infrastructure improvements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105761"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144863175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disasters outside of municipal boundaries: A systematic review of the problems, solutions, and challenges of disaster resilience in tribal lands, colonias, and unincorporated communities","authors":"Danielle Craig ,&nbsp;Ali Nejat","doi":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105763","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105763","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It is estimated that around 1/3rd of the US population lives in unincorporated areas that lie outside of municipal boundaries. Considering the substantial demographic segment and the increasing incidence of disasters, it is important to understand how unincorporated communities plan for, respond to, and recover from disasters; however, limited scholarly attention has addressed this topic with coverage focusing on singular forms of unincorporated communities, such as colonias and AIAN communities, and no coverage of unincorporated communities generally. A more comprehensive understanding of the vulnerability, exposure, risk, and resilience of unincorporated communities to disasters could allow addressing how these populations can better prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. This systematic review intends to explore the key problems, solutions, and challenges faced by these communities during different stages of disaster. The paper concludes with recommendations for how unincorporated communities can increase resilience and capacity when faced with disasters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13915,"journal":{"name":"International journal of disaster risk reduction","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 105763"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}