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An approach for measuring social vulnerability in context: The case of flood hazards in Muzarabani district, Zimbabwe by Mavhura, Emmanuel, Manyena, Bernard, Collins, Andrew E.

“…•Unpacking social vulnerability hidden in dynamic context is possible.•The principal component analysis helps identify hidden social vulnerability.•Proposes…”
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Correction to: Advancing the Disaster and Development Paradigm by Collins, Andrew E.

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Cyclone disaster vulnerability and response experiences in coastal Bangladesh by Alam, Edris, Collins, Andrew E.

“…For generations, cyclones and tidal surges have frequently devastated lives and property in coastal and island Bangladesh. This study explores vulnerability to…”
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Advancing the Disaster and Development Paradigm by Collins, Andrew E.

“…Consolidation of disaster and development studies as an integrated field of action research that influences policy has proved to be fundamental to global…”
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Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and Health Adaptation in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh by Abedin, Md. Anwarul, Collins, Andrew E., Habiba, Umma, Shaw, Rajib

“…Climate change may affect human health through multiple and interactive pathways that include safe water scarcity. However, impacts of climate change-induced…”
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Applications of the disaster risk reduction approach to migration influenced by environmental change by Collins, Andrew E.

“…► Applications of DRR to migration influenced by environmental change are considered. ► This involves prevention, mitigation and response related principles or…”
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Analysis of landslide causes and associated damages in the Kashmir Himalayas of Pakistan by Rahman, Atta-ur, Khan, Amir Nawaz, Collins, Andrew E.

“…This article deals with the analysis of landslide causes and associated damages in the Kashmir Himalayas of Pakistan. The present study is based on…”
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Usefulness of disease surveillance data in enhanced early warning of the cholera outbreak in Southwest Cameroon, 2018 by Kadia, Reine Suzanne Mengue, Kadia, Benjamin Momo, Dimala, Christian Akem, Collins, Andrew E

“…This study assessed the timeliness and completeness of disease surveillance data for early warning of the cholera outbreak during the socio-political crisis of…”
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Role of phytoplankton in maintaining endemicity and seasonality of cholera in Bangladesh by Islam, M. Sirajul, Islam, M. Shafiqul, Mahmud, Zahid H., Cairncross, Sandy, Clemens, John D., Collins, Andrew E.

“…Background In Bangladesh, cholera is endemic and maintains a regular seasonal pattern. The role of phytoplankton in maintaining endemicity and seasonality of…”
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Disaster risk reduction knowledge among children in Muzarabani District, Zimbabwe by Muzenda-Mudavanhu, Chipo, Manyena, Bernard, Collins, Andrew E.

“…Consistent with the Hyogo Framework for Action and its successor, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Zimbabwean government has assigned the…”
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Spatial analysis of landslide susceptibility using failure rate approach in the Hindu Kush region, Pakistan by Rahman, Ghani, Rahman, Atta-ur, Ullah, Sami, Miandad, Muhammad, Collins, Andrew E

“…This paper analyses and applies a spatio-statistical failure rate (SSFR) technique for landslide susceptibility zonation in the Hindu Kush region, Pakistan…”
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Taking Children’s Voices in Disaster Risk Reduction a Step Forward by Mudavanhu, Chipo, Manyena, Siambalala Benard, Collins, Andrew E., Bongo, Paradzayi, Mavhura, Emmanuel, Manatsa, Desmond

“…Disaster risk reduction (DRR) continues to gain momentum globally and locally, but there is a notable void in the DRR literature on the role of children in…”
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Causes and extent of environmental impacts of landslide hazard in the Himalayan region: a case study of Murree, Pakistan by Atta-ur-Rahman, Khan, Amir Nawaz, Collins, Andrew E., Qazi, Fareen

“…Pakistan is located at the cross-roads of plate boundaries, experiencing multiple hazards of earthquake, flood, drought, water-logging, salinization and…”
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Erratum to: Analysis of landslide causes and associated damages in the Kashmir Himalayas of Pakistan by Atta-Ur-Rahman, Khan, Amir Nawaz, Collins, Andrew E.

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A grounded theory of local ownership as meta-conflict in Afghanistan by Collins, Andrew EE, Thiessen, Chuck

“…Internationally sponsored interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states are often resisted by domestic actors who have deep local knowledge, profoundly…”
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Change in cyclone disaster vulnerability and response in coastal Bangladesh by Alam, Edris, Collins, Andrew E., Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul, Paul, Alak, Islam, Md Kamrul

“…The number of deaths owing to tropical cyclones in Bangladesh has significantly reduced. Category 4 Cyclone Gorky in 1991 and Sidr in 2007 caused 147,000 and…”
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Self-care as a response to diarrhoea in rural Bangladesh: Empowered choice or enforced adoption? by Edgeworth, Ross, Collins, Andrew E.

“…The literature is growing on the subject of coping strategies. However, with the exception of some work on the promotion of oral rehydration therapy (ORT),…”
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Hardened institutions and disaster risk reduction by Hyslop, Maitland P., Collins, Andrew E.

“…Recent research on business resilience demonstrated that there are groups of institutions that require 'Hardening © '. This paper uses a series of models to…”
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Dealing with the Grey Contours: Displacement Circumstances and Livelihood Adaptation between Congo Brazzaville and the United Kingdom by Mbakem, Evarist A, Collins, Andrew E

“…The categorization of displaced people is grounded in criteria enshrined by international and regional conventions as well as receiving states’ asylum and…”
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Indigenous indicators of health security in relation to climatic disasters in Bangladesh by Nahar, Papreen, Collins, Andrew E., Bhuiya, Abbas, Alamgir, Fariba, Ray-Bennett, Nibedita, Edgeworth, Ross

“…Health is a core aspect of human security. Meanwhile human security is considered to reduce disaster risk. However, despite this logically derived association,…”
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