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From knowledge to action: Bridging gaps in disaster risk reduction by Gaillard, J.C., Mercer, Jessica

“…A large amount of studies have been produced on disaster-related issues over the last century of research, yet there continues to be gaps in translating…”
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Disaster studies inside out by Gaillard, JC

“…Disaster studies is faced with a fascinating anomaly: frequently it claims to be critical and innovative, as suggested by the so‐called vulnerability paradigm…”
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Disaster-zone research needs a code of conduct by Gaillard, JC, Peek, Lori

“…Study the effects of earthquakes, floods and other natural hazards with sensitivity to ethical dilemmas and power imbalances. Study the effects of earthquakes,…”
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Vulnerability, capacity and resilience: Perspectives for climate and development policy by Gaillard, J.C.

“…In the decades since the terms ‘vulnerability’, ‘capacity’ and ‘resilience’ became popular in both the disaster and development literatures, through natural…”
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Academic publishing in disaster risk reduction: past, present, and future by Alexander, David, Gaillard, JC, Kelman, Ilan, Marincioni, Fausto, Penning‐Rowsell, Edmund, Niekerk, Dewald, Vinnell, Lauren J.

“…Nowadays there are approximately 80 Anglophone journals that deal primarily with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and allied fields. This large array signals a…”
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Integrating knowledge and actions in disaster risk reduction: the contribution of participatory mapping by Cadag, Jake Rom D, Gaillard, JC

“…Integrating scientific and local knowledge within disaster risk reduction (DRR) using methods that encourage knowledge exchange and two-way dialogue is a…”
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The Tout-Monde of disaster studies by Gaillard, J C

“…This essay expands the postcolonial agenda for future disaster studies that we suggested in the conclusion of the book . It provides some refined perspectives…”
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People’s Participation in Disaster-Risk Reduction: Recentering Power by Hore, Katherine, Gaillard, J. C, Davies, Tim, Kearns, Robin

“…AbstractPeople’s participation is widely acknowledged as a necessary component of effective, efficient, and inclusive disaster-risk reduction. However, there…”
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The epistemological non-sense of disaster studies and some more sensible prospects by Gaillard, J C

“…There is a puzzling paradox in disaster studies. Many, if not most of its proponents, claim that disasters are social constructs. However, we, in our vast…”
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A critical realist explanation for the capabilities of people with disabilities in dealing with disasters by Ton, Khanh That, Gaillard, J. C., Adamson, Carole, Akgungor, Caglar, Ho, Ha Thanh

“…The capability approach has recently been recognised as a potential explanatory theory in disability research. However, to strengthen its explanatory power, it…”
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The measurement of disaster risk: An example from tropical cyclones in the Philippines by Yonson, Rio, Noy, Ilan, Gaillard, JC

“…What determines disaster fatalities? We develop a tool to estimate tropical cyclone‐induced fatalities in the Philippine provinces, and to explain the…”
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Beyond men and women: a critical perspective on gender and disaster by Gaillard, J.C., Sanz, Kristinne, Balgos, Benigno C., Dalisay, Soledad Natalia M., Gorman‐Murray, Andrew, Smith, Fagalua, Toelupe, Vaito'a

“…Consideration of gender in the disaster sphere has centred almost exclusively on the vulnerability and capacities of women. This trend stems from a polarised…”
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Climate Change’s Role in Disaster Risk Reduction’s Future: Beyond Vulnerability and Resilience by Kelman, Ilan, Gaillard, J C, Mercer, Jessica

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Post-disaster research: Is there gold worth the rush? by Gaillard, J C, Gomez, Christopher

“…A quick analysis of academic peer-reviewed articles related to the foregoing events (which have stimulated the highest academic attention over the past 15…”
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Persistent Precarity and the Disaster of Everyday Life: Homeless People’s Experiences of Natural and Other Hazards by Gaillard, J C, Walters, Vicky, Rickerby, Megan, Shi, Yu

“…Knowledge of how homeless people deal with natural hazards and disasters is sparse and there is a remarkable absence of homeless people in policies and…”
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Participatory research in practice: Understandings of power and embodied methodologies by Hore, Katherine, Gaillard, JC, Davies, Tim, Kearns, Robin

“…Participatory research (PR) has been increasingly used by geographers and other social scientists in recent decades. However, in practice PR often departs from…”
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On the use of participatory methodologies for video game research: Exploring disaster risk reduction in video games by Gampell, Anthony Viennaminovich, Gaillard, JC, Parsons, Meg

“…Video game scholars examining the shortcomings of previous video game research reference the need for new and innovative methodologies. Existing video game…”
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Indigenous knowledge and disaster risk reduction by Kelman, Ilan, Mercer, Jessica, Gaillard, JC

“…No single knowledge form can be a panacea for disaster risk reduction, but, as this article shows, indigenous knowledge has the potential for contributing far…”
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We've seen the future, and it's very diverse: beyond gender and disaster in West Hollywood, California by Wisner, Ben, Berger, Greg, Gaillard, JC

“…This viewpoint describes changes in the way that gender and sexual identity are perceived by various disaster risk reduction stakeholders in the city of West…”
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Fostering student participation in disaster risk reduction through disaster video games by Gampell, Anthony Viennaminovich, Gaillard, Jc, Parsons, Meg, Le Dé, Loïc

“…The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework), the New Zealand National Disaster Resilience Strategy and the Australian…”
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