• Analysing changes in disaster terminology over the last decade 

      Staupe-Delgado, Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)
      Disaster researchers devote considerable attention to concept formation in an attempt to steer DRR terminology towards greater definitional coherence. Many researchers and policy makers frequently turn to UNISDR and their ...
    • Communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A heuristic framework 

      Hansson, Sten; Orru, Kati; Siibak, Andra; Bäck, Asta; Krüger, Marco; Gabel, Friedrich; Morsut, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      The concept of social vulnerability has been increasingly applied in disaster literature, but its communicative drivers have remained understudied. In this article, we put forward a heuristic framework for explaining how ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...