Adapting Disaster Response Strategies to Unique Environmental Challenges

Thursday, 10 July 2025: 11:00-12:45
Location: ASJE024 (Annex of the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences)
RC39 Sociology of Disasters (host committee)

Language: English

With the frequency and intensity of natural hazards rising due to climate change, the likelihood of disasters occurring in unique settings, such as in the middle of the night or in unlikely locations, has increased. Based on existing disaster response theories, it is likely that the public and emergency managers will face different types of social and environmental contexts when dealing with these unique disasters compared to seasonal disasters. This session seeks to demonstrate how the general public and emergency managers respond to disasters that occur in unique settings and to provide policy suggestions to help emergency managers address issues commonly encountered during disaster response.
Session Organizer:
Lauren CLAY, D'Youville College, United States
Oral Presentations
Addressing Manpower Shortages and Intergenerational Cooperation: Key to Post-Disaster Recovery and Sustainable Transformation in Aging Communities
Shigeo TATSUKI, Doshisha University, Japan
Opportunities and Challenges in Emergency Management (EM) Protocols and Volunteer Engagement
Haider Waseem ANWAR, Texas A&M University, USA; Michelle MEYER, Texas A&M University, USA
Evaluating Strategic Disaster Governance in Morocco: A Case Study on Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Youness LOUKILI, Mohammed V University, Morocco
Engaging Universities and High Schools in Disaster Preparedness: Bridging Teaching, Research and Extension Activities
Victor MARCHEZINI, Brazilian Early Warning and Monitoring Center for Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), Brazil; Janaina SILVA, Brazil; Ferreira ADRIANO MOTA, Brazilian Early Warning and Monitoring Center for Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), Brazil, Brazil; Joao PORTO DE ALBUQUERQUE, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Tatiana SUSSEL GONÇALVES MENDES, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia/Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Brazil; Karolina GAMEIRO COTA DIAS, Doctorate Program on Earth System Science, Brazil; Monique RIBEIRO POLERA SAMPAIO, Doctorate Program on Earth System Science, Brazil
Collaborative Approaches to Education for Disaster Risk Reduction in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Camila MACEDO PONTE, Brazil; Patrícia SOUZA LIMA, CEFET/RJ, Brazil; Aline RICCIONI DE MELOS, CEFET/RJ, Brazil; Francisco Celso PONTE FILHO, GARDE Association, Brazil; Alexandre PEREIRA CABRAL, GARDE Association, Brazil
Can Disaster-Affected Communities be Both ‘Vulnerable’ and ‘Resilient’ Simultaneously? Necessity for an Alternative Framing of ‘Vulnerability’ Conceptualisations within Disaster Scholarship in Sri Lanka
H. Unnathi S. SAMARAWEERA, Sri Lanka
Bridging the Gap in Disaster Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Reducing Outcome Disparities
Shadya DAVIS, USA
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