It is generally expected that spatial planning integrates wildfire risk reduction considerations in areas affected by this hazard. However, many spatial planning systems are challenged to adequately deal with this risk. ...

This paper presents an integrative case-study examination of Chile's national strategy of research, development, and innovation (R&D+i) for disaster resilience and the progress towards developing the institutional conditions ...

In wildfire-prone urban-rural interface areas, policies for fostering wildfire resilient timber construction need to consider the risks associated with the interaction between wildfires and buildings, implementing wildfire ...

This work analyses a post-disaster case study in Guatemala where a large landslide named “Los Chorros” affected several communities and one of the country´s main highways. Risk managers, starting from their own assessment, ...

In the last decades, environmental risks and threats have increased human exposure to natural hazards, often affecting the quality of life, especially for vulnerable groups. This article explores the tensions and connections ...

In the last decades, environmental risks and threats have increased human exposure to natural hazards, often affecting the quality of life, especially for vulnerable groups. This article explores the tensions and connections ...

South America is one of the regions in the world, most exposed to a wide range of hydro-meteorological hazards, according to the EM-DAT, an international database on disasters, that the Office of US Foreign Disaster ...