disasters in the region. A first section surveys the human and economic impact of natural disasters in the region at both the … development. A second section reviews types of disasters prevalent in the region, and future disaster risks, as well as the socio …-economic sources of vulnerability to disasters resulting from development and migration patterns. A third section discusses risk …

Oil spills and other anthropogenic environmental disasters have economic consequences that transcend losses of business …

avoid exposure to a variety of disasters. Indeed, Asia, particularly the area of the ASEAN Member States (AMSs), is the most … prone region to disasters in the world. The paper examines the experience of ASEAN and other countries and regions in the …

In the aftermath of many natural and man-made disasters, people often wonder why those affected were underprepared …, by chance, do not. We demonstrate that when near misses are interpreted as disasters that <i>did not occur</i>, people … as disasters that <i>almost happened</i>, this will counter the basic "near-miss" effect and encourage more mitigation …