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Professor David Alexander
Aug 18, 20234 min read
The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition
At the time of writing this, the UK Government has just released the 2023 edition of the National Risk Register (NRR, HM Government...
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Professor David Alexander
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Turkish-Syrian Earthquake: Vulnerability and Hazard
In 43 years of studying disasters I have seen few events that so clearly illustrate the primacy of vulnerability over hazard impact as...
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Professor David Alexander
Feb 10, 20236 min read
Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6 February 2023: Building Collapse and Consequences
An interesting map was published by the US Geological Survey shortly after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes.[1] It showed (perhaps somewhat...
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MollieMathurin
Apr 6, 20222 min read
The Disaster of War
By convention, when we study disasters we exclude warfare. It is not easy to find a completely logical reason for this. It is more a...
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MollieMathurin
Apr 1, 20225 min read
A Resilience Charter
Preamble 1.1 The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience...
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