Professor David AlexanderAug 184 minThe United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 EditionAt the time of writing this, the UK Government has just released the 2023 edition of the National Risk Register (NRR, HM Government...
Professor David AlexanderFeb 132 minTurkish-Syrian Earthquake: Vulnerability and HazardIn 43 years of studying disasters I have seen few events that so clearly illustrate the primacy of vulnerability over hazard impact as...
Professor David AlexanderFeb 106 minReflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6 February 2023: Building Collapse and ConsequencesAn interesting map was published by the US Geological Survey shortly after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes.[1] It showed (perhaps somewhat...
communications4675Apr 6, 20222 minThe Disaster of WarBy convention, when we study disasters we exclude warfare. It is not easy to find a completely logical reason for this. It is more a...
communications4675Apr 1, 20225 minA Resilience CharterPreamble 1.1 The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience...