In recent years, there have been frequent earthquakes, landslides, debris flows, droughts, floods, typhoons, rainstorms, forest and grassland fires, and other natural disasters. Together, they have been responsible for a large number of casualties and property losses. Reducing the impact of natural disasters requires advanced perception, intelligent early warning, accurate prevention and control, and efficient rescue. Detailed scientific research and reports of major natural disaster cases can provide valuable experience and lessons to not only deal with disasters when they arise, but improve emergency response and management in the future.
“Disaster Resilience and Emergency Management” (DREM) is the journal for researchers, policymakers and practitioners across diverse disciplines: earth sciences and their implications; environmental sciences; engineering; urban studies; geography; and the social sciences. DREM publishes fundamental and applied research, critical reviews, policy papers and case studies with a particular focus on multi-disciplinary research that aims to reduce the impact of natural, technological, social and intentional disasters and national emergencies. DREM stimulates exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer on disaster research, mitigation, adaptation, prevention and risk reduction at all geographical scales: local, national and international.
Topics that can be discussed in this Journal:
Industrial hazards: nuclear accidents, etc
Disasters: hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes
Transport accidents: road, maritime, air and rail
Terror threats and terrorism
Disaster medicine and humanitarian issues
Contingency management, disaster planning, vulnerability assessment and resilience evaluation
Multidisciplinary approaches (e.g. integrated public alert and warning systems)
