UK Alliance for Disaster Research Annual Conference
Complex hazards / complex vulnerabilities
27–28 March, 2018
University of Bristol
Theme: Complex hazards / complex vulnerabilities
In recent years there has been a growth of recognition that disasters arise from, and are impacted by, complex interlinked hazards interfacing with complex vulnerabilities. Rapid urbanization, climatic change, intensification and growing reliance on technology, and regional and global economic chains, are all making disaster risk reduction more complicated and more important. Understanding these complexities demands the integration of arts, social sciences, engineering, and the physical science knowledge. It also requires the sharing of expertise between practitioners, academics and policy makers. The 2018 UKADR Conference will explore the intersections of complexities related to disaster studies.
The UKADR conference provides a forum for UK researchers to network across disciplinary fields and to interact with research funders, national and local government and charitable organisations operating in the UK and internationally. International researchers are welcome to attend.
The call for applications for individual papers, posters, and full panel proposals has now closed. Individuals who have submitted panel and paper proposals will be contacted shortly confirming their participation.
Panels will be allocated approximately 90 minutes.
Potential panel themes include:
- Built environment
- Climate change and disasters
- Disaster funding, laws and policies
- Disaster ICT and emergency communications
- Disaster management
- Disaster relief, resilience and research
- Disaster response and management
- Natural hazards
- Technology and DRR
- Police, fire, military personnel in disasters
- Public health preparedness
- Sociology of disasters
- Urban planning and urban renewal
- Other areas (please specify)