Disaster response: risk, vulnerability and resilience

Authors: Paton, Douglas; Smith, Leigh; Violanti, John

Source: Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Volume 9, Number 3, 2000 , pp. 173-180(8)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

The assumption of an automatic link between disaster exposure and pathological outcomes is increasingly being questioned. Recognition of the possibility of positive reactions and growth outcomes in this context necessitates the development of alternative models and, in particular, the accommodation of the resilience construct in research and intervention agenda. Reviews possible vulnerability and resilience factors and adopts a risk management framework to outline its potential for modelling the complex relationships between these variables and both growth and distress outcomes. Resilience and vulnerability is discussed at dispositional, cognitive and organisational levels. The paradigm developed here focuses attention on facilitating recovery and growth in professionals for whom disaster work and its consequences is an occupational reality.

Keywords: Disaster management; Disasters; Hazards; Risk; Risk management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1108/09653560010335068

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