Challenges Associated with Creeping Disasters in Disaster Risk Science and Practice:Considering Disaster Onset Dynamics

• 作者: Reidar Staupe-Delgado Olivier Rubin
• 来源期刊: 国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: ARTICLES
• 页码范围: 1-11
• 页数: 11页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

In this article,we set out to reconcile a general conceptualization of disaster temporalities by drawing on the epitome example of a creeping disaster,namely famine.Our argument is driven by the recognition that slowly manifesting disaster impacts pose distinct challenges for decision makers and researchers while there is a tendency for the disaster literature to overlook the role of disaster onset dynamics.More specifically and as a starting point,we identify four key themes that merit particular attention when dealing with creeping disasters:(1)our understand-ing of disaster as a phenomenon;(2)measurement and operationalization;(3)early warning and response;and(4)disaster management and termination.By integrating con-ceptual discussions of disaster with famine scholarship—a phenomenon often excluded from mainstream disaster research—this article provides fresh perspectives on dis-aster science as well as a number of implications for how we think about disaster risk reduction.