Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response01:29

Applications of GIS: Disaster Management and Emergency Response

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is essential for risk identification, action prioritization, and resource optimization in critical situations like flooding and earthquakes. By integrating spatial and demographic data, GIS provides a comprehensive framework for emergency response.GIS integrates data layers, like rainfall intensity, topography, elevation profiles, and river levels, to model high-risk flood zones. These layers assess areas susceptible to flooding based on their...
Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment01:17

Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment

Flood risk assessment involves careful planning and analysis to ensure the safety of communities near water retention structures. Capacity contours are a vital tool in this process, as they illustrate the potential spread of water at specific levels in a given area. In the context of building a bund across a small valley, these contours play a critical role in evaluating the safety of nearby residential areas.In this example, the bund is intended to store stormwater in the valley. The engineers...
Ecological Disturbance02:26

Ecological Disturbance

An ecological disturbance is a temporary disruption in the environment resulting from abiotic, biotic, or anthropogenic factors, causing a pronounced change in an ecosystem. The impact of an ecological disturbance, which can depend on its intensity, frequency, and spatial distribution, plays a significant role in shaping the species diversity within the ecosystem.Ecological disturbances can be caused by an event as small as the trampling of underbrush to an incident as wide-ranging as a forest...
Responses to Drought and Flooding02:41

Responses to Drought and Flooding

Water plays a significant role in the life cycle of plants. However, insufficient or excess of water can be detrimental and pose a serious threat to plants.
Manipulation and Analysis01:21

Manipulation and Analysis

GIS manipulation and analysis functions are vital for decision-making and planning. These activities range from data retrieval tasks, such as selecting information based on specific criteria, to advanced analytical techniques that address complex spatial problems.One critical GIS analysis method is overlaying, which combines multiple data layers to examine impacts. For example, overlaying a river-dammed lake boundary with road networks can identify affected infrastructure. Another common...
Hazard Rate01:11

Hazard Rate

The hazard rate, also known as the hazard function or failure rate, is a statistical measure used to describe the instantaneous rate at which an event occurs, given that the event has not yet happened. From a probabilistic perspective, it represents the likelihood that a subject will experience the event in a very small time interval, conditional on surviving up to the beginning of that interval. In terms of frequency, the hazard rate can be viewed as the ratio of the number of events to the...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Mechanical ventilation for young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a factorial survey of the main influences on clinician decision-making.

European journal of pediatrics·2025
Same author

Navigating healthcare decision-making for children requiring life-sustaining medical treatment in Ireland: exploring clinician perspectives through the lens of the Irish legal system.

BMC medical ethics·2025
Same author

Experiences of hospice dementia care: A qualitative study of bereaved carers and hospice clinicians.

PloS one·2023
Same author

Caregiver experiences of hospice dementia care: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Aging & mental health·2023
Same author

Heart disease in women: a narrative review.

Anaesthesia·2021
Same author

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging assessment of regional white matter maturation in preterm neonates.

Neuroradiology·2020

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 7, 2026

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
12:44

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

Natural disasters: a framework for research and teaching.

D Alexander1

  • 1Department of Geology and Geography University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 U.S.A.

Disasters
|October 21, 2010
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Understanding natural disasters requires examining human vulnerability and risk perception. An ecocentric approach to disaster studies is recommended for sustainable mitigation, especially for vulnerable nations.

More Related Videos

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
06:27

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems

Published on: June 30, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 7, 2026

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
12:44

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems
06:27

Simulating Impacts of Ice Storms on Forest Ecosystems

Published on: June 30, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Disaster studies
  • Human ecology
  • Environmental science

Background:

  • Natural disasters are linked to extreme geophysical events and human vulnerability.
  • Hazard perception influences risk mitigation effectiveness.
  • Disaster studies have a rich history with distinct schools of thought.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
  • To present a pedagogical framework for disaster studies.
  • To explore the role of human ecology in understanding disaster impacts.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of disaster studies.
  • Critical evaluation of the IDNDR.
  • Development of a pedagogical framework.

Main Results:

  • Hazard perception is a key factor limiting risk mitigation.
  • An ecocentric approach is favored over a technocentric one for disaster mitigation.
  • Disaster studies benefit from unifying factors like time and space.

Conclusions:

  • An ecocentric approach is vital for disaster mitigation, particularly for developing nations relying on ecological sustainability.
  • Disaster studies offer insights into the impact of environmental extremes on humanity through a human ecology lens.