The capacity of European Higher Educational Institutions to address threats imposed by natural hazards

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27350%2F16%3A86098423" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27350/16:86098423 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68407700:21110/16:00242514

Result on the web

<a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-015-2139-2" target="_blank" >http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-015-2139-2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-2139-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11069-015-2139-2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The capacity of European Higher Educational Institutions to address threats imposed by natural hazards

Original language description

The main aim of this work was to investigate the availability and capacity of educational programmes at different levels at European Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) that are directly related to disaster resilience. This investigation was important since education in disaster resilience for citizens, communities, public administrators and decision makers is vital for improving preparedness, mitigation, resistance, absorption and recovery as a result of natural disasters. For this purpose, a study on the capacity of HEIs across Europe to address the threats imposed by natural hazards has been carried out. The study was performed by using a web-based survey tool which ran for 1 year with participants from 28 European countries. Findings of this work showed a great lack of educational programmes in disaster resilience across Europe. However, in recent years, there has been an increase of such programmes mainly at postgraduate level. At undergraduate level there is only a very limited number of such programmes, which might be related to the multidisciplinary nature of these programmes. The cohort size of the ongoing programmes indicates that they are in good health despite their young age, suggesting the potential and need for many more. The results of this study are valuable for HEIs, policy makers, decision makers and governments as it provides an insight into the existing situation across Europe with regards to educational programmes directly related to disaster resilience which can help them to focus, direct and promote education in disaster resilience according to the needs at national and European level.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Natural Hazards

ISSN

0921-030X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

81

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

1447-1466

UT code for WoS article

000372285600003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84960356794