Research and analysis

Disaster outcomes: role of institutions

Report looking at the role of institutions in shaping disaster outcomes.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 27 November 2012

Documents

Institutions and disaster outcomes: successes, weaknesses and significant research needs

Ref: BIS/12/1299

PDF, 3.43 MB, 162 pages

Details

This report examines the the role of institutions in shaping disaster outcomes. It focuses on 3 types of natural disasters:

• tropical cyclones
• earthquakes
• floods

This review was commissioned as part of the Foresight project on reducing the risk of future disasters.

Published 27 November 2012