Global risks: Pool knowledge to stem losses from disasters

Authors

Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Russian Academy of Sciences
Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, National Autonomous University of MexicoFollow
Orhan Altan, Istanbul Technical UniversityFollow
Daniel N. Baker, University of Colorado, Boulder
Salvano Briceño, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Harsh Gupta, National Geophysical Research Institute, India
Ailsa Holloway, Stellenbosch University
David Johnston, Massey University
Gordon A. McBean, University of Western Ontario
Yujiro Ogawa, University of Tsukuba
Douglas Paton, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Emma E. Porio, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Rainer Silbereisen, University of Jena
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, University of Yamanashi
Giovanni B. Valsecchi, National Institute of Astrophysics, ItalyFollow
Coleen Vogel, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Guoxiong Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-18-2015

Abstract

Public awareness, rigorous risk research and aligned targets will help policy-makers to increase resilience against natural hazards, say Susan L. Cutter and colleagues.

Recommended Citation

Susan L. Cutter, Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Orhan Altan, Daniel N. Baker, Salvano Briceño, Harsh Gupta, Ailsa Holloway, David Johnston, Gordon A. McBean, Yujiro Ogawa, Douglas Paton, Emma Porio, Rainer K. Silbereisen, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Giovanni B. Valsecchi, Coleen Vogel & Guoxiong Wu. (2015). Global risks: Pool knowledge to stem losses from disasters. Nature News and Comment, 1-6.