• Approaches to ‘vulnerability’ in eight European disaster management systems 

      Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten; Gabel, Friedrich; Tammpuu, Piia; Krüger, Marco; Savadori, Lucia; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Torpan, Sten; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Schieffelers, Abriel; Lovasz, Gabriella; Rhinard, Mark (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-24)
      While social vulnerability in the face of disasters has received increasing academic attention, relatively little is known about the extent to which that knowledge is reflected in practice by institutions involved in ...
    • The engagement of informal volunteers in disaster management in Europe 

      Nahkur, Oliver; Orru, Kati; Hansson, Sten; Jukarainen, Pirjo; Myllylä, Miia; Krüger, Marco; Max, Matthias; Savadori, Lucia; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Meyer, Sunniva Frislid; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Lovasz, Gabriella; Rhinard, Mark (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-04)
      Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little is known about the extent to which informal volunteers ...
    • Self-imposed social isolation among clients of social care organisations in the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Orru, Kati; Nero, Kristi; Schieffelers, Abriel; Olson, Alexandra; Ludvigsen, Johanna; Airola, Merja; Savadori, Lucia; Krüger, Marco; Gabel, Friedrich; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-11)
      Although self-imposed social isolation is an important way of reducing the risk of COVID-19 infection, previous research indicates that this behaviour varies substantially between different groups and individuals. Socially ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...