Elsevier Launches New Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Elsevier Launches New Journal: International

Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

PR Newswire

OXFORD, England, June 25, 2012

OXFORD, England

,

June 25, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical

information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of a new

quarterly journal,

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

is affiliated with the Global Risk

Forum GRF Davos and will be launched officially at the 4th International

Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) in

Davos, Switzerland

,

August 26-30, 2012

.

The combination of the world's growing population, expanding urbanization and

globalization and now climate change, has greatly aggravated the risk potential

of natural and technological disasters to all communities and nations. There is

great demand for an improved understanding, assessment and management

of disasters and risks that affect human safety, health, the environment, critical

infrastructures, the economy and society at large.

International Journal of

Disaster Risk Reduction

publishes fundamental and applied research, critical

reviews, policy papers and case studies addressing these issues at all

geographical scales, and from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Dr. David Alexander of the Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, Editor-in-Chief of the

journal said of the launch, "As the founding Editor-in-Chief, my vision for the

journal is to create an international and interdisciplinary forum to foster

communication and collaboration between researchers, policymakers and

practitioners concerned with disaster research, mitigation and risk reduction."

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

publishes research in the

following scientific fields: earth sciences in its entirety; environmental sciences;

engineering; urban studies; geography; and social sciences.

The first year of the journal's content will be freely available to view online until

31 August 2013

on ScienceDirect; first papers accepted for publication in the

journal are now available online.

For more information visit the journal homepage:

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-disaster-risk-

reduction/. To submit a paper go to: http://ees.elsevier.com/ijdrr/

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About the Global Risk Forum (GRF)

"From Thoughts to Action" - this credo is the basis of all the work of the Global

Risk Forum (GRF)

Davos, Switzerland

. Through its various activities GRF Davos

aims to serve as a centre of knowledge and exchange of know-how for the

application of contemporary risk management strategies, tools and practical

solutions. GRF Davos endorses vulnerability reduction for all types of risks and

disasters in order to provide sustainable protection of life, property, the

environment and critical infrastructure. The foundation supports on-going

efforts to achieve sustainable development through integrative risk

management, particularly in the context of climate change, and by actively

promoting public-private partnerships.

About the International Disaster Risk Conference

(IDRC)

The 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) will be held in the

beautiful mountain area and renewed conference centre of

Davos, Switzerland

from 26 -

30 August 2012

. Government officials, experts and practitioners,

representatives from NGOs, the private sector, from scientific and academic

institutions covering natural-, social-, medical-, legal-, and engineering- science

as well as media and the public will discuss new findings and exchange

experiences in the broad spectrum of risks societies face today. The unique

IDRC Davos format includes plenary and parallel sessions, workshops and

training courses, as well as poster exhibitions.

The IDRC Davos 2012 theme "Integrative Risk Management in a changing world

- Pathways to a Resilient Society" will further establish and develop the

approach of Integrative Risk Management within the following context: tools

and instruments in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); climate change adaptation;

environment and disaster risk; agricultural risks; mega disasters and cascading

effects; urban risks; critical infrastructure and services; health impacts, medical

response; economics of disaster, financial tools for risk management; future

humanitarism. http://www.idrc.info/

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical

information products and services. The company works in partnership with the

global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals,

including

The Lancet

and

Cell

, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major

reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include

ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, MD Consult and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which

enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal

suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care

institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in

Amsterdam

, Elsevier employs 7,000 people

worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading

publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC

and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL

(London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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