Focus & Scope

The journal scopes include (but not limited to) the followings:

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management :
Disaster risk assessment, hazard and risk mapping, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, disaster risk management frameworks, community-based disaster risk reduction

Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure and Built Environment :
Earthquake-resistant structures, flood- and tsunami-resilient design, wind and storm-resistant buildings, retrofitting and strengthening of existing structures, lifeline and critical infrastructure resilience (bridges, roads, dams, ports, utilities)

Structural and Geotechnical Engineering for Hazards :
Seismic design and analysis, soil–structure interaction, foundation engineering under extreme loads, liquefaction and slope stability, performance-based design under multi-hazard conditions

Environmental and Hazard Analysis :
Flood, landslide, tsunami, volcanic and coastal hazard modelling, climate change impacts on hazards and infrastructure, environmental impact assessment related to disasters, multi-hazard and cascading risk analysis

Early Warning, Monitoring, and Emergency Systems :
Early warning systems, sensor networks and real-time monitoring, emergency communication systems, decision support systems, evacuation modelling and planning, emergency logistics and contingency planning

Resilience Engineering and Sustainable Development :
Urban and regional resilience, resilient city and smart city concepts, sustainable infrastructure planning, risk-informed land-use planning, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, integration of disaster mitigation into development policies

Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies for Disaster Mitigation :
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning applications, Internet of Things (IoT) for monitoring and early warning, big data and analytics, remote sensing and GIS, digital twins and cyber-physical systems for infrastructure and disaster management

Policy, Governance, and Community-Based Approaches :
Disaster risk governance and policy analysis, regulatory frameworks for safe infrastructure, community participation in design and mitigation, socio-technical systems, risk perception and communication, capacity building for resilient communities

Case Studies, Design Innovations, and Technical Reports :
Innovative engineering design for disaster mitigation, joint design projects between engineers–planners–communities, best-practice case studies, post-disaster forensic engineering, demonstration projects and pilot implementations