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The Sustainable Development Goals Extended Report 2022 - UNSD, 2022. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/extended-report/Extended-Report_Goal-13.pdf.
Bibliography
*A Safer Future : Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters / U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1991.[1]
This book is coauthored by a number of national committees on science, geology, and disaster related fields. It creates a ten year plan to help reduce future hazards.
*Al-Zu’bi, Maha, and Vesela Radović. SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities : Towards Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Settlements / by Maha Al-Zu’bi (University of Calgary, Canada), and Vesela Radovic (Belgrade University, Serbia). First edition. Bingley, England: Emerald Publishing, 2018.[2]
This book is reputable, as it is from a peer-reviewed publishing company and written by university professors.
*Bandola-Gill, Justyna, Sotiria Grek, and Marlee Tichenor. Governing the Sustainable Development Goals : Quantification in Global Public Policy / Justyna Bandola-Gill, Sotiria Grek, Marlee Tichenor. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.[3]
This book was peer-reviewed in an established academic community. While it's topic is not fully related to my article, it provides good detail for the policy subsection.
Berlemann, Michael, and Max Friedrich Steinhardt. “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Migration-a Survey of the Empirical Evidence.” CESifo economic studies 63, no. 4 (2017): 353–385.[4]
This is a peer reviewed article submitted in an economic journal. It focuses on climate change and its effects on migration, often caused by hazards. While this does not discuss much risk reduction, it gives a background of how climate change is worsening natural disasters.
Dissanayaka, K. D. C. R., Norio Tanaka, and T. L. C. Vinodh. “Integration of Eco-DRR and Hybrid Defense System on Mitigation of Natural Disasters (Tsunami and Coastal Flooding): a Review.” Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 110, no. 1 (2022): 1–28.[5]
This article is written by professionals, peer reviewed, and published in a reputable, relevant source. While it focuses on a certain implementation of risk reduction strategies, it could be a solid case study to include.
“DRR and Undrr’s History.” UNDRR, May 17, 2023. https://www.undrr.org/our-work/history#:~:text=1990%2D1999%3A%20The%20International%20Decade%20for%20Natural%20Disas ter%20Reduction&text=...%20%22The%20GA%20recognizes,in%20particular%20for%20developing%20c ountries%3B.[6]
Article written by the United Nations' Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction about its history.
Eslamian, Saeid, and Faezeh Eslamian, eds. Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Risk Management Strategies / Edited by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022.[7]
This book was written by two university professors and published by a reputable company. The information will be helpful in providing examples of disaster risk reduction.
Enarson, Elaine Pitt, and P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Women, Gender and Disaster Global Issues and Initiatives / Edited by Elaine Enarson, P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Delhi ;: SAGE, 2009.[8]
This book is written by academic professors, and details the impact of gender inequalities during climate events and natural hazards.
Flood, Stephen. Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas / Editors, Stephen Flood [et Al.]. Edited by Stephen Flood, Yairen Jerez Columbié, Martin Le Tissier, and Barry O’Dwyer. Cham: Springer Nature, 2022.[9]
This book has a number of professional and academic editors. It uses a case study of Ireland to relate risk reduction, climate change, and sustainable development goals, but can by applied to a more international level as well.
*Hazard Mitigation Field Book : Roadways. [First edition]. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, 2010.[10]
This field book is created by the US government program FEMA. While it mainly details the steps the government takes after a hazard occurs, some of the response is attempts to mitigate the next event, so some parts are relevant.
“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” IDDRR, June 13, 2023. https://iddrr.undrr.org/.[11]
Article written by the United Nations' council on Disaster Risk Reduction.
“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://www.un.org/en/observances/disaster-reduction-day.[12]
Article written by the Untied Nations about the national DRR day.
*McCann, Bryan T., Jenna M. Davis, Devin Osborne, Courtney Durham, Madeleine O’Brien, and Nathaniel A. Raymond. “Quantifying Climate Change‐relevant Humanitarian Programming and Spending Across Five Countries with High Vulnerability to Disaster.” Disasters 45, no. 4 (2021): 819–843. Accessed October 1, 2023.[13]
This is a peer reviewed scholarly source, so the information is reliable. While it seems to focus more on geographic vulnerability to disasters rather than risk reduction, it should still provide helpful background information.
*McSherry, Alice, Eric Julian Manalastas, J. C. Gaillard, and Soledad Natalia M. Dalisay. “From Deviant to Bakla, Strong to Stronger: Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Minorities into Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines.” Forum for development studies 42, no. 1 (2015): 27–40.[14]
This is a peer reviewed article written by numerous experts. It uses a case study in the Philippines about the importance of gender and sexual minorities in disaster risk reduction efforts.
*Mezosi, Gabor. Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of Their Impact. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.[15]
The author is a credible professor in geology who describes the subject from a geological and scientific manner.
Monte, Benício Emanoel Omena, Joel Avruch Goldenfum, Gean Paulo Michel, and José Rafael de Albuquerque Cavalcanti. “Terminology of Natural Hazards and Disasters: A Review and the Case of Brazil.” International journal of disaster risk reduction 52 (2021): 101970–.[16]
This article is peer reviewed and coauthored by several professionals to ensure accurate information. It will directly help define terminology in the natural hazard field.
“The 17 Goals | Sustainable Development.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://sdgs.un.org/goals.[17]
It is a bit difficult to prove the reputation of this website, but it is run by the United Nations, which is rather trustworthy.
Wisner, Ben., J. C. Gaillard, and Ilan. Kelman. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.[18]
This book is written by a number of professionals across a range of fields, and their combined expertise signifies that the handbook addresses hazards from a number of perspectives.
This article is peer reviewed and published in a reputable source. While most of the article focuses on vulnerability, it serves as a good comparison between the two terms and will help define disaster risk reduction and its evolution.
Examples:
Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.
References
^A Safer Future : Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters / U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1991.
^Al-Zu’bi, Maha, and Vesela Radović. SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities : Towards Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Settlements / by Maha Al-Zu’bi (University of Calgary, Canada), and Vesela Radovic (Belgrade University, Serbia). First edition. Bingley, England: Emerald Publishing, 2018.
^Bandola-Gill, Justyna, Sotiria Grek, and Marlee Tichenor. Governing the Sustainable Development Goals : Quantification in Global Public Policy / Justyna Bandola-Gill, Sotiria Grek, Marlee Tichenor. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
^Berlemann, Michael, and Max Friedrich Steinhardt. “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Migration-a Survey of the Empirical Evidence.” CESifo economic studies 63, no. 4 (2017): 353–385.
^Dissanayaka, K. D. C. R., Norio Tanaka, and T. L. C. Vinodh. “Integration of Eco-DRR and Hybrid Defense System on Mitigation of Natural Disasters (Tsunami and Coastal Flooding): a Review.” Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 110, no. 1 (2022): 1–28.
^“DRR and Undrr’s History.” UNDRR, May 17, 2023. https://www.undrr.org/our-work/history#:~:text=1990%2D1999%3A%20The%20International%20Decade%20for%20Natural%20Disaster%20Reduction&text=...%20%22The%20GA%20recognizes,in%20particular%20for%20developing%20countries%3B.
^Eslamian, Saeid, and Faezeh Eslamian, eds. Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Risk Management Strategies / Edited by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022.
^Enarson, Elaine Pitt, and P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Women, Gender and Disaster Global Issues and Initiatives / Edited by Elaine Enarson, P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Delhi ;: SAGE, 2009.
^Flood, Stephen. Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas / Editors, Stephen Flood [et Al.]. Edited by Stephen Flood, Yairen Jerez Columbié, Martin Le Tissier, and Barry O’Dwyer. Cham: Springer Nature, 2022.
^Hazard Mitigation Field Book : Roadways. [First edition]. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, 2010.
^“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” IDDRR, June 13, 2023. https://iddrr.undrr.org/.
^“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://www.un.org/en/observances/disaster-reduction-day.
^McCann, Bryan T., Jenna M. Davis, Devin Osborne, Courtney Durham, Madeleine O’Brien, and Nathaniel A. Raymond. “Quantifying Climate Change‐relevant Humanitarian Programming and Spending Across Five Countries with High Vulnerability to Disaster.” Disasters 45, no. 4 (2021): 819–843. Accessed October 1, 2023.
^McSherry, Alice, Eric Julian Manalastas, J. C. Gaillard, and Soledad Natalia M. Dalisay. “From Deviant to Bakla, Strong to Stronger: Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Minorities into Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines.” Forum for development studies 42, no. 1 (2015): 27–40.
^Mezosi, Gabor. Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of Their Impact. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
^Monte, Benício Emanoel Omena, Joel Avruch Goldenfum, Gean Paulo Michel, and José Rafael de Albuquerque Cavalcanti. “Terminology of Natural Hazards and Disasters: A Review and the Case of Brazil.” International journal of disaster risk reduction 52 (2021): 101970–.
^“The 17 Goals | Sustainable Development.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://sdgs.un.org/goals.
^Wisner, Ben., J. C. Gaillard, and Ilan. Kelman. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.
Go through the inline citations and make sure the formatting is correct and all sources are properly cited
Add pictures and graphs to more sections, making sure that each are added in the relevant areas
Improve the Development of Concept section
delete large sections of other articles
improve on a timeline of terms leading to disaster risk reduction
Add more International Policies
expand the "other" section to include more specific policy subtopics
Specific Plans:
Lead:
For the most part, the current lead seems to be a solid introduction to disaster risk reduction. However, some of the statements are a biased summary of the rest of the article, so I plan to rewrite this description from a more objective perspective. I intend to add a more comprehensive definition and analysis of the term, as opposed to detailing the information to come in the article. Furthermore, the top of the page has a banner stating that some citations are incorrectly formatted, which makes the page seem unreliable. I will go through the article and fix these citations so that when one first opens the page, it seems more trustworthy.
Evolution of term:
New subsection of "development of concept"
Describe how, due to climate change, environmental hazard terms such as ‘natural disasters’ are no longer appropriate, since human action has affected many of the natural processes. Detail a brief history of human efforts responding to hazards, and how action after the event evolved to mitigation and risk reduction efforts.
Mitigation vs risk reduction:
New subsection of "development of concept"
Provide a brief description of the term mitigation, as well as risk management (slightly different from risk reduction but will help emphasize the difference between the terms). I will then compare and contrast the definitions and provide examples as to which term should be used in certain scenarios, and the applications of each in the field of hazards and disasters.
Effect of Climate Change on Disasters:
New section
Climate change has enough of an impact on disasters that I think it should be given a separate section, rather than as a subtopic of “development of concept.” Some of this section can be based on “climate change adaptation,” but it would provide more detail into the scientific impact of climate change on disasters, and how disaster risk has to prepare for more devastating events due to the increase of climate change.
International Disaster Risk Reduction Day:
New subsection of "international policies"
Create a section dedicated to the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, which is October 13. This topic is discussed in the “other” section of international policies, but can be expanded into its own subtopic. Provide examples of actions and activities of this day in past years, as well as how awareness is spread. Furthermore, add information on who created the holiday, and when.
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals:
New subsection of "international policies"
Some information can be taken from the deleted “sustainable development” subtopic of “development of concept.” This section should touch on the creation of the SDGs as well as the specific goals that apply to this topic, namely SDG 11 and 13, as well as provide links to the pages of each.
International Disaster Risk Reduction Decade:
New section
Include information about the 90’s, dubbed the Disaster Risk Reduction decade. Provide background as to why this was created, and which facet of government created the term. Detail the resulting policies and actions that occurred on the subject (the process of their creation and their impact on society). Then, provide a summary of the results of this decade of action, and the long lasting effects of the programs and their impacts on society today.
Gender Inequality:
Updated subsection of "Issues and Challenges"
The current gender section has information about gender inequalities and natural hazards, but not necessarily risk reduction. Expand on gender inequalities in environmental issues, with a focus on women working to reduce risk/mitigate hazards. Add information about the unique role women can play in risk reduction based upon society’s expectation of women as caretakers. Also, remove the picture, as it is not super relevant.
Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.
In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.
Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.
Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.
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Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
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Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow
these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's
notability guidelines.
In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about
living persons. Please follow these carefully.
Wikipedia has a series of
guidelines for writing about different categories of people, such as academics and artists. If you're trying to create a new entry about a living person, please look at these carefully.
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The Sustainable Development Goals Extended Report 2022 - UNSD, 2022. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/extended-report/Extended-Report_Goal-13.pdf.
Bibliography
*A Safer Future : Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters / U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1991.[1]
This book is coauthored by a number of national committees on science, geology, and disaster related fields. It creates a ten year plan to help reduce future hazards.
*Al-Zu’bi, Maha, and Vesela Radović. SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities : Towards Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Settlements / by Maha Al-Zu’bi (University of Calgary, Canada), and Vesela Radovic (Belgrade University, Serbia). First edition. Bingley, England: Emerald Publishing, 2018.[2]
This book is reputable, as it is from a peer-reviewed publishing company and written by university professors.
*Bandola-Gill, Justyna, Sotiria Grek, and Marlee Tichenor. Governing the Sustainable Development Goals : Quantification in Global Public Policy / Justyna Bandola-Gill, Sotiria Grek, Marlee Tichenor. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.[3]
This book was peer-reviewed in an established academic community. While it's topic is not fully related to my article, it provides good detail for the policy subsection.
Berlemann, Michael, and Max Friedrich Steinhardt. “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Migration-a Survey of the Empirical Evidence.” CESifo economic studies 63, no. 4 (2017): 353–385.[4]
This is a peer reviewed article submitted in an economic journal. It focuses on climate change and its effects on migration, often caused by hazards. While this does not discuss much risk reduction, it gives a background of how climate change is worsening natural disasters.
Dissanayaka, K. D. C. R., Norio Tanaka, and T. L. C. Vinodh. “Integration of Eco-DRR and Hybrid Defense System on Mitigation of Natural Disasters (Tsunami and Coastal Flooding): a Review.” Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 110, no. 1 (2022): 1–28.[5]
This article is written by professionals, peer reviewed, and published in a reputable, relevant source. While it focuses on a certain implementation of risk reduction strategies, it could be a solid case study to include.
“DRR and Undrr’s History.” UNDRR, May 17, 2023. https://www.undrr.org/our-work/history#:~:text=1990%2D1999%3A%20The%20International%20Decade%20for%20Natural%20Disas ter%20Reduction&text=...%20%22The%20GA%20recognizes,in%20particular%20for%20developing%20c ountries%3B.[6]
Article written by the United Nations' Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction about its history.
Eslamian, Saeid, and Faezeh Eslamian, eds. Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Risk Management Strategies / Edited by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022.[7]
This book was written by two university professors and published by a reputable company. The information will be helpful in providing examples of disaster risk reduction.
Enarson, Elaine Pitt, and P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Women, Gender and Disaster Global Issues and Initiatives / Edited by Elaine Enarson, P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Delhi ;: SAGE, 2009.[8]
This book is written by academic professors, and details the impact of gender inequalities during climate events and natural hazards.
Flood, Stephen. Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas / Editors, Stephen Flood [et Al.]. Edited by Stephen Flood, Yairen Jerez Columbié, Martin Le Tissier, and Barry O’Dwyer. Cham: Springer Nature, 2022.[9]
This book has a number of professional and academic editors. It uses a case study of Ireland to relate risk reduction, climate change, and sustainable development goals, but can by applied to a more international level as well.
*Hazard Mitigation Field Book : Roadways. [First edition]. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, 2010.[10]
This field book is created by the US government program FEMA. While it mainly details the steps the government takes after a hazard occurs, some of the response is attempts to mitigate the next event, so some parts are relevant.
“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” IDDRR, June 13, 2023. https://iddrr.undrr.org/.[11]
Article written by the United Nations' council on Disaster Risk Reduction.
“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://www.un.org/en/observances/disaster-reduction-day.[12]
Article written by the Untied Nations about the national DRR day.
*McCann, Bryan T., Jenna M. Davis, Devin Osborne, Courtney Durham, Madeleine O’Brien, and Nathaniel A. Raymond. “Quantifying Climate Change‐relevant Humanitarian Programming and Spending Across Five Countries with High Vulnerability to Disaster.” Disasters 45, no. 4 (2021): 819–843. Accessed October 1, 2023.[13]
This is a peer reviewed scholarly source, so the information is reliable. While it seems to focus more on geographic vulnerability to disasters rather than risk reduction, it should still provide helpful background information.
*McSherry, Alice, Eric Julian Manalastas, J. C. Gaillard, and Soledad Natalia M. Dalisay. “From Deviant to Bakla, Strong to Stronger: Mainstreaming Sexual and Gender Minorities into Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines.” Forum for development studies 42, no. 1 (2015): 27–40.[14]
This is a peer reviewed article written by numerous experts. It uses a case study in the Philippines about the importance of gender and sexual minorities in disaster risk reduction efforts.
*Mezosi, Gabor. Natural Hazards and the Mitigation of Their Impact. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.[15]
The author is a credible professor in geology who describes the subject from a geological and scientific manner.
Monte, Benício Emanoel Omena, Joel Avruch Goldenfum, Gean Paulo Michel, and José Rafael de Albuquerque Cavalcanti. “Terminology of Natural Hazards and Disasters: A Review and the Case of Brazil.” International journal of disaster risk reduction 52 (2021): 101970–.[16]
This article is peer reviewed and coauthored by several professionals to ensure accurate information. It will directly help define terminology in the natural hazard field.
“The 17 Goals | Sustainable Development.” United Nations. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://sdgs.un.org/goals.[17]
It is a bit difficult to prove the reputation of this website, but it is run by the United Nations, which is rather trustworthy.
Wisner, Ben., J. C. Gaillard, and Ilan. Kelman. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.[18]
This book is written by a number of professionals across a range of fields, and their combined expertise signifies that the handbook addresses hazards from a number of perspectives.
This article is peer reviewed and published in a reputable source. While most of the article focuses on vulnerability, it serves as a good comparison between the two terms and will help define disaster risk reduction and its evolution.
Examples:
Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.
References
^A Safer Future : Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters / U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press, 1991.
^Al-Zu’bi, Maha, and Vesela Radović. SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities : Towards Inclusive, Safe, and Resilient Settlements / by Maha Al-Zu’bi (University of Calgary, Canada), and Vesela Radovic (Belgrade University, Serbia). First edition. Bingley, England: Emerald Publishing, 2018.
^Bandola-Gill, Justyna, Sotiria Grek, and Marlee Tichenor. Governing the Sustainable Development Goals : Quantification in Global Public Policy / Justyna Bandola-Gill, Sotiria Grek, Marlee Tichenor. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
^Berlemann, Michael, and Max Friedrich Steinhardt. “Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Migration-a Survey of the Empirical Evidence.” CESifo economic studies 63, no. 4 (2017): 353–385.
^Dissanayaka, K. D. C. R., Norio Tanaka, and T. L. C. Vinodh. “Integration of Eco-DRR and Hybrid Defense System on Mitigation of Natural Disasters (Tsunami and Coastal Flooding): a Review.” Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 110, no. 1 (2022): 1–28.
^“DRR and Undrr’s History.” UNDRR, May 17, 2023. https://www.undrr.org/our-work/history#:~:text=1990%2D1999%3A%20The%20International%20Decade%20for%20Natural%20Disaster%20Reduction&text=...%20%22The%20GA%20recognizes,in%20particular%20for%20developing%20countries%3B.
^Eslamian, Saeid, and Faezeh Eslamian, eds. Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience : Disaster Risk Management Strategies / Edited by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022.
^Enarson, Elaine Pitt, and P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Women, Gender and Disaster Global Issues and Initiatives / Edited by Elaine Enarson, P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti. Delhi ;: SAGE, 2009.
^Flood, Stephen. Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas / Editors, Stephen Flood [et Al.]. Edited by Stephen Flood, Yairen Jerez Columbié, Martin Le Tissier, and Barry O’Dwyer. Cham: Springer Nature, 2022.
^Hazard Mitigation Field Book : Roadways. [First edition]. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, 2010.
^“International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.” IDDRR, June 13, 2023. https://iddrr.undrr.org/.
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Go through the inline citations and make sure the formatting is correct and all sources are properly cited
Add pictures and graphs to more sections, making sure that each are added in the relevant areas
Improve the Development of Concept section
delete large sections of other articles
improve on a timeline of terms leading to disaster risk reduction
Add more International Policies
expand the "other" section to include more specific policy subtopics
Specific Plans:
Lead:
For the most part, the current lead seems to be a solid introduction to disaster risk reduction. However, some of the statements are a biased summary of the rest of the article, so I plan to rewrite this description from a more objective perspective. I intend to add a more comprehensive definition and analysis of the term, as opposed to detailing the information to come in the article. Furthermore, the top of the page has a banner stating that some citations are incorrectly formatted, which makes the page seem unreliable. I will go through the article and fix these citations so that when one first opens the page, it seems more trustworthy.
Evolution of term:
New subsection of "development of concept"
Describe how, due to climate change, environmental hazard terms such as ‘natural disasters’ are no longer appropriate, since human action has affected many of the natural processes. Detail a brief history of human efforts responding to hazards, and how action after the event evolved to mitigation and risk reduction efforts.
Mitigation vs risk reduction:
New subsection of "development of concept"
Provide a brief description of the term mitigation, as well as risk management (slightly different from risk reduction but will help emphasize the difference between the terms). I will then compare and contrast the definitions and provide examples as to which term should be used in certain scenarios, and the applications of each in the field of hazards and disasters.
Effect of Climate Change on Disasters:
New section
Climate change has enough of an impact on disasters that I think it should be given a separate section, rather than as a subtopic of “development of concept.” Some of this section can be based on “climate change adaptation,” but it would provide more detail into the scientific impact of climate change on disasters, and how disaster risk has to prepare for more devastating events due to the increase of climate change.
International Disaster Risk Reduction Day:
New subsection of "international policies"
Create a section dedicated to the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, which is October 13. This topic is discussed in the “other” section of international policies, but can be expanded into its own subtopic. Provide examples of actions and activities of this day in past years, as well as how awareness is spread. Furthermore, add information on who created the holiday, and when.
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals:
New subsection of "international policies"
Some information can be taken from the deleted “sustainable development” subtopic of “development of concept.” This section should touch on the creation of the SDGs as well as the specific goals that apply to this topic, namely SDG 11 and 13, as well as provide links to the pages of each.
International Disaster Risk Reduction Decade:
New section
Include information about the 90’s, dubbed the Disaster Risk Reduction decade. Provide background as to why this was created, and which facet of government created the term. Detail the resulting policies and actions that occurred on the subject (the process of their creation and their impact on society). Then, provide a summary of the results of this decade of action, and the long lasting effects of the programs and their impacts on society today.
Gender Inequality:
Updated subsection of "Issues and Challenges"
The current gender section has information about gender inequalities and natural hazards, but not necessarily risk reduction. Expand on gender inequalities in environmental issues, with a focus on women working to reduce risk/mitigate hazards. Add information about the unique role women can play in risk reduction based upon society’s expectation of women as caretakers. Also, remove the picture, as it is not super relevant.
Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.
In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.
Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.
Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.