Natural Hazards Review

Aims & Scope

The Natural Hazards Review addresses the range of events, processes, and consequences that occur when natural hazards interact with the physical, social, economic, and engineered dimensions of communities and the people who live, work, and play in them. As these conditions interact and change, the impact on human communities increases in size, scale, and scope. Such interactions necessarily need to be analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes both social and technical measures. For decision makers, the risk presents the challenge of managing known hazards, but unknown consequences in time of occurrence, scale of impact, and level of disruption in actual communities with limited resources. The journal is dedicated to bringing together the physical, social, and behavioral sciences; engineering; and the regulatory and policy environments to provide a forum for cutting edge, holistic, and cross-disciplinary approaches to anticipating risk, loss, and cost reduction from natural hazards. The journal welcomes rigorous research on the intersection between social and technical systems that advances concepts of resilience within lifeline and infrastructure systems and the organizations that manage them for all hazards. It offers a professional forum for researchers and practitioners working together to publish the results of truly interdisciplinary and partnered approaches to the anticipation of risk, loss reduction, and community resilience. Engineering topics covered include the characterization of hazard forces and the planning, design, construction, maintenance, performance, and use of structures in the physical environment. Social and behavioral sciences topics include analysis of the impact of hazards on communities and the organizations that seek to mitigate and manage response to hazards. These analyses suggest implications for improving policy performance in disaster environments and mitigation of recurring risks, as well as significant issues related to the built environment such as land use, building standards, and the role of financial markets and insurance. Physical science topics include investigation of the science underlying hazards and the consequent interpretation of these findings for the design of human communities. Importantly, the journal features papers co-authored by researchers who bring a cross-disciplinary perspective to the complex, dynamic factors that contribute to understanding hazards in today's—and especially tomorrow's—world.

ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.

Editorial Board

Editors in Chief:
Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Louise K. Comfort, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Engineering Editors:
Michele Barbato, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of California Davis
Hiba Baroud, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Girma Bitsuamlak, Ph.D., Western University
Henry Burton, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of California Los Angeles
Amar Chaker, Ph.D., F.AEI, F.EMI, F.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers
Hongxin Chen, Ph.D, Tongji University
Jian Chen, Ph.D., China University of Geosciences
Arindam Chowdhury, Ph.D., Florida International University
Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Rice University
Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Ph.D., Graduate University of Advanced Technology
Samiul Hasan, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University of Central Florida
Jasim Imran, Ph.D., F.ASCE, University of South Carolina
Sadik Khan, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE Jackson State University
Maria Koliou, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Texas A&M University
Fang Liu, Ph.D., Tongji University
Ali Mostafavi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Texas A&M University
Rouzbeh Nazari, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.Z. Naser, Ph.D., P.E., Clemson University
Jamie Ellen Padgett, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Rice University
Brian Phillips, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University of Florida
David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., P.E., University of Florida
Mehrdad Sasani, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Northeastern University
Junwon Seo, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, South Dakota State University
Mohsen Shahandashti, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Texas at Arlington
Berrin Tansel, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Florida International University
Chong Xu, Ph.D., Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration
Dongming Zhang, Ph.D., Tongji University

Social and Behavioral Science Editors:
Hamilton Bean, Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver
Saemi Chang, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Zhenghong Chen, Ph.D., China Meteorological Administration Training Centre
ZhiQiang Chen, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City
Thomas Cova, Ph.D., University of Utah
Noah Dormady, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Melanie Gall, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Alex Greer, Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York
Thomas W. Haase, Ph.D., J.D., Sam Houston State University
Brie Haupt, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Qian Hu, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Bandana Kar, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Claire Connolly Knox, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Juheon Lee, Ph.D., Midwestern State University
Pallab Mozumder, Ph.D., Florida International University
Branda Nowell, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Aya Okada, Ph.D., Tohoku University
Liesel Ritchie, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Fernando I. Rivera, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Scott Robinson, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
David N. Sattler, Ph.D., Western Washington University
Yoon Ah Shin, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Jee Eun Song, University of Pittsburgh
Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Haizhong Wang, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Oregon State University
R. Clayton Wukich, Ph.D., Cleveland State University
Jungwon Yeo, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Haibo Zhang, Ph.D., Nanjing University

Early Career Editorial Board:
Social and Behavioral Science
Emily Xue Lin, Ph.D., Nanjing University
Jae Roh, Ph.D., P.Eng, University of Regina
Engineering
Ahmed Ali Elhattab, Ph.D., P.E., University of Alabama, Birmingham
Münevver Özge Balta, Ph.D., Aksaray University
Sabarethinam Kameshwar, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Abdullahi Salman, Ph.D., University of Alabama, Huntsville
Chen Wang, Ph.D., Tongji University

Infrastructure Resilience Division:
Bilal M. Ayyub, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Chair
Kent Yu, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, Vice-Chair
Craig A. Davis, Ph.D., G.E., P.E., M.ASCE, Past Chair
John W. van de Lindt, Ph.D., F.ASCE, Member

Book Review Editor:
Thomas W. Haase, Ph.D., J.D., Sam Houston State University