TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Disaster risk management approaches in construction and built environment: a research collaboration networks perspective
JO  - International journal of disaster resilience in the built environment
A1  - Tavakoli Taba, Seyedamir
A1  - Mojtahedi, Mohammad
A1  - Newton, Sidney
SP  - 85
EP  - 99
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - PURPOSE Currently there is no analysis of the development of disaster risk management literature in the construction and built environment context, the changes in its research paradigms over time and the role of different key players in the advance of its current body of knowledge. This study aims to address that gap by investigating the longitudinal data of disaster risk management literature published over the past three decades. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A social network analysis approach is used in this study to show the overall development of the field and specifically the impact of research collaborations between different organisations and countries on research productivity. <br><br>FINDINGS The results indicate that the focus of disaster risk management research in the built environment context is heavily biased towards reactive strategies (response and recovery) over proactive strategies (mitigation and preparedness). The findings also demonstrate that collaboration between disaster risk management researchers has a significant influence on their research productivity. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The findings from this study should be of value to researchers, policymakers and academic strategists. This study for the first time shows the ability of the social networks paradigm to reveal frailties in research connections in the field of disaster risk management in construction and built environment and highlights where networking strategies are needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1759-5908
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-06-2019-0032
ID  - ref1
ER  -