Systematic mapping of disaster risk management research and the role of innovative technology
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Systematic mapping of disaster risk management research and the role of innovative technology Israel R. Orimoloye 1,2
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Temitope C. Ekundayo 3 & Olusola O. Ololade 1 & Johanes A. Belle 2
Received: 20 June 2020 / Accepted: 9 September 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Globally, disaster risk management (DRM) has gone through a criterion transpose from static to a technology-based proactive approach in managing disasters including natural and anthropogenic disasters. This study aimed at exploring this research niche and to identify the main topical issues currently underway, such as the most disaster risk management techniques and prevalent geographical locations using scientometrics techniques. The result reveals that studies on DRM during the period of investigation witnessed an increase from early 2000 and peaking in 2017 followed by 2016 with a Kolmogorov-Smirnoff goodness-of-fit of 0.9672. More so, there exists a decline in year 2018 with about 144 published articles on DRM. However, research output fluctuated during the survey period between 1990 and 2004; for instance, the result shows that the research published on DRM in year 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 are six, seven, five, seven, three and seven articles, respectively. In this study, the contribution of different nations and country collaboration to different sub-categories of disasters was examined. Global distributions of scientific articles tailored to DRM research across different environmental and disaster issues that demonstrate the development of analytical tools used to detect them and the researchers’ production from various nations in both developed and developing countries were evaluated. Despite the recurrence of climate-related disasters in some parts of the world, relevant studies, disaster impacts and support systems remain poorly understood and not well explored. Keywords Systematic mapping . Disaster risk management . Research trend . Scientometrics
Introduction Technological innovation and development have introduced numerous opportunities to enhance disaster risk management and reduction. Due to its various ability and effectiveness to analyse, visualise and predict disasters, innovative technology is shaping humanitarian activities and disaster event management drastically across the globe (Callaghan, 2016; Fatile and Adejuwon, 2018; Orimoloye et al., 2020). However, relevant Responsible Editor: Philippe Garrigues * Israel R. Orimoloye [email protected] 1
Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria
literature is fragmented and this calls for a review to ascertain its development and research evolution especially in the area of disaster risk management (DRM). It has been noted that dis
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