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For decades sections of the academic community have been emphasizing that disasters are not natural.Nevertheless,politicians,the media,various inteational organ
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School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering,Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3T
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For decades sections of the academic community have been emphasizing that disasters are not natural.Nevertheless,politicians,the media,various inteational organizations--and,more surprisingly,many established researchers working in disaster studies--are still widely using the expression "natural disaster." We systematically analyzed the usage of the expression "natural disaster" by disaster studies researchers in 589 articles in six key academic jouals representative of disaster studies research,and found that authors are using the expression in three principal ways:(1) delineating natural and human-induced hazards;(2) using the expression to leverage popularity;and (3) critiquing the expression "natural disaster." We also identified vulnerability themes that illustrate the context of "natural disaster" usage.The implications of continuing to use this expression,while explicitly researching human vulnerability,are wide-ranging,and we explore what this means for us and our peers.This study particularly aims to stimulate debate within the disaster studies research community and related fields as to whether the term "natural disaster" is really fit for purpose moving forward.
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