%0 Journal Article
%T Science and disaster reduction
%A Roger E. Kasperson
%J International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
%@ 2192-6395
%D 2010
%I 
%R 10.3974/j.issn.2095-0055.2010.01.002
%X A serious gap exists between science and disaster decision making, so that many scientific reports have little impact and fail to inform decision making. This article examines the complex linkages between science and disaster reduction, analyzing the barriers that prevent more effective use of science and suggesting how the gap between science and decision making may be narrowed.
%K decision making
%K disasters
%K risk assessment
%K science
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.3974/j.issn.2095-0055.2010.01.002