Design/methodology/approachThe paper is looking for the answer to the fundamental question of natural disastersand their unimpeded existence in spite of man‘s preferences, their characteristics, sometheoretical observations about their consequences, the suitable models for Natural DisasterManagement, and, in the end, the Model for measuring the Resilience of the Communityaccording to the place it presents.The paper is divided into 6 parts: 1. Introduction that observes the basic theoreticalground for the material in the paper followed by the four major parts: 2. Natural disasters;3. Consequences from Natural disasters; 4. Natural disasters Management; 5. Someconsiderations about determination of the Variables for measuring the resilience based onthe location; 6. The model for measuring the resilience according to the place; and 7. Finalobservations and recommendations. The paper follows the qualitative approach. It is based on Literature review theAuthors have made i.e. the overview of the theoretical findings on the basic questions andconceptual determination of the meaning of Natural disasters, the consequences of them,their management, and the proposed variables for measuring the resilience according to themodel mentioned giving, at the same time, some personal concrete suggestions foramending it.FindingsScientific review of the knowledge related to Natural disasters and the proposal ofan amended model for determining variables about measuring resilience of thecommunities according to the place.Research limitations/implications:The presented model for determination of the resilience of the communitiesaccording to the place should be implemented designing a questionnaire and a conducted survey. Not having the necessary practical data is, according to us, research limitation. However, this proposal should open a debate in order to formulate a model that will beapplicable in the contemporary societies (at least on regional level).
Ivanov et al. (Thu,) studied this question.