Vicente Sandoval
@vsandoval.bsky.social
Still trying to understand disasters, development, & people. Researching at DRU FU-Berlin, alumnus DPU UCL, TU-Berlin, & UC-Temuco. Born in La Araucania, Chile. http://vicentesandoval.wordpress.com/
Magnitude 8.8 #earthquake off Russia’s coast (30 July).
✅ No major damage or casualties
✅ Timely tsunami warnings & evacuations
🌍 Disasters are not natural—they happen when hazards meet vulnerability. Prevention saves lives.
youtu.be/oORP4Ez3x2M
#DRR #Tsunami #Preparedness
✅ No major damage or casualties
✅ Timely tsunami warnings & evacuations
🌍 Disasters are not natural—they happen when hazards meet vulnerability. Prevention saves lives.
youtu.be/oORP4Ez3x2M
#DRR #Tsunami #Preparedness
Tsunami aftermath: How lucky did the Pacific region get? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
youtu.be
July 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Magnitude 8.8 #earthquake off Russia’s coast (30 July).
✅ No major damage or casualties
✅ Timely tsunami warnings & evacuations
🌍 Disasters are not natural—they happen when hazards meet vulnerability. Prevention saves lives.
youtu.be/oORP4Ez3x2M
#DRR #Tsunami #Preparedness
✅ No major damage or casualties
✅ Timely tsunami warnings & evacuations
🌍 Disasters are not natural—they happen when hazards meet vulnerability. Prevention saves lives.
youtu.be/oORP4Ez3x2M
#DRR #Tsunami #Preparedness
Super happy to retake university teaching this semester, with the seminar "Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM)" in the Master's program in Housing and Integrated Neighborhoods at the Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello (Chile), presented by CIUDHAD. postgrado.unab.cl/programas/ma...
Magíster en Vivienda y Barrios Integrados | Postgrados UNAB
El Magíster en Vivienda y Barrios Integrados, se impartirá en modalidad Semipresencial en la ciudad de Santiago
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July 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Super happy to retake university teaching this semester, with the seminar "Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM)" in the Master's program in Housing and Integrated Neighborhoods at the Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello (Chile), presented by CIUDHAD. postgrado.unab.cl/programas/ma...
🤩 I'm happy to share that this week I've started serving as Handling Editor for the Frontiers in Sociology (section Sociological Theory). I'm contributing to ensure the submitted work aligns with the latests discussions and research findings.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
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Frontiers in Sociology | Sociological Theory
Part of an innovative journal, this section explores various areas of sociological theory and the interface between sociological theory and related work in adjacent fields of sociology and other di...
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July 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🤩 I'm happy to share that this week I've started serving as Handling Editor for the Frontiers in Sociology (section Sociological Theory). I'm contributing to ensure the submitted work aligns with the latests discussions and research findings.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
Muy emocionado de anunciar el lanzamiento de nuestro último número!
15 trabajos de investigación sobre la GRD y RRD, diferentes disciplinas y rincones de la región. Tod@s invitad@s a descargar y leer gratuitamente en sitio web REDER! Gracias a autores y autoras, y a todo el equipo editorial!
15 trabajos de investigación sobre la GRD y RRD, diferentes disciplinas y rincones de la región. Tod@s invitad@s a descargar y leer gratuitamente en sitio web REDER! Gracias a autores y autoras, y a todo el equipo editorial!
¡Ya está disponible el nuevo número de REDER! Vol. 9, Núm. 2 (julio 2025).
15 artículos de nueve países (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, España, México, Nicaragua y Perú).
📖 Te invitamos a explorar todos los artículos
👉 revistareder.com
15 artículos de nueve países (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, España, México, Nicaragua y Perú).
📖 Te invitamos a explorar todos los artículos
👉 revistareder.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Muy emocionado de anunciar el lanzamiento de nuestro último número!
15 trabajos de investigación sobre la GRD y RRD, diferentes disciplinas y rincones de la región. Tod@s invitad@s a descargar y leer gratuitamente en sitio web REDER! Gracias a autores y autoras, y a todo el equipo editorial!
15 trabajos de investigación sobre la GRD y RRD, diferentes disciplinas y rincones de la región. Tod@s invitad@s a descargar y leer gratuitamente en sitio web REDER! Gracias a autores y autoras, y a todo el equipo editorial!
🇨🇱 I've contributed as Expert to Chile’s 2025 NDC Update by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Climate Change (Chile). A key step to align climate action with science & justice.
📄 [EN] drive.google.com/file/d/12l7r...
📄 [ES] drive.google.com/file/d/1vd2W...
📄 [EN] drive.google.com/file/d/12l7r...
📄 [ES] drive.google.com/file/d/1vd2W...
June 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🇨🇱 I've contributed as Expert to Chile’s 2025 NDC Update by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Climate Change (Chile). A key step to align climate action with science & justice.
📄 [EN] drive.google.com/file/d/12l7r...
📄 [ES] drive.google.com/file/d/1vd2W...
📄 [EN] drive.google.com/file/d/12l7r...
📄 [ES] drive.google.com/file/d/1vd2W...
🤩 I feel flattered for just being mentioned in this work, written by such amazing people... and it's free for download 🙏. I just gave it a look and it's sooo right, in some many respects... Gracias!
Two #OpenAccess @uclopenscience.bsky.social books:
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
1. Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
2. #Development & #Disasters practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3006/de...
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR
Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk | Who Speaks? Who Suffers?
In Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk, the authors explain how people modify the environment and exert power over each other in ways that make nature
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May 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🤩 I feel flattered for just being mentioned in this work, written by such amazing people... and it's free for download 🙏. I just gave it a look and it's sooo right, in some many respects... Gracias!
¡Nuevo número disponible! Descubre el Vol. 9, Núm. 1 de REDER 🌍
¡Nuevo número disponible! Descubre el Vol. 9, Núm. 1 de REDER 🌍
🌐 Accede ahora al nuevo contenido en nuestro sitio web: www.revistareder.com
¡Haz clic y únete a la conversación sobre resiliencia y sostenibilidad en nuestra región!
🌐 Accede ahora al nuevo contenido en nuestro sitio web: www.revistareder.com
¡Haz clic y únete a la conversación sobre resiliencia y sostenibilidad en nuestra región!
January 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
¡Nuevo número disponible! Descubre el Vol. 9, Núm. 1 de REDER 🌍
Commemorating #20years since the #2004IndianOceanTsunami #Tsunami: Warnings past and present. youtu.be/H8g-AYVUXM8?... Thanks @ilankelman.bsky.social and all panelists
Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Warnings past and present
YouTube video by UCL Warning Research Centre
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December 19, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Commemorating #20years since the #2004IndianOceanTsunami #Tsunami: Warnings past and present. youtu.be/H8g-AYVUXM8?... Thanks @ilankelman.bsky.social and all panelists
A "baby" quake? I don't think so.
"A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Chile but there are no reports of damage" by AP. apnews.com/article/chil...
"A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Chile but there are no reports of damage" by AP. apnews.com/article/chil...
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
A "baby" quake? I don't think so.
"A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Chile but there are no reports of damage" by AP. apnews.com/article/chil...
"A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Chile but there are no reports of damage" by AP. apnews.com/article/chil...
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Santiago, Chile.
December 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Santiago, Chile.
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The INCREASE project consortium recently convened in Würzburg, on November 25–26, for a pivotal project meeting, hosted by the #University of #Würzburg Institute for Geography and Geology. More information here: www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fach...
INCREASE Project Meeting Held in Würzburg, Germany
www.geo.fu-berlin.de
December 11, 2024 at 10:35 AM
The INCREASE project consortium recently convened in Würzburg, on November 25–26, for a pivotal project meeting, hosted by the #University of #Würzburg Institute for Geography and Geology. More information here: www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fach...
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🧵1/4 DRU Doctoral Colloqium on November 29th, 2024. Pursuing a doctorate alongside project work, volunteering, or caregiving tasks is often an underestimated challenge—making it all the more impressive that there were once again great presentations, discussions, and, above all, a lot of progress!
December 3, 2024 at 3:33 PM
🧵1/4 DRU Doctoral Colloqium on November 29th, 2024. Pursuing a doctorate alongside project work, volunteering, or caregiving tasks is often an underestimated challenge—making it all the more impressive that there were once again great presentations, discussions, and, above all, a lot of progress!
#NationwideWarningDay2024 #BundesweiterWarntag2024 #Germany Today, once a year a nationwide alert day takes place across all of Germany. At about 11.00 am, a practice alert is sent out via a number of warning channels and devices. @vosskfs.bsky.social Voss gave an interview on this (in German) see 👇
Es ist bundesweiter Warntag. Was braucht es jenseits eines funktionierenden Warnsystems, um im Ernstfall gut aufgestellt zu sein? Gibt es in NRW noch ausreichend Schutzräume?
Hierzu gab Krisen- und Katastrophenforscher Martin Voss heute ein Interview im WDR 5 Morgenecho: www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...
Hierzu gab Krisen- und Katastrophenforscher Martin Voss heute ein Interview im WDR 5 Morgenecho: www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...
Zivilschutz: Warntag "reicht noch nicht aus"
Am bundesweiten Warntag werden Apps und Sirenen getestet. "Das reicht noch nicht. Man muss auch noch wissen, was konkret in welcher Situation zu tun ist", sagt Katastrophenforscher Martin Voss. Zudem ...
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September 12, 2024 at 8:56 AM
#NationwideWarningDay2024 #BundesweiterWarntag2024 #Germany Today, once a year a nationwide alert day takes place across all of Germany. At about 11.00 am, a practice alert is sent out via a number of warning channels and devices. @vosskfs.bsky.social Voss gave an interview on this (in German) see 👇
Amazing days in Dublin at the IGC conference 2024.
In August, DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger chaired a session titled “Resilient Futures in a World of Difference: Connecting Dimensions for Integrated Disaster Risk Management” at the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin, Ireland. More: fu-berlin.de/xmaurr3
September 12, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Amazing days in Dublin at the IGC conference 2024.
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Visit to #Chile: DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger participated in a series of meetings with experienced researchers at key institutions related to disaster research and disaster risk management (DRM) in Chile. More here: www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fach...
September 2, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Visit to #Chile: DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger participated in a series of meetings with experienced researchers at key institutions related to disaster research and disaster risk management (DRM) in Chile. More here: www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fach...
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In August, DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger chaired a session titled “Resilient Futures in a World of Difference: Connecting Dimensions for Integrated Disaster Risk Management” at the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin, Ireland. More: fu-berlin.de/xmaurr3
September 9, 2024 at 2:20 PM
In August, DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger chaired a session titled “Resilient Futures in a World of Difference: Connecting Dimensions for Integrated Disaster Risk Management” at the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin, Ireland. More: fu-berlin.de/xmaurr3
Last month we visited Chile and several organisations working on disaster risk management and reduction, from different angles and sectors (i.e., private/civil society, public, and academia). We had fruitful and super stimulating conversations. More details and reflections will come soon ;-)
Visit to #Chile: DRU researchers @vsandoval.bsky.social & Verena Flörchinger participated in a series of meetings with experienced researchers at key institutions related to disaster research and disaster risk management (DRM) in Chile. More here: www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geog/fach...
September 2, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Last month we visited Chile and several organisations working on disaster risk management and reduction, from different angles and sectors (i.e., private/civil society, public, and academia). We had fruitful and super stimulating conversations. More details and reflections will come soon ;-)
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Wir stellen ein! #WeAreHiring!
KFS sucht einen studentischen Beschäftigte*r
Weitere Informationen hier: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
KFS sucht einen studentischen Beschäftigte*r
Weitere Informationen hier: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
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www.fu-berlin.de
August 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Wir stellen ein! #WeAreHiring!
KFS sucht einen studentischen Beschäftigte*r
Weitere Informationen hier: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
KFS sucht einen studentischen Beschäftigte*r
Weitere Informationen hier: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...
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Colleagues from the KFS @druberlin.bsky.social, Verena Flörchinger and @vsandoval.bsky.social recently participated in the #RC21 Conference 2024 in Santiago de Chile. Research Committee 21 (Sociology of Urban and Regional Planning), International Sociological Association (ISA).
August 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Colleagues from the KFS @druberlin.bsky.social, Verena Flörchinger and @vsandoval.bsky.social recently participated in the #RC21 Conference 2024 in Santiago de Chile. Research Committee 21 (Sociology of Urban and Regional Planning), International Sociological Association (ISA).
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1/3 From June 2-11, some colleagues from the transdisciplinary INCREASE Project traveled to #Kyrgyzstan and #Kazakhstan to exchange insights with local experts on natural hazards and integrated disaster risk management.
June 12, 2024 at 6:29 PM
1/3 From June 2-11, some colleagues from the transdisciplinary INCREASE Project traveled to #Kyrgyzstan and #Kazakhstan to exchange insights with local experts on natural hazards and integrated disaster risk management.
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@cdittmer.bsky.social Gast beim #WDR5 Stadtgespräch in Münster. In der Debatte um die Schließung eines Truppenübungsplatzes, der zuvor der Bevölkerung als Naherholungsgebiet diente, konnte die KFS dazu beitragen, den Blick auf die sich veränderte Lage im Bereich der... www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/s...
Stadtgespräch: Üben für den Kriegsfall - Was kommt da auf uns zu?
Von der Bundeswehr haben die meisten Menschen in NRW in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten kaum etwas mitbekommen. In Jahren des Friedens übte die Truppe fast unmerklich im Hintergrund. Doch nun verändert si...
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May 27, 2024 at 9:44 AM
@cdittmer.bsky.social Gast beim #WDR5 Stadtgespräch in Münster. In der Debatte um die Schließung eines Truppenübungsplatzes, der zuvor der Bevölkerung als Naherholungsgebiet diente, konnte die KFS dazu beitragen, den Blick auf die sich veränderte Lage im Bereich der... www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/s...
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#NewPublication "Give qualitative research the recognition it deserves". Die Autor*innen argumentieren für die Notwendigkeit und Relevanz qualitativer Forschung in der Umweltforschung, um die Heterogenität sozialer Wirklichkeit abzubilden und vulnerablen... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Give qualitative research the recognition it deserves
Ratcliffe et al. (2024, JEP 93, Art. 102199) raise concern about the exclusion of purely qualitative research from JEP, as proposed by Schultz and McC…
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May 27, 2024 at 9:49 AM
#NewPublication "Give qualitative research the recognition it deserves". Die Autor*innen argumentieren für die Notwendigkeit und Relevanz qualitativer Forschung in der Umweltforschung, um die Heterogenität sozialer Wirklichkeit abzubilden und vulnerablen... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Radical interpretation of disasters: Post-colonial and capitalist nexus in Chile (and keyways to just and equitable future).” In this post (RADIX), I explore a narrative that intertwines disasters, post-colonial legacies, & capitalist influences in Chile & LAC. www.radixonline.org/blog/radical...
February 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM
“Radical interpretation of disasters: Post-colonial and capitalist nexus in Chile (and keyways to just and equitable future).” In this post (RADIX), I explore a narrative that intertwines disasters, post-colonial legacies, & capitalist influences in Chile & LAC. www.radixonline.org/blog/radical...
El abrazo de Pudahuel, por Alfredo Zamudio "Dialogar no es lo mismo que aceptar la verdad del otro ni perdonar las cosas imperdonables, sino solamente entender cómo la otra persona ve la vida desde su lado de esa brecha" www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/opi...
February 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
El abrazo de Pudahuel, por Alfredo Zamudio "Dialogar no es lo mismo que aceptar la verdad del otro ni perdonar las cosas imperdonables, sino solamente entender cómo la otra persona ve la vida desde su lado de esa brecha" www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/opi...