Managing disasters with advanced technology solutions: introduction to the special issue

Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103180

This Special Issue explores how technology-based regenerative services can strengthen disaster management and foster resilient communities. Drawing on 11 peer-reviewed articles, the collection advances two interlinked themes: (1) regenerative services that move beyond short-term recovery to actively restore ecosystems, social systems, and livelihoods; and (2) technology management in disaster contexts, where tools such as AI must be adapted to unstable, resource-constrained environments. The contributions demonstrate that resilience is multi-dimensional—ecological, socio-technical, and economic—and that technology acts both as an enabler and a barrier, depending on its accessibility, adaptability, and governance. Across the studies, three insights emerge: resilience requires proactive and regenerative strategies, technology is a catalyst for coordination when effectively managed, and equity is central to sustaining resilience. Collectively, the Special Issue underscores the need for interdisciplinary approaches that integrate environmental science, social sciences, and technology management to design inclusive, adaptive, and regenerative disaster responses.