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Natural disaster
About: Natural disaster is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5456 publications have been published within this topic receiving 104808 citations. The topic is also known as: natural calamity & natural hazard.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the roles of planners in reducing hazard risk through settlement design, land-use plans and legislation, and identified shortcomings and constraints towards achieving disaster risk reduction.
Abstract: Purpose
The Hyogo Framework for Action focussed disaster risk reduction (DRR) on land-use planning, with international agencies, research organisations and national governments recognising the importance of DRR through hazard informed land-use planning. This paper aims to examine the roles of planners in reducing hazard risk through settlement design, land-use plans and legislation, and identify shortcomings and constraints towards achieving Disaster Risk Reduction.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses community-based research from Australia, Thailand and Indonesia to discuss land-use planning in local governance frameworks following major disasters, including cyclone, flood and tsunami.
Findings
This paper shows that land-use planning systems are still primarily geared toward promoting and facilitating development and have not evolved sufficiently to take account of DRR and climate change.
Social implications
Land-use planning frameworks for hazard-resilient communities remain disconnected from the emergency management and disaster risk reduction systems. The goal to create disaster-resilient communities through the land-use planning systems requires a fundamental change to the way in which planning is conceptualised and practised. Social equity is also a huge issue where investment focuses on urban development.
Originality/value
The study contributes to an understanding of the opportunities and constraints for land-use planning to enhance climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through legislation, policies, regional and local statutory planning schemes, enforceable planning and development controls and building codes.
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TL;DR: Almiller et al. as mentioned in this paper argued that the institutional characteristics of news organizations are invaluable in the reporting of 'breaking news' and developments on the ground but hinder their ability to gather contextually rich information on the causes and consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
Abstract: Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, 211 Journalism Building, Baton Rouge, LA70803, USA. E-mails: almiller@lsu.edu, kgoidel@lsu.eduNews organizations are uniquely situated to gather and transmit information duringtimes of natural disaster, which can help citizens and policy-makers understand thescope, causes, and consequences of the unfolding disaster. Yet, news organizations arealso subject to institutional biases that may lead to distorted presentations of reality andthat perpetuate misinformation, stereotypes, and misunderstanding. In this article, weutilize examples from Hurricane Katrina to critically examine the role of the televisionnews media during natural disasters. We contend that the institutional characteristics ofnews organizations are invaluable in the reporting of ‘breaking news’ and developmentson the ground but hinder their ability to gather contextually rich information on thecauses and consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
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01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that developing countries are more vulnerable to natural disasters because people live in areas at high risk from natural disasters, the housing is poorly built and can be easily damaged in the event of a disaster, countries are not equipped with early warning systems, and they have few assets and a weak social safety network to help them cope with disasters.
Abstract: Natural disasters frequently occur across the world, affecting both developed and developing countries. However, some countries are more vulnerable than others. The vast majority of lives lost or affected by natural disasters are in developing countries. Poor governance, external sanctions, poverty, and foreign debt force farmers to burn wood for fuel and to engage in unsustainable farming techniques that drive deforestation and consequently slope processes. Poverty results in migration to urban areas, usually in unsafe areas, the consequences of which can be disastrous (e.g., landslides and debris flows in urban areas). Between 1991 and 2005, nearly 90% of disaster-related deaths and 98% of people affected by disasters were in developing nations. Future adaptation to the increasing impact of weather-related natural disasters due to global climate change will also be more costly in these countries. Developing countries are more vulnerable to natural disasters because people live in areas at high risk from natural disasters (e.g., unsafe urban areas), the housing is poorly built and can be easily damaged in the event of a disaster, countries are not equipped with early warning systems, and they have few assets and a weak social safety network to help them cope with disasters.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an uneasy compromise, with Earth scientists recognizing that public support requires that major efforts be made to forecast potential natural disasters, and the public becoming increasingly aware that probabilistic forecasts, though fraught with uncertainty, are useful in decision making.
Abstract: Forecasting natural events such as landslides, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions is a difficult problem compounded by conflicting expectations. Society wants accurate warnings of these events, yet the scientific com munity is not able to provide forecasts as accurate as desired because these natural events are only partly understood. The present situation is an uneasy compromise, with Earth scientists recognizing that public support requires that major efforts be made to forecast potential natural disasters, and the public becoming increasingly aware that probabilistic forecasts though fraught with uncertainty-are useful in decision making. Effective forecasting of natural events that could have a major impact on society involves cooperation among three groups who are not always accustomed to working closely with one another: scientists, who are responsible for making the forecasts and for estimating their degree of uncertainty; public officials, who are responsible for the safety and welfare of their constituents; and the news media, who are responsible for accurate communication of information to the public. There is no way to win in a natural disaster; one can only hope to reduce the losses. Close cooperation among these three groups, with each understanding the different problems faced by the others, can lead to significant reductions in public risk. On the other hand, lack of trust, understanding, or cooperation can easily
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22 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this article, Pinkowski et al. discussed the role of training in disaster management and highlighted the importance of training for disaster management in the face of overwhelming forces, including hurricanes and floods.
Abstract: Introduction, theoretical constructs, and conceptual foundations Development and Disaster Preparedness: The Delusion of Preparedness in the Face of Overwhelming Forces, J. Pinkowski Rising Disasters and their Reversal: An Identification of Vulnerability and Ways to Reduce It, R. Misomali and D. McEntire The Politics of Disaster Management: The Evolution of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, M.R. Daniels Katrina and her Waves: Presidential Leadership, Intergovernmental Disaster Management, and Hurricane Response and Recovery, B. Gerber and D.B. Cohen The Role of Coordination in Disaster Management, R. Prizzia CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED: U.S. NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS A Different Approach to Disaster Recovery: Alaskan Earthquake Disaster Recovery, D. Ink Hurricane Hugo: Two States' Responses to the Disaster, N.S. Lind and P. Lafeber Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: The Critical Role of the Nonprofit Community in the San Antonio Disaster Response, S.A. Palomo-Gonzalez and D. Rahm Small Town Disaster Management: Lessons Learned from Katrina in Mississippi, J. Pinkowski and G. Bass Emergency Contracting for Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Gulf Area, M.M. Dickens Johnson Debris Disposal and Recycling for the Cedar and Paradise Wildfires in San Diego, O. Debraal and W.T. Williams CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED: INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS Disaster in the United States and Canada: The Case of the Red River, D.R. Kemp Variability of Natural Hazard Risk in the European Alps: Evidence from Damage Potential Exposed to Snow Avalanches, S. Fuchs and M. Keiler Disaster Management Structure in Turkey: Away from a Reactive and Paternalistic Approach? N.E. Ganapati HIV/AIDS in Africa: Botswana's Response to the Pandemic, K.C. Sharma and T. Seleke Toward Disaster Resilient Communities: A New Approach for India, Africa, and South Asia, U. Medury FIRST RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT National Incident Management System: Bringing Order to Chaos, B.J. Moeller Hospital Emergency Preparedness, N.V. Cagliuso, E.J. Lazar, A.N. Lazar, and L.J. Berger Media Relations and External Communications during a Disaster, M. Lee Responding to Natural Disasters: An Increased Military Response and Its Impact on Public Policy Administration, D.S. Miller, M. Pavelchak, R. Burnside, and J.D. Rivera Military Involvement in Disaster Response, J. Levinson HUMAN, PERSONAL, AND INTERPERSONAL ISSUES Disaster Management and Populations with Special Needs, S.J. Penner and C. Wachsmuth Disaster Psychology: A Dual Perspective, G. Coultman-Smith Managing the Spontaneous Volunteer, B.J. Gallant First Responders and Workforce Protection, P.J. Havice-Cover Disaster Rehabilitation: Towards a New Perspective, A. Dhameja The Half-Full Glass: How a Community Can Successfully Come Back Better and Stronger Post-Disaster, D.W. Sears and J.N. Reid PLANNING, PREVENTION, AND PREPAREDNESS The Role of Training in Disaster Management: The Case of Hawaii, R. Prizzia Disaster Management and Intergovernmental Relations, P. LaFeber and N.S. Lind Issues in Hospital Preparedness, R. Powers Strategic Planning for Emergency Managers, R. Sturgis Index
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