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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: A general methodology for inductive rule building is described and applied to natural-disaster management, and a data-based, two-level knowledge decision support system (DSS) prototype which provides damage assessment for multiple disaster scenarios to support humanitarian NGOs involved in response to natural disasters is described.
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TL;DR: With a strategy in which residents of urban areas are trained in search and rescue, first aid, fire suppression, care and shelter, emergency communications, and disaster mental health, the community becomes a "resource" rather than a "victim."
Abstract: Natural and technological disasters present significant threats to the public's health. The emergency response capabilities of government and private relief organizations are limited. With a strategy in which residents of urban areas are trained in search and rescue, first aid, fire suppression, care and shelter, emergency communications, and disaster mental health, the community becomes a "resource" rather than a "victim." Language: en
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified and analyzed the Islamic teaching as one of the aspects in the disaster risk reduction program in school and community in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and found that Islamic teachings are applied to explain the relationship between religion and natural disaster both in the school and communities mostly in the post-disaster context instead of preparedness.
Abstract: The role of religion in the post-disaster has been recognized, yet its contribution to mitigate in pre-disaster stage is limited studied. This study identifies and analyzes the Islamic teaching as one of the aspects in the disaster risk reduction program in school and community. Qualitative data was gathered from observation and in-depth interview of community and school members in one of sub-district severely hit by tsunami 2004, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Result of study reveals that Islamic teachings are applied to explain the relationship between religion and natural disaster both in the school and community mostly in the post-disaster context instead of preparedness. In school, the religion-natural disaster relationship messages are focused on the stories of natural disaster in the Holy Quran, accepting natural disaster as God's will and the importance to ask (Doa) protection to Allah. Such themes can be found in the text books, school walls and teaching processes in school. Islamic messages received by residents are mostly delivered from religious leader directly, mass media and public signboards. The contents are mostly conveying messages that disasters are as a test or a warning from Allah, natural disaster as a G will and wrath, and the need to improve beliefs (taqwa) on Allah. Although most of participants believe that disaster is as a God's will, they believe that people should take a preparation action for the next disaster. The development of risk communication-based intervention should take into account the Islamic teaching to educate people to be more prepared for next disaster by discussing the interpretation of Holy Quran verses related to the natural disaster.
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TL;DR: This paper investigated the impacts of floods and droughts in 2010 on community welfare, i.e., consumption and income in 2011 at the village level, using difference-in-difference methods, and analyzed how differential demographic composition and education could reduce or increase economic vulnerability to natural disasters.
Abstract: Climatic events can have disastrous consequences on rural livelihoods, which rely mainly on agriculture and natural resources. The way households and communities respond to climatic shocks depends on their available resources. We formulated that education is a human capital asset that can increase coping abilities in difficult times because education improves access to both social and economic resources. Based on the Thai government surveys of the living conditions and life quality of 68,343 rural villages for the years 2009 and 2011, we investigated the impacts of floods and droughts in 2010 on community welfare, i.e., consumption and income in 2011 at the village level. Using difference-in-difference methods, we analyzed how differential demographic composition and education could reduce or increase economic vulnerability to natural disasters. We found that floods and droughts do not produce a negative effect either on food and nonfood consumption, investment in agriculture and education, or on income. However, this applies mainly to communities with higher educational attainment partly because these communities can better secure government financial aid for flood and drought affected areas. Education thus may have an important role in reducing economic vulnerability.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that the tourism industry does not have to become an economic loser following large disasters and suggest that planning and mitigative efforts can position the industry to function after a disaster.
Abstract: This paper suggests that the tourism industry does not have to become an economic loser following large disasters. Planning and mitigative efforts can position the industry to function after a disaster. We suggest that current planning can draw upon current general knowledge about disaster behavior. For example, altruism and mass convergence also affects the tourism industry following disaster. Role abandonment and panic do not happen after disaster. Finally, we suggest that a systematic research program can enhance the tourism industryAEs efforts to respond and recover form disaster.
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