This case study focuses on how the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) of Bangladesh takes into consideration the real needs and priorities of the community, while formulating and implementing programmes to enhance flood preparedness. This is being done through the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme...
This article examines the politics behind one prevailing policy discourse in the field of disaster preparedness referred to as 'the four forms of aid' –'kojo [public aid]', 'jijo [self-help]', 'gojo/kyojo [mutual aid]'. The study looks at the Japanese case, however, the significance ...
A Case Study on Inclusive Disaster Preparedness Planning in Upstate New Yorkemergency managementdisasterdisabilityinclusiveAmericans with DisabilitiesdiscriminationIn the spring of 2014 the Civil Rights and Disabilities Law Clinic (the Clinic) at Albany Law School, examined disaster planning in ten counties ...
Section 2 describes determinants of disaster preparedness, presents a conceptual framework for our empirical analysis and discusses the previous literature on education and preparedness behavior. Section 3 introduces the case studies and presents the data and measurement used including the estimation strategy...
In order to ensure this, it's necessary to increase the awareness of community members about the disasters and on which task they will be responsible in case of disaster. In this study, practices in the California State are examined as a sample of disaster preparedness and disaster management ...
Both the patriarchal culture and the low socio-economic location of the women in Malabon City contributed to their vulnerability during disasters. Disaster situations have a gender dimension, and this needs to be considered for effective disaster preparedness and reducing...
This study employed a qualitative case study method to evaluate the efforts of one university to conduct hazard mitigation and disaster preparedness planning activities and used the Federal Emergency Management Agency framework and selected writings of sociologist and disaster researcher E.L. Quarantelli ...
(n = 624), 16% are generic preparedness actions (n = 575), and the remaining 20% are other actions (n = 714). These adaptation actions were taken by cities from every major world region (Fig.1b; Supplementary Figure1), although over half are located in high-income ...
It is well felt that community participation, local planning, of self reliance and manpower resource within the community itself can strengthen the effort of disaster preparedness and response. The present study was intended to bring out... Jamaica. Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Relie...
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