Essays about: "community-based disaster preparedness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words community-based disaster preparedness.

1. 1. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
   Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

   Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

3. 2. Understanding Community Resilience: Resilience in the community response to the 14th June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Edward Persson; [2019]
   Keywords : resilience; community; community resilience; social capital; post-disaster; community based organisations; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Community resilience is a highly relevant topic and the focus of much contemporary research, however it has yet to be distilled down to an exact science. The current thesis applies a theoretical framework for community resilience as an analytical lens when investigating the community response to the Grenfell fire and tragedy of 14th June 2017. READ MORE

4. 3. Informing preparedness planning: Applications of community-based vulnerability and capacity data in the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Stefanie Eleanor Di Domenico; [2018]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; preparedness; preparedness planning; community-based disaster preparedness; vulnerability; capacity; Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments VCAs ; the Philippines; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Disasters are not natural, but rather a combination of a natural hazard and its impact on vulnerable people and resources. Therefore, when engaging in disaster risk reduction and coming to an understanding of disaster risk, existing conditions within society should be understood. READ MORE

5. 4. Community Disaster Management in the Community of Tio-Angan in the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Sophie Mumm; [2017]
   Keywords : Philippines; disaster; vulnerability; resilience; community; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Natural hazards have affected human society throughout history. The Philippines is a country particularly vulnerable to natural hazards due to its geographical location and widespread social vulnerabilities. READ MORE

6. 5. Community-Based Preparedness Trainings to Build and Strengthen Local Capacities for Disaster Preparedness. With lessons learned from Preparedness Trainings in landslide risk communities in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Julian Erjautz; [2017]
   Keywords : Community-Based Preparedness Trainings; Landslide trainings; Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction; Preparedness; Community based societal services; community development; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Disaster response is most effective, if a high level of preparedness is in place before natural hazards strike. As many low-income countries are under-financed when it comes to Disaster Risk Reduction, it is lower-cost interventions such as Community-Based Preparedness Trainings that they often rely on to provide strategies to reduce the vulnerability of communities. READ MORE