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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Disaster Vulnerability"”.
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Approaching Disaster Vulnerability in a Megacity: Community Resilience to Flooding in two Kampungs in Jakarta
The capacity of a society to adapt and cope with disasters is generally discussed under the term resilience. It is a concept that entered vulnerability research recently and that will still need further theoretical underpinning and empirical grounding. The vulnerability context of urban poor can be …
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“WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN”: ANALYZING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO REPEATED DISASTER VULNERABILITY AND THEIR IMPACT ON RECOVERY
Storm-related flooding is one of the greatest disaster risks facing communities in eastern North Carolina. After flood events, communities of limited means may be incapable of pushing for reconstruction agendas that increase their disaster resilience. Recovery efforts driven by the agendas of …
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Corporate involvement in disaster response and recovery : an analysis of the Gujarat Earthquake
Disaster vulnerability is a serious issue in developing countries where globalization, development patterns, poverty and environmental degradation are placing more people at risk to natural disasters. Recent appeals for greater multi-sectoral collaboration to tackle complex disaster situations have …
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Improving Earthquake Disaster Models with Post-Event Data: Insights from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake
… of data are collected following earthquake disasters. Yet, it remains unclear how researchers’ might take full advantage of diverse post-disaster datasets. Using data from the 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake, this dissertation explores three ways in which post- disaster survey and assessment …
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An analysis of outcomes for FEMA individual assistance recipients in the context of social vulnerability
Natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires have been increasing both in frequency and in the cost of damages. Different communities experience disasters differently, from the immediate losses to the long-term recovery process. Age, disability, race, housing status, and …
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Applying a Health Equity Lens to Virtual Primary Care for Socially Vulnerable Groups During the Covid-19 Pandemic
… or entire population's health. However, many disaster planning documents do not adequately consider social determinants of health and community diversity that underpin primary care and therefore fall short of planning for primary care delivery during a disaster. Vulnerability to disaster is …
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Strategies for systemic urban constructed wetlands
… exist at multiple scales: increased disaster vulnerability, climate change, poor water quality, habitat loss, etc. Because upgrading conventional single-purpose infrastructure has become an increasingly cost-prohibitive option, urban areas are finding that reincorporating natural …
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Deepening Our Understanding of Disaster Displacement: A Phenomenological Study of Sulphur, Louisiana
Climate-related disasters are increasing in the Anthropocene. A common outcome of disasters is displacement which complicates and extends recovery. Housing recovery is crucial to sustainable recovery. This thesis used a phenomenological framework to investigate the experiences of displaced persons …
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Assessing vulnerability and multi-hazard risk in the Nepal Himalaya
… use change, development, and increased social vulnerability to natural hazards. Understanding how physical processes and human vulnerability to natural hazards interact is a primary objective of researchers, policy makers, and disaster risk reduction practitioners in order to combat increases …
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Essays in environmental economics
… I examine the economic impacts of natural disasters by estimating the effect of hurricanes on US counties' economies 0-10 years after landfall. Overall, I find no substantial changes in a county's population, earnings, or the employment rate. The largest empirical effect of a hurricane is …