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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"Post-Disaster"”.
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Post-Disaster Road Network Resilience Assessment
… is increasing worldwide. Following natural disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, tsunami, hurricanes, and volcanoes, transportation systems are disrupted resulting in cities, towns, and villages being isolated for a period of time causing post-disaster response issues, evacuation …
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Post Disaster Surveys
… if not entirely unsafe for humans. In a post-disaster environment traditional methods may not be safe or adequate for gaining access to parts of a structure that require observation or analysis. The use of a remotely controlled unmanned vehicle is a reliable, safe and cost effective …
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A Cognitive Assessment of Post-Disaster Imagery Requirements
… role in emergency management when hazard and disaster events happen. Rapid damage assessment is time-critical to distribute accessible response resources and accelerate relief efforts. Currently there are many researchers focusing on post-disaster damage assessment studies, most of which are …
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Design and Optimization of Post Disaster Relief Structure
… thesis covers the design and optimization of a post-disaster relief shelter as well as a custom connection design. The goal of this work is to propose new solutions for temporary shelters and to streamline the design process. In particular, the structure is designed for flooding in Pakistan and …
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From Shelter to Home: Flexibility in Post-Disaster Accommodation
… most critical issues in housing families after a disaster is the gap between shortterm needs (emergency or temporary shelter) and long-term needs (permanent housing). In most cases, the process of achieving permanent accommodation takes years for various reasons, such as the removal of debris and …
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A Long Road Home: Post Disaster Community Redevelopment in Haiti
This thesis looks at neighbourhood redevelopment following the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti through the examination of four diverse case studies. Inadequate national leadership and land tenure issues have hampered redevelopment, but NGOs working to advance physical, social, economic, and …
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Estimating post-disaster traffic conditions using real-time data streams
… model and traffic sensor data improves the post-disaster traffic estimate. The supporting source code and data used in this thesis are available for download at https://github.com/rotsuka/UIUCthesis.
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The politics of community media in the post-disaster city
Disasters are times of information deficits and mass media misrepresentations. While mainstream media reports an array of narratives about crisis situations, it often ignores a variety of perspectives and the lived experiences of minority populations. This creates a biased knowledge base for city …
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Preserving bad architecture : radicaL preservation in the post-disaster era
… by speculating on the inherent tension between disaster ruins, psychological interventions and collective memorialization. It challenges the misconception of architectural preservation which is against human interaction as well as possibilities for future change. In other words, the …
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Improving Post-Disaster Recovery: Decision Support for Debris Disposal Operations
Disaster debris cleanup operations are commonly organized into two phases. During the first phase, the objective is to clear debris from evacuation and other important pathways to ensure access to the disaster-affected area. Practically, Phase 1 activities largely consist of pushing fallen trees, …
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Capacity building for post disaster waste management : construction and demolition waste
Though increasing nature of impacts from disasters has made post disaster management asignificant area of concern, management of disaster waste is identified as an area of leastconcern. It presents momentous challenges for those with inadequate capacities due tolarge volumes and hazardous …
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The Limitations of Governance Indicators in Relation to Post-Disaster Recovery
<p>Catastrophic natural disasters remain a constant and recurring mortal threat to people around the world. Since prevention of the events themselves is impossible, it is important to examine those factors which can reduce the loss of life and enable successful recovery. We intuitively expect good …
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Enabling smart city resilience: post-disaster response and structural health monitoring
… in addition to natural and human-made disasters. Moreover, recent events constantly remind us of the tremendous devastation that natural and human-made disasters can wreak on society. As such, emergency response procedures and resilience are among the crucial dimensions of any Smart …
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Understanding stakeholder participation in post-disaster recovery (case study: Nagapattinam, India)
… widely acknowledged as a critical component of post-disaster recovery because it helps create a shared understanding of local hazard risk and vulnerability, improves recovery and mitigation decision efficacy, and builds social capital and local resilience to future disasters. But approaches …
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Post disaster housing reconstruction framework for flood victims: Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
… by these floods, Kogi State government embark on post-disaster housing reconstruction (PDHR) projects which are supposed to give succor to the beneficiaries and better their lives. However, its failure has been imminent due to inadequate attention given to vital strategies contributing to the …
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A Methodological Exploration of Mailed Survey Research in a Post Disaster Setting
… two mailed survey research projects conducted in post-Katrina New Orleans. Mailed survey research is an essential part of the recovery process following a major disaster in which people have been displaced. A survey can provide insight into how many residents intend to return to the area as well …
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Demonstrating Long-Term Primary Care Need For Medically Vulnerable Populations Post-Disaster
<p> Introduction: Environmental Public Health Disasters (EPHD) generate increased demand for primary care services after initial surge (i.e., "secondary surges") that overwhelm the local health system. There is a current gap in the literature examining a disaster's impact on long-term health care …
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Managing stakeholder needs and expectations in a post-disaster housing reconstruction scenario
… community. Thisresulted in a large number of post-disaster housing reconstruction projects. A wide arrayof stakeholders came together on such projects to execute the final outcome. In theaftermath of early reconstruction efforts, dissatisfaction was expressed by somestakeholders. The areas of …
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Pre- and Post-Disaster Remote Sensing with Drones for Supporting Disaster Management
… have expanded the remote sensing toolkit for disaster management activities, resulting in hundreds of published case studies in the past two decades. The overall goal of this doctoral research, which comprises three related studies, is to evaluate drone-based pre- and post-disaster remote …
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