Conceptual Framework for Design of Service Negotiation in Disaster Management Applications

2010 ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costin Bădică ◽  
Mihnea Scafeş
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Disaster Management

Health Risks and Challenges in Earthquake Responders in Nepal: A Qualitative Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 274-281
Author(s):  
Jyoti Khatri KC ◽  
Gerard Fitzgerald ◽  
Meen B. Poudyal Chhetri
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Risk Minimization ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

AbstractIntroduction:While the impact of disasters is strongly felt by those directly affected, they also have significant impact on the mental and physical health of rescue/relief workers and volunteers during the response phase of disaster management.Method:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 experts in the field of disaster management from Nepal, inquiring specifically about the impact of the 2015 mega-earthquake on the mental and physical health of rescue/relief workers and volunteers. A thematic approach was used to analyze the results. These were used to assess the applicability of a previously developed conceptual framework which illustrates the hazards and risk factors affecting disaster response workers and the related hazard mitigation approaches.Results:The findings suggested a relationship between the type of injuries to responders and the type of disaster, type of responder, and vulnerability of location. The conceptual framework derived from literature was verified for its applicability with a slight revision on analysis of experts’ opinion based on particular context and disaster setting. Technical skills of responders, social stigma, governance, and the socio-economic status of the affected nation were identified as critical influencing factors to heath injuries and could be minimized utilizing some specific or collective measures targeted at the aforementioned variables. Some geographic and weather-specific risks may be challenging to overcome.Conclusion:To prevent or minimize the hazards for disaster relief workers, it is vital to understand the variables that contribute to injuries. Risk minimization strategies should address these critical factors.

scholarly journals Using Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour to Predict Usage Behaviour of Government to Citizen ICT Services among people Affected by the war

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.20) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Saifuldeen H. Abdulrahman ◽  
Siti Sakira Binti Kamaruddin ◽  
Nafishah Bt Othman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Interpersonal Behaviour

As ICT developments profoundly promoted fields such as government to citizen services and disaster management, there is an absent of framework and study to clarify the factors that influence the usage behaviour of the services among people affected by a non-natural disaster. A conceptual framework is developed in this research to measure such factors underpinned on the Theory of Interpersonal behaviour. This paper presents the first phase of this research. Literature review is conducted, investigated issue is recognized. Hypotheses and conceptual framework, as well as the research methodology are also described in this paper. Lastly, contribution, limitation and conclusion are also included.  

Disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers: a study from rural and urban areas in Aceh, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cut Husna ◽  
Ridha Firdaus ◽  
Elly Wardani ◽  
Syarifah Rauzatul Jannah
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
Warning Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Agency

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the preparedness of disaster mitigation agency officers in both urban and rural areas as high vulnerability zones in Aceh, Indonesia, in dealing with disasters. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study adopted a conceptual framework from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and United Nations of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (LIPI-UNESCO/ISDR, 2006), explaining the study of community preparedness in anticipating earthquake and tsunami disasters. The framework of the study consists of five disaster preparedness parameters, namely, knowledge and attitude to face disasters, policies and guidelines, emergency response plans, disaster early warning systems and mobilization of resources. This conceptual framework was developed after the 2004 tsunami through an analysis study in the three provinces in Indonesia (Aceh, Padang and Bengkulu) experiencing earthquakes and tsunamis. This conceptual framework serves as a guideline and is in line with the objective of the regional disaster management Agency to reduce disaster risk through increasing community preparedness, especially providers or officers in anticipating disasters. Findings There was a significant difference in disaster preparedness among officers from the urban and rural areas. The area size, location accessibility, the communication network and disaster detection and warning facilities could associate with the results. Research limitations/implications The respondents were selected from only two districts in Aceh Province, Indonesia, which are vulnerable to disasters. The study only identifies the disaster preparedness among disaster management agency officers (DMAOs) adopted from LIPI-UNESCO/ISDR about community preparedness in anticipating disasters particularly tsunami and earthquake. Therefore, the results of this study may have limited generalizability to other areas in Indonesia and beyond. Practical implications The results of this study could possibly serve as recommendations for policymakers and disaster management agencies, particularly in rural areas to prepare contingency plans that involve both internal and external institutions to arrange the regulations related to community-based emergency response plans and disaster early warning systems. Such programs of education, training and disaster drill needed to be in place and conducted regularly for the officers in a rural area. Finally, the other sub-scales showed no difference in disaster preparedness, however, collaboration and support to each other in disaster risk reduction plan by improving the capacity building, policy enhancement and disaster management guidelines are required. Also, attempts to optimize logistics adequacy, budget allocations and disaster preparedness education and training for both DMAOs are strongly recommended through the lens of the study. The results of the study might useful for further research that could be developed based on this current study. Originality/value The emergency response plans and disaster early warning systems were significantly different between the rural and urban officers in disaster preparedness. Attending disaster management programs, experiences in responding to disasters and the availability of facilities and funds could be considered in ascertaining the preparedness of officers to deal with disasters.

scholarly journals Conceptual Framework of an Intelligent Decision Support System for Smart City Disaster Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daekyo Jung ◽  
Vu Tran Tuan ◽  
Dai Quoc Tran ◽  
Minsoo Park ◽  
Seunghee Park
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Surveillance Video

In order to protect human lives and infrastructure, as well as to minimize the risk of damage, it is important to predict and respond to natural disasters in advance. However, currently, the standardized disaster response system in South Korea still needs further advancement, and the response phase systems need to be improved to ensure that they are properly equipped to cope with natural disasters. Existing studies on intelligent disaster management systems (IDSSs) in South Korea have focused only on storms, floods, and earthquakes, and they have not used past data. This research proposes a new conceptual framework of an IDSS for disaster management, with particular attention paid to wildfires and cold/heat waves. The IDSS uses big data collected from open application programming interface (API) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to help decision-makers make faster and more accurate decisions. In addition, a simple example of the use of a convolutional neural network (CNN) to detect fire in surveillance video has been developed, which can be used for automatic fire detection and provide an appropriate response. The system will also consider connecting to open source intelligence (OSINT) to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and develop more robust security policies than those currently in place to prevent cyber-attacks.

scholarly journals Evaluating Conceptual Framework for Landslides Natural Disaster Management using Feature Analysis.docx

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Puad Siswahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Early Step ◽  
Goal Model ◽  
Strength Evaluation ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
Natural Disaster Management

Landslides is the top rank disaster in the number of incidents in Batu City. Currently, the handling of landslides in Batu City still lack preparation in preparedness phase. In preparedness phase, as an early step before a landslide take place, need a systematic disaster management. The disaster management refers to the use of a framework as a guideline to understand disasters that will occur. Batu City have developed a framework as a guideline for landslide management, but the quality and maturity are questionable. Therefore, this study proposes an evaluation of conceptual framework for landslides natural disaster management. The specific objective is to know the quality of proposed framework, find the weakness and strength. Evaluation is held by using featured based analysis which using seven criteria i.e. background, goal, model, content, legitimation, implementation and contribution. The result shows that the framework  is feasible to use as a guideline to manage the landslide management in preparedness phase in Batu City.

Military Involvement in Disaster Preparedness, Organisation, and Disaster Relief — Civilian Military Co-Operation (CIMIC)

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S25
Author(s):  
Rannveig Bremer Fjær ◽  
Knut Ole Sundnes
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Military Forces

In frequent humanitarian emergencies during the last decades, military forces increasingly have been engaged through provision of equipment and humanitarian assistance, and through peace-support operations. The objective of this study was to evaluate how military resources could be used in disaster preparedness as well as in disaster management and relief.

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