School Disaster Resilience Assessment: An Assessment Tool

2016 ◽  
pp. 105-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Shiwaku ◽  
Yasutaka Ueda ◽  
Yukihiko Oikawa ◽  
Rajib Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Resilience Assessment ◽  
School Disaster

School disaster resilience assessment in the affected areas of 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Shiwaku ◽  
Yasutaka Ueda ◽  
Yukihiko Oikawa ◽  
Rajib Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Resilience Assessment ◽  
School Disaster

scholarly journals Measuring community disaster resilience using Q-methods: a physical resilience perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisham Tariq ◽  
Chaminda Pathirage ◽  
Terrence Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Infrastructure ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Community Disaster Resilience

PurposeDecision-makers, practitioners and community members have a need to assess the disaster resilience of their communities and to understand their own capacities in disaster situations. There is a lack of consensus among researchers as to what resilience means and how it can be measured. This paper proposes a novel technique to achieve consensus among stakeholders on definitions, objectives and indicators for measuring a key dimension of community disaster resilience (CDR), physical infrastructure (PI).Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a five-step approach utilizing Q-methods to contextualize a resilience index for PI. Interviews, focus groups and Q-sorting workshops were conducted to develop a tool that ranked measures according to stakeholder preference. A total of 84 participants took part in the workshops across four countries (United Kingdom, Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).FindingsThe initial set of 317 measures was reduced to 128 and divided into the three community capacities of anticipatory, absorptive and restorative. The physical infrastructure capacity assessment tool (PI-CAT) was then finalized to have 38 indicators that were also ranked in order of importance by the participants.Practical implicationsThe PI-CAT can be useful for local governments and communities to measure their own resilience. The tool allows stakeholders to be confident that the metrics being used are ones that are relevant, important and meet their requirements.Originality/valueThe Q-method approach helps stakeholders to develop and use a community capacity assessment tool that is appropriate for their context. The PI-CAT can be used to identify effective investments that will enhance CDR.

scholarly journals Environmental and Economic Evaluation of a Mechanical Biological Treatment System for a Small and Medium-Sized Waste Treatment Facility Considering the Karatsu Smart Disaster-Resilience Base Construction Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 984-998
Author(s):  
Akihisa Ogawa ◽  
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Andante Hadi Pandyaswargo ◽  
Daiki Yoshidome ◽  
Hiroshi Onoda
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Feasibility Assessment ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Generation Capacity ◽  
City Water

We evaluated the feasibility of waste-generated heat using a 100-kW digestion gas engine at the Karatsu City Water Purification Center by evaluating its disaster resilience through four indicators. We achieved the best outcome, i.e., a power generation rate of 1,122 kW and a power self-sufficiency rate of 22% when two or more digestion gas engines were installed to supply waste-generated heat to the absorption chiller/heater of a water-pool. Additionally, we evaluated the environmental and economic aspects of a Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) system installed in Karatsu City. The results suggested that by installing an MBT system, the annual cost could be reduced by ∼100 million Yen and the power generation capacity could be increased to 4,310 kW; this could also help reduce 19,000 tons of annual CO2 emissions with increased power generation. The environmental and economic feasibility assessment tool developed here is configurable; hence, applicable to other regions.

scholarly journals Assessment of Urban Resiliency Concerning Disaster Risk: A Review on Multi- Dimensional Approaches

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-125
Author(s):  
Tusar Kanti Roy ◽  
Sharmin Siddika ◽  
Mizbah Ahmed Sresto
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Resilience Indicators ◽  
New Research ◽  
Hierarchy Process

There have been a number of new research published with different methodologies and frameworks in recent years, aimed at improving city resilience to a variety of man-made and natural calamities. As climate change progresses, resilience will become a more important topic in scientific and policy circles that influence future urban development. This review article first provides the definition of resilience. Then it represents some of the adopted methodologies in an extensive way. Approaches including Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC), Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI), Disaster resilience index based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Composite indicator based approach, Hyogo Framework and so on. This section discusses about urban resiliency assessments to mitigate vulnerability, offer a set of principles and indicators for creating an urban resilience assessment tool. Findings of this study not only address a variety of qualitative and quantitative aspects of urban resilience but also describes about different indicators such as environmental resources, socio-economic and built environment, infrastructure, governance and institutional indicators. Journal of Engineering Science 12(3), 2021, 111-125

Developing a family resilience assessment tool for health visiting/public health nursing practice using virtual commissioning, high-fidelity simulation and focus groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-206
Author(s):  
David Pontin ◽  
Michelle Thomas ◽  
Georgina Jones ◽  
Jane O’Kane ◽  
Liz Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Virtual Commissioning ◽  
Resilience Assessment

UK public health nurse assessment of family resilience is a necessary component of monitoring family health and children’s development and identifying areas for change. This research was part of an exploration of Welsh public health nurses’ understanding of ‘family resilience’ as a concept underpinning their practice. From it, the Family Resilience Assessment Instrument Tool (FRAITTM www.frait.wales/) was developed for public health nurses use. We report on a virtual commissioning process using focus groups and an immersive simulation suite to test a FRAIT prototype in a safe environment before field testing. Virtual commissioning design: Hydra-Minerva Immersive Simulation Suite – individual public health nurses presented with a multi-media scenario as they used the prototype FRAIT. Follow-up focus groups for usability insights before field testing. Virtual commissioning raised real-world issues which public health nurses discussed in focus groups. Issues were scoring, absence of information, focusing on family resilience, identifying adults caring for children, potential for use, identifying need and monitoring change, potential impact of using FRAIT and fitting it to everyday practice. Prototype testing like this allowed us to fine tune the FRAIT for field testing.

Landslides-oriented urban disaster resilience assessment—A case study in ShenZhen, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 661 ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiwen Zhang ◽  
Jing Song ◽  
Jian Peng ◽  
Jiansheng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Urban Disaster ◽  
Resilience Assessment
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