The evaluation of public awareness and community preparedness parameter in GIS-based spatial tsunami human vulnerability assessment (MeTHuVA)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Tufekci-Enginar ◽  
M. Lutfi Suzen ◽  
Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Human Vulnerability ◽  
Community Preparedness

Regional Land Subsidence Vulnerability Assessment Based on Grey Correlation Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 1265-1268
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Long Cang Shu
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Grey Correlation ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Grey Correlation Analysis ◽  
Regional Land

It is well-known that land subsidence seriously affects the regional social and economic development and becomes a world-wide problem. Xixi-Chengnan district, Jiangsu province is one of the most important area affected by land subsidence in China. The damage of the hazard to physical, social, economical and environmental systems has been increasing during recent years, which mainly caused by the long period groundwater overexpolitation in the area. This research presents a vulnerability assessment model based on grey correlation analysis (GCA) for the regional land subsidence in Xixi-Chengnan district of Jiangsu province, by the assessment results, the rank of relative vulnerability of each township in the study area can be obtained without weighting and aggregating the vulnerbaility indicators and with avoiding the subjectivity of weighting in general vulnerability evaluation methods. The study can be expected to raise public awareness of land subsidence risk and vulnerability, lay the foundation for risk decision-making, and provide theories and technological supports for taking comprehensive and active measures to prevent and alleviate land subsidence vulnerability.

scholarly journals A new GIS-based tsunami risk evaluation: MeTHuVA (METU tsunami human vulnerability assessment) at Yenikapı, Istanbul

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Ceren Cankaya ◽  
Mehmet Lutfi Suzen ◽  
Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner ◽  
Cagil Kolat ◽  
Andrey Zaytsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
Human Vulnerability ◽  
Tsunami Risk

scholarly journals (A158) Preventing Disasters: Public Health Vulnerability Reduction as a Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s45-s45
Author(s):  
M. Keim
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Population Exposure ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Human Vulnerability ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundGlobal warming is predicted to increase the number and severity of extreme weather events. (IPCC 2007) But we can lessen the effects of these disasters. “Critically important will be factors that directly shape the health of populations such as education, health care, public health prevention and infrastructure.” (IPCC 2007) A comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been proposed for climate change adaptation. (Thomalla 2006) DRR is cost-effective. One dollar invested in DRR can save $2-10 in disaster response and recovery costs. (Mechler 2005) Disasters occur as a result of the combination of population exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences.DiscussionBy reducing human vulnerability to disasters, we can lessen—and at times even prevent—their impact. Vulnerability may be lessened by: 1) reducing human exposures to the hazard by a reduction of human vulnerability, 2) lessening human susceptibility to the hazard, and 3) building resilience to the impact of the hazard. (Keim 2008) Public health disasters are prevented when populations are protected from exposure to the hazard. Public awareness and education can be used to promote a “culture of prevention” and to encourage local prevention activities. Public health disasters may also be mitigated through both structural and social measures undertaken to limit a health hazard's adverse impact. (IPCC 2007) Community-level public health can play an important part in lessening human vulnerability to climate-related disasters through promotion of “healthy people, healthy homes and healthy, disaster resilience communities.” (Srinivasan 2003)

Identifying Sources of Sulfate Aerosols Reaching Whiteface Mountain, NY

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 98-101
Author(s):  
James S. Webber
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Acid Deposition ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Dry Deposition ◽  
Coal Combustion ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Sulfate Aerosols ◽  
Wet And Dry Deposition ◽  
Whiteface Mountain ◽  
Toxic Trace Metals

INTRODUCTION“Acid rain” and “acid deposition” are terms no longer confined to the lexicon of atmospheric scientists and 1imnologists. Public awareness of and concern over this phenomenon, particularly as it affects acid-sensitive regions of North America, have increased dramatically in the last five years. Temperate ecosystems are suffering from decreased pH caused by acid deposition. Human health may be directly affected by respirable sulfates and by the increased solubility of toxic trace metals in acidified waters. Even man's monuments are deteriorating as airborne acids etch metal and stone features.Sulfates account for about two thirds of airborne acids with wet and dry deposition contributing equally to acids reaching surface waters or ground. The industrial Midwest is widely assumed to be the source of most sulfates reaching the acid-sensitive Northeast since S02 emitted as a byproduct of coal combustion in the Midwest dwarfs S02 emitted from all sources in the Northeast.

Considering the Language Disorder Label Debate From a School Speech-Language Pathology Lens

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Murza ◽  
Barbara J. Ehren
Keyword(s):  
Language Impairment ◽  
Specific Language Impairment ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Developmental Language Disorder ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Education Act

Purpose The purpose of this article is to situate the recent language disorder label debate within a school's perspective. As described in two recent The ASHA Leader articles, there is international momentum to change specific language impairment to developmental language disorder . Proponents of this change cite increased public awareness and research funding as part of the rationale. However, it is unclear whether this label debate is worthwhile or even practical for the school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP). A discussion of the benefits and challenges to a shift in language disorder labels is provided. Conclusions Although there are important arguments for consistency in labeling childhood language disorder, the reality of a label change in U.S. schools is hard to imagine. School-based services are driven by eligibility through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which has its own set of labels. There are myriad reasons why advocating for the developmental language disorder label may not be the best use of SLPs' time, perhaps the most important of which is that school SLPs have other urgent priorities.

865: Public-Awareness does not Promote Shortening of the Delay in Seeking First Medical Help for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in the PDE5-Is ERA. Preliminary Results at Single Major Tertiary Academic Centre

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 288-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Salonia ◽  
Federico Pellucchi ◽  
Ricardo A. Castillejos Molina ◽  
Alberto Briganti ◽  
Federico Dehò ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Preliminary Results
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