The study of natural disasters emergency relief plans deduction conceptual model

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baojun Zhang ◽  
Jianan Wu ◽  
Yida Fan ◽  
Xuemin Mao ◽  
Bin Ling-Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Emergency Relief

Conceptualizing Disaster Preparedness Interventions and Research: What Does Literature Have to Do With It?

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942097811
Author(s):  
Chathapuram Ramanathan ◽  
William Crawley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Effective Intervention

Natural disasters are frequent, widespread, and derail the lives of large percentages of the population. Social work professionals are among those suitable for intervening in natural disasters as they assist individuals, families, and communities. To understand the knowledge in the areas of disaster preparedness—the authors investigated the literature by reviewing 10 major social work journals—a conceptual model of disaster preparedness was developed for effective intervention and research. While specific needs vary for individuals, communities, and cultures, there are universal aspects central to human existence.

scholarly journals Climate change, physical activity and sport: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paquito Bernard ◽  
Guillaume Chevance ◽  
Celia Kingsbury ◽  
Aurelie Baillot ◽  
Ahmed Jerome Romain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Research Information

BackgroundClimate change impacts are associated with dramatic consequences for human health and threaten physical activity (PA) behaviors.ObjectiveThe aims of this systematic review were to present the potential bidirectional associations between climate change impacts and PA behaviors in humans and to propose a synthesis of the literature through a conceptual model of climate change and PA. MethodsStudies published before October 2020, were identified through database searches in Pubmed, PsycArticles, CINAHL, SportDiscus, GreenFILE, GeoRef, Scopus, JSTOR and Transportation Research Information Services. Studies examining the associations between PA domains and climate change (e.g., natural disasters, air pollution, carbon footprint) were included.ResultsA narrative synthesis was performed and the 74 identified articles were classified into 6 topics: air pollution and PA, extreme weather conditions and PA, greenhouse gas emissions and PA, carbon footprint among sport participants, natural disasters and PA and the future of PA and sport practices in a changing world. Then, a conceptual model was proposed to identify the multidimensional associations between climate change and PA as well as sport practices. Results indicated a consistent negative effect of air pollution, extreme temperatures and natural disasters on PA levels. This PA reduction is more severe in adults with chronic diseases, higher body mass index and the elderly. Sport and PA communities can play an important mitigating role in post-natural disaster contexts. However, transport related to sport practices is also a source of greenhouse gas emissions.ConclusionClimate change impacts affect PA at a worldwide scale. PA is observed to have both a mitigation and an amplification role toward climate changes.

Humanitarian Organizations

2018 ◽  
pp. 730-750
Author(s):  
Katherine Marshall
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
World War ◽  
Weak State ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
State Governance

Humanitarian organizations are challenged today by shifting geopolitical and economic realities and changes spurred by forces of globalization. Emergency relief to respond to natural disasters and aid to civilians affected by conflict have dominated the work of a wide range of humanitarian organizations since World War II. Both systems and principles come under increasing scrutiny as needs increase and situations are complicated not only by protracted crises and financial constraints but also by mounting risks linked to changing climate and weak state governance. The 2016 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, focused global attention on both current and emerging challenges for humanitarian principles and organization. This chapter situates humanitarian organizations briefly in their historical context, outlines the institutional framework, and highlights contemporary debates that turn around questions about whether the system is broken or simply broke.

scholarly journals In The Zone: Keeping hope alive through shaky times

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaughan Milner
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Social Service ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Earthquake Focus ◽  
Community Connectedness ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Upper South ◽  
The Way

Social service organisations exist to provide help and support when life is difficult. Maintaining this through the crisis and long recovery from significant natural disasters requires purpose, resources and care full attention to staff. Presbyterian Support Upper South Island (PSUSI) had a pre-earthquake focus on activity that supported community connectedness. The need for this type of work has become more pronounced during the two years since the September 2010 earthquakes. This article explores from a management perspective what it has taken to keep the organisation running and the challenges of flexing from core activities through the ever changing and shaky reality known as the new normal. The way the value dimensions of the organisation have been tested is canvassed as is the way they have provided an enduring capability platform. A conceptual model encompassing community needs during the quakes and for the future is developed.

scholarly journals A Case Study for Lightning Scenario and Awareness Building in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdous Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Lightning Strikes ◽  
Secondary Data Sources ◽  
Lightning Fatalities

Abstract Lightning frequencies have increased recently to an alarming way during the monsoon and summer periods in Bangladesh. As a result it has to accept an annual average death toll of 200-300 people from the lethal lightning strikes in the last decade. Observing the consequences of these lightning causalities, it has been considered as one of the natural disasters since 2016. A secondary data sources have been applied in this study. From observations it found that the northeast regions are mostly affected and farmers and fishermen are the most vulnerable groups to lightning fatalities. The aim of this research to introduce a conceptual model to build lightning awareness to combat lightning fatalities in Bangladesh. This policymakers of Bangladesh could think seriously how to implement this lightning awareness building effectively diminishing the enormous causalities.

A Knowledge-Based System for Disaster Emergency Relief

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2059038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Tingting Li ◽  
Qing Jiang ◽  
He Huang ◽  
Rujing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
System Development ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Plan Evaluation ◽  
Emergency Relief ◽  
Evaluation Plan ◽  
Knowledge Based System ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Hybrid Knowledge

Natural disasters have had great impact on human beings. Emergency relief is becoming more important with the increase of the frequency and scale of humanitarian emergencies resulting from more natural disasters because of climate change. In this paper, an interesting hybrid knowledge representation method during the development of a KBS for design of emergency relief structures is presented. It encapsulates ill-structured, semi-structured and structured knowledge that is gathered from literature, human expert and even knowledge gleaned during the system development. All routine as well as cumbrous activities in the emergency relief cycle are covered. The system can provide the user with advice on preliminary plan evaluation, plan optimization, plan evaluation, plan summary and miscellaneous. It would be beneficial to the field of disaster emergency relief decision by focusing on the acquisition and organization of expert knowledge through the development of knowledge-based system.

When Mother Earth Rises Up

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Sacchi ◽  
Paolo Riva ◽  
Marco Brambilla
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Willingness To Help ◽  
Mother Earth

Anthropomorphization is the tendency to ascribe humanlike features and mental states, such as free will and consciousness, to nonhuman beings or inanimate agents. Two studies investigated the consequences of the anthropomorphization of nature on people’s willingness to help victims of natural disasters. Study 1 (N = 96) showed that the humanization of nature correlated negatively with willingness to help natural disaster victims. Study 2 (N = 52) tested for causality, showing that the anthropomorphization of nature reduced participants’ intentions to help the victims. Overall, our findings suggest that humanizing nature undermines the tendency to support victims of natural disasters.

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