Urban Flooding and Climate Change

Flooding in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, impedes the development of the city and brings challenges to the well-being of its citizens. The city is situated in a flood-prone area. This study investigated perceptions of the causes among the residents of perennial floods in Bangkok, examining daily precipitation changes over the last 30 years on eight indices (R10, R20, R25, CDD, CWD, RX5day, PRCPTOT and R99p) and the characteristics of the city that promote or exacerbate flooding. The data was collected by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) from station ID 455201 in the period 1986 -2015. Plausible factors contributing to flooding vulnerability and to the ineffective implementation of the city’s flood corrective and preventive measures were determined. A survey of 400 residents of 20 flood-prone localities in the capital’s four districts was carried out and statistical analysis was performed. Further, levels of satisfaction with the efficiency and effectiveness of the city’s flood corrective and preventive measures were assessed. The documentary and empirical findings collectively illuminate three contributing factors or causes of persistent flooding in the capital and of the ineffectual execution of flood-related policies and measures.

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SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS (SIG) DAERAH RAWAN BANJIR DI KOTA BENGKULU MENGGUNAKAN ARCVIEW

JURNAL MEDIA INFOTAMA ◽

10.37676/jmi.v12i1.271 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rahma Wayan Lestari ◽

Indra Kanedi ◽

Yode Arliando

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Geographic Information System ◽

Geographic Information ◽

The Body ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

Microsoft Word ◽

Prone Area ◽

Flood Prone Area ◽

The City ◽

Flood Prone Areas

The purpose of this research is to create a geographic information system Bengkulu city flood-prone areas using ArcView. Apply the knowledge obtained during the lecture, especially relating to the development of Geographic Information Systems. To be able to produce a system that is accurate and useful information for the community. Where the research was conducted in the city of Bengkulu BASARNAS. Bengkulu BASARNAS office specializing in Search and Rescue (SAR), is the body that manage the flood of data that is still done manually, using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Thus experiencing problems in delivering information directly to the office because the SAR agencies require a long time.Keywords: Geographic Information System, Flood Prone Area

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Towards sustainable community: Effort to reduce flood risk and increase well-being in a densely populated flood-prone area

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/930/1/012096 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 930 (1) ◽

pp. 012096

Author(s):

L Sedyowati ◽

G Chandrarin ◽

G I K Nugraha

Keyword(s):

Community Involvement ◽

Flood Risk ◽

Flood Control ◽

Local Community ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Prone Area ◽

Community Effort ◽

Flood Prone Area ◽

Almost All

Abstract Dealing with flooding in a densely populated flood-prone area poses complex challenges. Almost all residents realize that living in the area is hazardous. However, they choose to stay there. Therefore, flood risk management should be applied in the area. This study aims to: 1) develop facts of the local community in a flood-prone area in decreasing the flood risk while improving well-being through modifying drainage channels used for fish and vegetable farming; 2) evaluate all benefits of drainage investments include the social and economic benefits. The research method consists of a quantitative approach through the distribution of questionnaires and a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews and field surveys. In this study, a concerted community effort was developed as a design parameter. At the same time, the observation parameters include knowledge of the causes of flooding, knowledge of flood risk, community involvement, and government flood control programs. The results showed that the strength of concerted community effort was significantly influenced by the knowledge of flood risk and the local community involvement. This effort can decrease the flood risk by up to 30% and serve direct financial benefits of IDR 48 million in a year.

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Introduction Study of Tidal Flood Waste Management Cost in North Semarang Sub-District

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201912507020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 125 ◽

pp. 07020

Author(s):

Nandita Nur Rahma ◽

Maryono Maryono ◽

Widjanarko Widjanarko

Keyword(s):

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Unit Cost ◽

Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽

Total Cost ◽

The North ◽

Prone Area ◽

Flood Prone Area ◽

Quantitative Descriptive ◽

The Cost ◽

The City

Tidal flood is a disaster that threatens coastal areas due to sea-level rise and land subsidence. One of the sub-districts in the city of Semarang, which is included in the tidal flood-prone area in every years, is the North Semarang Sub-District. The area of tidal flood is 55.95 Ha and the data of estimated generation of tidal flood waste in the North Semarang Sub-District is +/- 70 tons. Lack of planning for handling waste disasters, especially for tidal flood waste, is a challenge related to environmental and economic impacts that occur at tidal flood sites. This study aims to examine the quantification of the cost of handling tidal flood waste using quantitative descriptive analysis cost accounting calculation method. The calculation is done by considering several things, namely the activity of handling waste, the need for handling waste, as well as the calculation of the cost of handling tidal flood waste. The total cost of handling tidal flood waste in North Semarang Sub-District is IDR 14,209,324,000/year or IDR 1,184,110,333/month. The results of the calculation of the overall cost are then divided by the area of the tidal flood so that the unit cost of handling waste per m2 is IDR 2,117/m2.

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Hospitalization in the first years of life and development of psychiatric disorders at age 6 and 11: a birth cohort study in Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/0102-311x00064517 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vera Lucia Schmidt da Silva ◽

Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França ◽

Tyago N. Munhoz ◽

Iná S. Santos ◽

Aluísio J. D. Barros ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Well Being ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Medium Term ◽

Middle Income ◽

Negative Experiences ◽

The City

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the medium-term effects that hospitalization in the first 48 months of life has on the development of psychiatric disorders at 6 and 11 years of age among individuals in a birth cohort in a middle-income country. We analyzed data from a 2004 birth cohort (N = 4,231) in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The frequency of hospitalization was investigated at 12, 24 and 48 months of life. When the children were 6 and 11 years old, psychiatric disorders were investigated with the Development and Well-Being Assessment. We used logistic regression to adjust for potential confounders. The overall frequency of hospitalization during the first 48 months of life was 33.1% (95%CI: 31.4; 34.7). Among the hospitalized children 25.6% (95%CI: 24.1; 27.1), 4.7% (95%CI: 4.0; 5.5) and 2.8% (95%CI: 2.3; 3.5) were hospitalized 1, 2 or ≥ 3 times during this period, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, the chance of presenting any psychiatric disorder at 6 and 11 years of age was higher for the children who had been hospitalized during the first 48 months of life than for those who had not, with OR of 1.50 (95%CI: 1.19; 1.88) and 1.63 (95%CI: 1.28; 2.07), respectively. Our results support the hypothesis that hospitalization in the early stages of life has an effect on the subsequent mental health of children. Preventive measures are needed in order to minimize the negative experiences of children who are hospitalized during infancy.

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Efficacy of Crisis Intervention

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.20.2.78 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 78-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Thomas Reisch ◽

Petra Schlatter ◽

Wolfgang Tschacher

Keyword(s):

Crisis Intervention ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Suicide Ideation ◽

Indirect Evidence ◽

Well Being ◽

Term Therapy ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Step Therapy ◽

Long Term Therapy ◽

The Impact

This study assesses the efficacy of the treatment approach implemented in the Bern Crisis Intervention Program, where particular emphasis is placed on the remediation of suicide ideation and suicidal behavior, and depression, fear, and phobia are generally considered to be contributing factors. Four questionnaires addressing psychopathology, emotional well-being, social anxiety, and personality were administered prior to and after the treatment of 51 patients over a period of 2 to 3 weeks. The reduction of symptoms contributing to suicidal ideation and behavior was interpreted as indirect evidence of an antisuicidal effect of the program. Significant improvements were found in the psychopathology ratings, with depression and anxiety showing the largest reductions. The impact on personality and social phobia, however, was only moderate, and on average patients still exhibited symptoms after attending the program. This residual symptomatology points to the necessity of introducing a two-step therapy approach of intensive intervention targeted at the precipitating causes of the crisis, augmented by long-term therapy to treat underlying problems.

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Hygienic Assessment of Factors of Learning Environment and Organization of the Educational Process at Schools in Smolensk

ЗДОРОВЬЕ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И СРЕДА ОБИТАНИЯ - ЗНиСО / PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIFE ENVIRONMENT ◽

10.35627/2219-5238/2020-332-11-36-40 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 36-40

Author(s):

EA Tsukareva ◽

AV Avchinnikov ◽

LM Sidorenkova ◽

SO Avchinnikova ◽

YP Korykina

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Indoor Air Quality ◽

Indoor Air ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Fourth Graders ◽

Educational Process ◽

Adverse Health Effects ◽

Assessment Of Learning ◽

Learning Conditions ◽

The City

Relevance: Parameters of learning environment and organization of the educational process can have adverse health effects in schoolchildren. Our objective was to conduct a hygienic assessment of factors of learning environment and organization of the educational process at schools of the city of Smolensk. Materials and methods: We studied indicators of indoor learning environment and the level of organization of the educational process in ten urban comprehensive schools. A hygienic assessment of the microclimate, illuminance, indoor air quality, and organization of the educational process for third and fourth graders (aged 9–11) was given. The assessment of learning conditions and organization of the educational process was carried out according to the method generally accepted in hygienic research (Suharev AG, Kanevskaya LY, 2002). Results: We found that elementary school pupils of Smolensk were exposed to multiple adverse factors such as poor microclimate parameters and insufficient natural illumination in some school rooms, excessive daily study load and irrational distribution of the academic load during the school week. The analysis of the timetable revealed an irrational distribution of the academic load in 37.3% of school days. We established that conditions of education in the surveyed urban schools were moderately dangerous to children’s health (750–806 points). Conclusion: The results enabled us to give a hygienic assessment of the factors of learning environment and organization of the educational process at schools in Smolensk and to outline a set of appropriate preventive measures.

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Promotion of Physical Well-Being Through Preventive Measures

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2662332 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Dominador Olimpo Aguirre, Jr.

Keyword(s):

Preventive Measures ◽

Well Being

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Psychiatric disorders in China: strengths and challenges of contemporary research and clinical services

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291721002816 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Xiao Chang ◽

Qiyong Gong ◽

Chunbo Li ◽

Weihua Yue ◽

Xin Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Disease Burden ◽

Large Scale ◽

Well Being ◽

Research Quality ◽

Psychiatric Research ◽

Clinical Services ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Brain Functions ◽

Neuroscience Research

Abstract China accounts for 17% of the global disease burden attributable to mental, neurological and substance use disorders. As a country undergoing profound societal change, China faces growing challenges to reduce the disease burden caused by psychiatric disorders. In this review, we aim to present an overview of progress in neuroscience research and clinical services for psychiatric disorders in China during the past three decades, analysing contributing factors and potential challenges to the field development. We first review studies in the epidemiological, genetic and neuroimaging fields as examples to illustrate a growing contribution of studies from China to the neuroscience research. Next, we introduce large-scale, open-access imaging genetic cohorts and recently initiated brain banks in China as platforms to study healthy brain functions and brain disorders. Then, we show progress in clinical services, including an integration of hospital and community-based healthcare systems and early intervention schemes. We finally discuss opportunities and existing challenges: achievements in research and clinical services are indispensable to the growing funding investment and continued engagement in international collaborations. The unique aspect of traditional Chinese medicine may provide insights to develop a novel treatment for psychiatric disorders. Yet obstacles still remain to promote research quality and to provide ubiquitous clinical services to vulnerable populations. Taken together, we expect to see a sustained advancement in psychiatric research and healthcare system in China. These achievements will contribute to the global efforts to realize good physical, mental and social well-being for all individuals.

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Epilepsy and quality of life in Iranian epileptic patients

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s41687-021-00292-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bahareh Honari ◽

Seyed Mehran Homam ◽

Maryam Nabipour ◽

Zahra Mostafavian ◽

Arezou Farajpour ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Subscale Score ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Epileptic Patients ◽

The Mean ◽

Spss Software

Abstract Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders with physical, emotional, and social consequences. Previous studies indicate that epilepsy symptoms can highly affect the epileptic patients’ satisfaction in life. The aim of the present study is to investigate the QOL of People with Epilepsy (PWE) in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Methods In this study, 100 patients were randomly selected. After confirmation of the diagnosis of epilepsy by neurologists and fulfilling the entrance criteria, patients completed the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 inventory (QOLIE-31) questionnaire. Finally, data was analyzed statistically by SPSS software. Results The study sample comprised 100 PWE, aged 18–74 years (34 ± 13), of whom 58 (58%) were females. Tonic-colonic seizure was the most common (60%) type of seizure. The obtained score of each subscale and the range of the QOLIE-31 total score was 16.40–79.18 with the mean of 50 (SD = 16). The energy-fatigue subscale score was significantly higher in patients younger than 35 (p = 0.018). The data analysis showed that the seizure worry subscale was significantly higher in single patients (p = 0.04). Duration of epilepsy had a positive correlation with QOLIE-31 total score (p = 0.038), and a negative relationship with energy-fatigue subscale (p = 0.018). In contrast with previous studies, which reported the frequency of the epileptic episodes as the most important predictor of QOL, our results showed no significant correlation between the number of the episodes and overall QOL score (p = 0.063). However, the number of episodes was significantly correlated with emotional well-being and cognition subscales. Furthermore, the results indicated that poor QOL score is correlated with depressed mood. Conclusion In fact, the ultimate and preferred outcome of all treatments and care interventions is the patient’s QOL. Thus, improvement of the QOL by means of obtaining more information about its contributing factors, in PWE should be one of the main goals in the patients’ treatment.

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