An Analysis of a Local Government's Disaster Response Activity Records from the Viewpoint of Information Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-466
Author(s):  
Shinya Kondo ◽  
◽  
Kimiro Meguro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Niigata Prefecture ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Niigata Prefectural ◽  
Evaluation Information ◽  
Prefectural Government

For organizations to develop efficient disaster countermeasures, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate past disaster responses, identify problems, and examine their solutions. In this paper, the records of the Niigata Prefectural Government disaster response activities during the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake of 2004 were analyzed from five viewpoints (constitution, job analysis, workload evaluation, information management, and mutual relations). The reliability of these records was confirmed by relevant prefectural government staff. Based on analysis and discussion, the authors set up an environment to propose countermeasures that aim at improving the organization’s disaster prevention effectiveness.

Process and Technology Research on Information Management of Agricultural Disaster Prevention and Reduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 5378-5381
Author(s):  
Ying Huan Wu ◽  
Wen Long Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Technology Research ◽  
Research Status ◽  
Management Technology ◽  
Response And Recovery

This paper analyzed research status of agricultural prevention and reduction, and summarized the three information management process stages: preparedness, response and recovery of agricultural disaster prevention and reduction. Finally, the paper analyzed information management technology model of agricultural disaster prevention and reduction.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Model using Online and Operator for Traveler Assistance Via Smartphone

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 816-823
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Artificial Intelligent ◽  
Phone Service ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Operator Assistance

This paper proposes a hybrid model for use by travelers on a smartphone. The principles lie in the combined deployment of 24x7 network that directly serves the travelers and links the existing phone service as an alternate backup choice. Such a redundancy will insure higher reliability in an urgent situation, where many available communication channels are often jammed by panic calls and accesses. In addition, off-line service is also provided as an optional access means to ease the network traffic, whereby important information can be immediately conveyed to the travelers in need of assistance. An information management workflow is also set up to effectively disseminate the relevant information. The proposed system is implemented and tested by volunteers. The results are compared with the predicted outcomes obtained from the preliminary test. It was found that once the users are familiar with the answers, they tend to prematurely exit the application. However, it is not the case with operator assistance as they can continue inquiring freely with the human operator. Future artificial intelligent techniques can be employed to enhance the non-human operations to become as lively as the human service.

scholarly journals The humanitarian emergency in Burundi: evaluation of the operational strategy for management of nutritional crisis

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 699-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Rossi ◽  
Daniel Verna ◽  
Susie L Villeneuve
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Admission Rate ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Humanitarian Emergency ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Reduction Of Mortality ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children Under 5

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the impact and appropriateness of programmes for the management and treatment of severe malnutrition in emergency situations.DesignA central unified database was set up with all data and statistics provided by nutritional centres (NC) active in Burundi.SettingThe paper describes the case of Burundi as an example of the response of the humanitarian community to nutritional crisis.SubjectsSince 1999, more than one million (1 054 210) severely malnourished patients were treated in NC established in Burundi.ResultsPeaks of beneficiaries were registered in 2000 and 2001; the admission rate started to decrease in 2002. In 2004, twenty therapeutic feeding centres (TFC) and 224 supplementary feeding centres (SFC) were active for the treatment of 127 420 beneficiaries. Nutritional programmes were present in every province with a coverage rate of 55 %. The most convincing impact of the nutritional programme in Burundi was the reduction of mortality rate in children under 5 years of age; an impact on the prevalence of acute malnutrition could not be demonstrated. Children under 5 years old accounted for 62 % of beneficiaries in TFC and 76 % in SFC. TFC performance indicators fulfilled the minimum standards in disaster response; the performance of SFC was not so optimal with a low recovery rate (69 % v. >80 %) and a high non-respondent rate (16 % v. <5 %). With the combination of coverage and cure rate, the programme met 44 % of the assessed needs in 2004.ConclusionsIn Burundi the stabilisation of security conditions permitted a combination of humanitarian responses ranging from emergency activities to strengthening of community-based initiatives that could correct the coverage and impact limitations.

Harnessing Information and Technology for Disaster Response Decision-Making Units

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Shekhar
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Useful Knowledge ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Major Disaster ◽  
Management Roles ◽  
Field Workers ◽  
Modern Era

After each major disaster of the modern era, humanitarian organizations have reaffirmed a critical lesson: good communication is essential to effective coordination. Field workers now rely on tools like portable satellite antennae that enable them to have Internet communications from many places on the globe. Rather, the problem is now shifting from basic connectivity to information management. Without information sharing there can be no coordination. If we are not talking to each other and sharing information then we go back 30 years. In this paper, we adopt a theory-driven approach to develop a set of information management roles and dynamic capabilities for disaster management. Although the networks that connect humanitarians have expanded quickly in recent years, the volume of data flowing through these pathways, and the number of information sources, have increased at an even faster rate. Responders are increasingly struggling to handle a growing amount of data, arriving more quickly than ever before. This is a problem from the non-emergency world that is amplified at times of crisis. Due to poorly adapted tools, training and strategies, responders are increasingly ill-prepared to produce useful knowledge from the flow of information and data.   Keywords - Information architecture, information management, adaptivity roles, preparedness

Wildlife Response Management during a Federal Incident

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 299560
Author(s):  
Rhonda Murgatroyd ◽  
Alexis Kott ◽  
Lawrence Malizzi
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
United States Coast Guard ◽  
The People ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Set Up ◽  
South Louisiana

The last days of August 2012 brought Hurricane Isaac's wind and water energy to south Louisiana impacting many parishes with destruction of property and leaving behind severe flooding, making response difficult in some locations. After search and rescue efforts ensuring safety of the people in the areas had been completed, surveys by boat and aircraft began to reveal impacts to wildlife from petroleum product of unknown origin. As in past natural disaster response activations, wildlife professionals expected oil impacted animal cases to remain minimal; however, there was confirmation from some response crews on site that there were in fact affected animals. Given that there was no named Responsible Parties, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC), took the lead in activation of the Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSROs) and the wildlife personnel to conduct recovery and rehabilitation efforts in coordination with the State of Louisiana. All costs associated with these activities were covered by the National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC), which is managed by the USCG as promulgated under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). Wildlife Response Services, Inc. (WRS) supported by Matrix New World Engineering, Inc. (Matrix), was mobilized on September 2, 2012 to set up a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (Center) in Belle Chase, Louisiana. The Center was set up in the Bricor Trucking Warehouse and the team had the Center operational the morning of September 3, 2013and received its first animal in the afternoon of that same day. During the response the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) was responsible for oiled wildlife recovery and transport to the Center. Over the course of the response 7 live animals were cared for, most of which were cleaned and eventually released back into the wild. The Hurricane Isaac response demonstrated the leadership of the USCG in organizing oiled wildlife recovery and rehabilitation jointly with LDWF and WRS, as well as with the OSROs. This is a model for responses to future natural disasters.

Development of the Wide-Area Earthquake Damage Estimation System and Mashup of Disaster Prevention Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-130
Author(s):  
Masafumi Hosokawa ◽  
◽  
Ken-ichi Takanashi ◽  
Shoji Doshida ◽  
Makoto Endo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Earthquake Damage ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Damage Estimation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Estimation System ◽  
Communication Lines

Immediately following an earthquake or other disaster, the crisis management personnel of the national or local government must determine the location of the disaster and its status and quickly carry out response actions such as rescue or fire-fighting operations. However, the congestion of communication lines and shortage of disaster response personnel make it impossible to collate the damage information in the initial response mobilization period immediately following an earthquake, making it difficult to make proper decisions. To assist the decision-making immediately following an earthquake, we developed a Wide-area Earthquake Damage Estimation System, which estimates the earthquake damage based on information from the Meteorological Agency and other agencies and shares the results via email and WebGIS (Web-based Geographic Information System) portal functions. In this paper, we introduce this system and discuss the results of the trial operation.

The School Education to Improve the Disaster Response Capacity : A Case of “Kamaishi Miracle”

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 845-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshitaka Katada ◽  
◽  
Masanobu Kanai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
School Education ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
Future Education

Many people died in the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, children in Kamaishi City survived by taking advantage of what they learned from disaster prevention education. It was called the “Kamaishi Miracle,” and the story spread around the world. In this study, the disaster prevention education that made possible the appropriate evacuation of the children is examined and future education possibilities are discussed. First, it should be pointed out that most disaster prevention education conducted before the earthquake took the form of “threatening disaster prevention education” or “knowledge-oriented disaster prevention education.” To solve the deficiencies in these programs, “attitude-oriented disaster prevention education” with a focus on children’s independence is proposed. In addition, three educational guidelines regarding evacuation from tsunamis are discussed. We also study the current status of disaster prevention education in Japan after the earthquake and show that when it puts an emphasis on life and community it have far-reaching effect.

Business Continuity Planning: Reciprocal Agreements for Law Libraries

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean Mason
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Business Continuity Planning ◽  
Continuity Planning ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Management Issues

AbstractIn the first in our series of very short articles devoted to practical library and information management issues, Dean Mason from Salans provides helpful advice on how to set up a business continuity plan for your information service.

Research of Crop Water-Saving Irrigation Optimization

2015 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 771-775
Author(s):  
Chang Hu ◽  
Dang Sheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Summer Maize ◽  
Rainfall Distribution ◽  
Maize Growth ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
Irrigation Optimization

According to Luoyang rainfall data from 1951 to 2011, this paper discussed the distribution characteristics of rainfall in the whole year. It analyzed summer maize growth period with the coupling of water consumption. It set up the estimation model of summer maize water consumption, the mathematical model of yield and water relationship, and then analyzed its mutual relations. The experimental results showed that the water requirement and rainfall distribution would fit well during summer maize growth. But summer maize growth stage should be irrigated suitably in the dry and median water year.

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