District Continuity Plans for Large-Scale Disaster Coordination: Case Study in Kagawa District

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikako Isouchi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nankai Trough ◽  
Local Organizations ◽  
Disaster Situation ◽  
Post Disaster

To deal with large-scale disasters, it is necessary to maintain important community functions. One way to achieve this goal is through strategic collaboration with local organizations to ensure district continuity in the aftermath of disaster. It is therefore necessary for local organizations to form a consensus in order to draft measures for the reduction of disaster damage, enabling each organization to act strategically in a post-disaster situation. These measures taken together are called a district continuity plan (DCP).In this paper, the concept of district continuity is defined as a BCP method. The utility of this method is clarified through two case studies. The Kagawa DCP focuses on a possible future Nankai Trough earthquake, and the Basin DCP against large-scale flooding is based on the DCP concept.

scholarly journals The Sustainability of Social Science Survey Infrastructures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Emery
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
European Research ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Research Infrastructures ◽  
Survey Methodologies

Social science surveys are undergoing rapidchange due to fundamental shifts in the way data is generated, collected and processed. In order to address this challenge, several large scale social surveys have been integrated into the European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). This has allowed them to develop specialized and professionalized survey work flows within an integrated infrastructural context. This allows for greater sustainability through investment in survey methodologies and data collection which advance the field of social science. This paper examines three case studies within the ESFRI framework; The Survey of Health & Retirement (SHARE) and the European Social Survey (ESS) are European Research Infrastructure Consortia and are both landmarks within the ESFRI landscape. The third case study is of the Generations & Gender Programme which is an Emerging Community in the ESFRI landscape. The three case studies are used to illustrate the developments but also the persistent challenges for social surveys as they evolve with the framework of European Research Infrastructures. Each survey infrastructure is presented and it’s scientific, financial and governance sustainability. Conclusions are drawn as to the sustainability of survey infrastructures and how they could be further improved.

Social Insurance, Distributive Criteria and the Welfare Backlash: A Comparative Analysis

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Rosenberry
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Policy Development Process ◽  
The Welfare State

With some notable exceptions, comparative research on the welfare state falls generally into one of two categories: qualitative and generally descriptive case studies and large-scale quantitative efforts at explanation. Case studies have progressed past the point of being essentially journalistic descriptions of the peculiarities of the policy development process or the policies of a particular society. It is nevertheless true that there has been little progress in moving beyond the case study approach towards building a theory about how and why societies make particular decisions about the priorities and organization of their social welfare efforts. On the other hand, while large-scale aggregate analysis yields theoretical statements about the character of ‘the welfare state’, those conclusions are often so general as to be ‘difficult to relate to… how particular substantive problems have been [and might be] handled.’

scholarly journals A case study research on interoperability improvement in Smart Grids: state-of-the-art and further opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Johann Schütz ◽  
Mathias Uslar ◽  
Jürgen Meister
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Efficient Integration ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

With the topic of Smart Grids taking up momentum, challenges to integrate systems from various vendors’ at large scale in a critical infrastructure have arisen. This issue is usually tackled utilizing standards and, therefore, agreements between the various parties. However, the aspect of the interoperability between systems is not only defined by physical connections, but has a multi-faceted dimension which needs to be dealt with at all layers in order for a semantic and cost-efficient integration. Within this contribution, we motivate the need for a procedural way to deal with interoperability in Smart Grids, show the theoretical foundations and the approach taken and present case studies that cover the problem in scope. Based on these case studies, results are critically reflected and conclusions are drawn.

scholarly journals Detection of Deception in a Virtual World

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Collister
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
World Of Warcraft ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Detection Of Deception

This work explores the role of multimodal cues in detection of deception in a virtual world, an online community of World of Warcraft players. Case studies from a five-year ethnography are presented in three categories: small-scale deception in text, deception by avoidance, and large-scale deception in game-external modes. Each case study is analyzed in terms of how the affordances of the medium enabled or hampered deception as well as how the members of the community ultimately detected the deception. The ramifications of deception on the community are discussed, as well as the need for researchers to have a deep community knowledge when attempting to understand the role of deception in a complex society. Finally, recommendations are given for assessment of behavior in virtual worlds and the unique considerations that investigators must give to the rules and procedures of online communities.

Computer-Oriented Mathematics: A Case Study in Mathematics—the Cone Problem

1969 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 642-649
Author(s):  
Walter Koetke ◽  
Nickander J. Damaskos
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Natural Setting ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Computer Instruction ◽  
Innovative Program ◽  
Hands On ◽  
College Bound Students

An INNOVATIVE program, Preview of Modern Concepts in Engineering,* is under development for all senior or junior level college-bound students. Now in its third year, the program is built around case studies of large-scale engineering systems several of which illustrate the applications of computer technology in the realistic or natural setting provided by the cases. The program emphasizes the hands-on approach to computer instruction.

A novel structure to model the distribution of relief items in a post-disaster situation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Sakiani ◽  
Abbas Seifi ◽  
Reza Ramezani Khorshiddost
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Routing ◽  
Vehicle Routing Problem ◽  
Network Flow ◽  
Routing Problem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Realistic Case ◽  
Novel Structure ◽  
Disaster Situation ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose There is usually a considerable shortage of resources and a lack of accurate data about the demand amount in a post-disaster situation. This paper aims to model the distribution and redistribution of relief items. When the new data on demand and resources become available the redistribution of previously delivered items may be necessary due to severe shortages in some locations and surplus inventory in other areas. Design/methodology/approach The presented model includes a vehicle routing problem in the first period and some network flow structures for succeeding periods of each run. Thereby, it can produce itineraries and loading plans for each vehicle in all periods when it is run in a rolling horizon manner. The fairness in distribution is sought by minimizing the maximum shortage of commodities among the affected areas while considering operational costs. Besides, equity of welfare in different periods is taken into account. Findings The proposed model is evaluated by a realistic case study. The results show that redistribution and multi-period planning can improve efficiency and fairness in supply after the occurrence of a disaster. Originality/value This paper proposes an operational model for distribution and redistribution of relief items considering the differences of items characteristics. The model integrates two well-known structures, vehicle routing problem with pickup and delivery and network flow problem to take their advantages. To get more practical results, the model relaxes some simplifying assumptions commonly used in disaster relief studies. Furthermore, the model is used in a realistic case study.

scholarly journals Creation of a Model for Estimating the Home-return Rate of Evacuees Using Mobile Phone Movement Histories and Its Application to the Nankai Trough Earthquake

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Ogawa ◽  
Taisei Sato ◽  
Yoshihide Sekimoto
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Nankai Trough ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Gis Data ◽  
Spatial Information Science ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract. Considering the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, by utilizing GPS based large-scale people flow data, we developed a home-return model considering city variables that can estimate the rate of people who will have returned home on any number of days after an earthquake tsunami disaster. We obtained high accuracy with the sparse logit model in this study. The model can be applied in estimating a disaster only by using grid-based city variables of GIS data and existing damage estimation models. In addition, we used the model in the case of the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake and simulated the transition of post-disaster home-return ratio. The estimation result can help local governments plan the management of evacuation centers in terms of the management of supplies and goods for disasters. The study could help a new understanding of the quantitative relationship between people returning home after evacuation and city variables with regard to earthquake and tsunami hazards based on spatial information science.

scholarly journals Early Modern Multiloquent Authors (EMMA): Designing a large-scale corpus of individuals’ languages

ICAME Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Petré ◽  
Lynn Anthonissen ◽  
Sara Budts ◽  
Enrique Manjavacas ◽  
Emma-Louise Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
First Case ◽  
Metadata Enrichment ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right

Abstract The present article provides a detailed description of the corpus of Early Modern Multiloquent Authors (EMMA), as well as two small case studies that illustrate its benefits. As a large-scale specialized corpus, EMMA tries to strike the right balance between big data and sociolinguistic coverage. It comprises the writings of 50 carefully selected authors across five generations, mostly taken from the 17th-century London society. EMMA enables the study of language as both a social and cognitive phenomenon and allows us to explore the interaction between the individual and aggregate levels. The first part of the article is a detailed description of EMMA’s first release as well as the sociolinguistic and methodological principles that underlie its design and compilation. We cover the conceptual decisions and practical implementations at various stages of the compilation process: from text-markup, encoding and data preprocessing to metadata enrichment and verification. In the second part, we present two small case studies to illustrate how rich contextualization can guide the interpretation of quantitative corpus-linguistic findings. The first case study compares the past tense formation of strong verbs in writers without access to higher education to that of writers with an extensive training in Latin. The second case study relates s/th-variation in the language of a single writer, Margaret Cavendish, to major shifts in her personal life.

Assessment and Management of Misophonia in a Female Adolescent: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Brittany Grayless
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Case Formulation ◽  
Sound Therapy ◽  
Management Protocol ◽  
And Coping

Purpose Misophonia is a condition in which individuals experience negative reactions, including anger and disgust, to specific sounds in their environment. Individuals with misophonia often report feelings of anxiety and a reduced quality of life. While there is no cure for misophonia, there are management protocols supported by case studies in the literature, including tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) and Misophonia Management Protocol (MMP), along with coping strategies. The purpose of this case study is to contribute to the field of clinical research on patients with misophonia. Method Case studies involving misophonia are limited, and further research in this area is needed to provide evidence-based treatment. This case details misophonia questionnaires and assessment, case formulation, and management of misophonia in an 11-year-old girl, using a variation of both the TRT and MMP, including ear-level sound generators and coping strategies. Conclusions This case serves as a contribution to the evidence base for the use of sound therapy and coping strategies in the treatment and management of misophonia, as well as tools that are available in diagnosing misophonia. Clinical implications reveal sound therapy and coping strategies as a means to manage misophonia symptoms. Further research is needed for large-scale data to be available.

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