Libraries to the Rescue

2019 ◽  
pp. 1001-1022
Author(s):  
Michael R. Mabe

Emergency management professionals over the years have realized that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to a natural disaster. During Hurricane Katrina, professionals learned that preplanning and preparation must include a plan for responding to the unexpected. Chesterfield County, VA learned this lesson in 2011 during Hurricane Irene when unexpected events required adjusting the plan. The amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal compared to Katrina but the impact of responding to unexpected needs was just as compelling. During Irene and other natural disasters that followed the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) became a key component in meeting unexpected needs mass care and communications. CCPL can now serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary during emergency situations. Selected library branches are also be used as overnight relief shelters when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Mabe

Emergency management professionals over the years have realized that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to a natural disaster. During Hurricane Katrina, professionals learned that preplanning and preparation must include a plan for responding to the unexpected. Chesterfield County, VA learned this lesson in 2011 during Hurricane Irene when unexpected events required adjusting the plan. The amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal compared to Katrina but the impact of responding to unexpected needs was just as compelling. During Irene and other natural disasters that followed the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) became a key component in meeting unexpected needs mass care and communications. CCPL can now serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary during emergency situations. Selected library branches are also be used as overnight relief shelters when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted.


Author(s):  
Michael R. Mabe

According to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (2006), emergency management professionals realized first-hand that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to natural disasters. This chapter describes how leaders in Chesterfield County, VA learned similar lessons in 2001 during Hurricane Irene. In comparison to Katrina the amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal but the impact on county leaders was severe. Based on lessons learned during Irene and an unexpected wind storm nine months later, Chesterfield County leaders now include the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) in their official disaster relief plans. When activated, CCPL will serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary. Selected library branches are available to be used as overnight relief shelters for mass care when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted. These changes have made a notable difference.


2019 ◽  
pp. 1513-1535
Author(s):  
Michael R. Mabe

According to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (2006), emergency management professionals realized first-hand that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to natural disasters. This chapter describes how leaders in Chesterfield County, VA learned similar lessons in 2001 during Hurricane Irene. In comparison to Katrina the amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal but the impact on county leaders was severe. Based on lessons learned during Irene and an unexpected wind storm nine months later, Chesterfield County leaders now include the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) in their official disaster relief plans. When activated, CCPL will serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary. Selected library branches are available to be used as overnight relief shelters for mass care when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted. These changes have made a notable difference.


Author(s):  
Yao Li ◽  
Haoyang Li ◽  
Jianqing Ruan

The natural environment is one of the most critical factors that profoundly influences human races. Natural disasters may have enormous effects on individual psychological characteristics. Using China’s long-term historical natural disaster dataset from 1470 to 2000 and data from a household survey in 2012, we explore whether long-term natural disasters affect social trust. We find that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between long-term natural disaster frequency and social trust. We further examine the impact of long-term natural disaster frequency on social trust in specific groups of people. Social trust in neighbors and doctors is stronger where long-term natural disasters are more frequent. Our results are robust after we considering the geographical difference. The effect of long-term natural disasters remains positively significant after we divide the samples based on geographical location. Interestingly, the impact of long-term flood frequency is only significant in the South and the impact of long-term drought frequency is only significant in the North.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Gallagher ◽  
Daniel Hartley

Little is known about how affected residents are able to cope with the financial shock of a natural disaster. This paper investigates the impact of flooding on household finance. Spikes in credit card borrowing and overall delinquency rates for the most flooded residents are modest in size and short-lived. Greater flooding results in larger reductions in total debt. Lower debt levels are driven by homeowners using flood insurance to repay their mortgages rather than to rebuild. Mortgage reductions are larger in areas where reconstruction costs exceeded pre-Katrina home values and where mortgages were likely to be originated by nonlocal lenders. (JEL D14, G21, G22, Q54)


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Gautam ◽  
Jonathan Menachem ◽  
Sudesh K. Srivastav ◽  
Patrice Delafontaine ◽  
Anand Irimpen

ABSTRACTBackground: In August 2005, New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in US history. Previous studies have shown an increase in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the immediate hours to weeks after natural disasters. The goals of our study were to detect any long-term increase in the incidence of AMI after Katrina and to investigate any pertinent contributing factors.Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort observational study. Patients admitted with AMI to Tulane Health Sciences Center hospital in the 2 years before Katrina and in the 2 years after the hospital reopened (5 months after Katrina) were identified from hospital records. The 2 groups (pre- and post-Katrina) were compared for prespecified demographic and clinical data.Results: In the post-Katrina group, there were 246 admissions for AMI, out of a total census of 11,282 patients (2.18%), as compared with 150 AMI admissions out of a total of 21,229 patients (0.71%) in the pre-Katrina group (P < 0.0001). The post-Katrina group had a significantly higher prevalence of unemployment (P = 0.0003), lack of medical insurance (P < 0.0001), medication noncompliance (P = 0.0001), smoking (P = 0.001), substance abuse (P = 0.03), first-time hospitalization (P < 0.001), local residents rather than visitors affected (P < 0.0001), and people living in temporary housing (P = 0.003).Discussion: The role of chronic stress in the pathogenesis of AMI is poorly understood, especially in the aftermath of natural disasters. Our data suggest that Katrina was associated with prolonged loss of employment and insurance, decreased access to preventive health services, and an increased incidence of AMI. In addition, it appears that chronic stress after a natural disaster can be associated with tobacco abuse and medication and therapeutic noncompliance.Conclusions: We found a 3-fold increased incidence of AMI more than 2 years after Hurricane Katrina. Even allowing for the loss of some local hospitals after the disaster, this represents a significant change in overall health of the study population and supports the need for further study into the health effects of chronic stress. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3:144–150)


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Yenny Budiman Makahaghi ◽  
Conny Juliana Surudani

Bencana tidak bisa lepas dari siapapun jika sudah kehendak sang kuasa pasti akan terjadi, dan keluarga yang mengalami dampak dari bencana alam ini harus bisa menerima setiap kenyataan hidup yang sudah terjadi. Bencana alam yang dialami membuat keluarga kehilangan rumah, harta benda bahkan anggota keluarga yang sangat dikasihi. Pengalaman yang sangat menyakitkan ini adalah bagian dari kehidupan yang harus dijalani pasca bencana alam. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguraikan pengalaman keluarga menghadapi bencana alam di kampung Lebo. Metode: penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif fenomenologi dengan teknik wawancara mendalam kepada 6 keluarga yang terdampak bencana alam di Kampung Lebo Kecamatan Manganitu. Analisis data yang digunakan mengacu pada tujuh langkah teknik analisis data collaizi. Hasil: Penelitian ini menunjukkan keluarga merasakan dampak trauma pasca bencana alam sehingga ditemukan tujuh tema besar yaitu 1) Tanda awal bencana, 2) Respon terhadap banjir, 3) Beban psikologi 4) Jenis dukungan, 5) Beban ekonomi, 6) Makna setelah terjadi bencana, 7) Harapan untuk Lebo. Tujuh tema tersebut saling berhubungan satu dengan yang lain dan merupakan pengalaman hidup partisipan menghadapi pasca trauma bencana alam. Kesimpulan:  Akibat dari kejadian ini menyebabkan keluarga mengalami beban psikologi karena kehilangan barang berharga. Meskipun sulit menerima kenyataan harus kehilangan yang orang yang dikasihi serta benda berharga tetapi dukungan yang selalu datang dari berbagai pihak sehingga keluarga mengurangi beban yang dialami. Dengan kejadian ini keluarga mengalami perubahan ekonomi dalam memenuhi kebutuhan sehari-hari. Melalui kejadian ini keluarga menyadari bahwa ini kehendak sang pencipta sehingga harapan kedepan bencana alam ini tidak akan terjadi lagi di kampung.   Disasters cannot be separated from anyone if the power has the will of it, it will definitely happen, and families who experience the impact of this natural disaster must be able to accept it. The natural disasters experienced have made families lose their homes, property and even loved family members. This painful experience is a part of life that must be lived after a natural disaster. The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of families facing natural disasters in Lebo village. Methods: This study used a phenomenological qualitative research method with in-depth interviews with 6 (six) families affected by natural disasters in Lebo Village, Manganitu District. The data analysis used refers to the seven steps of the Collaizi data analysis technique. Results: Those study showed that families feel the impact of trauma after natural disasters so that seven major themes were found, 1) Early signs of disaster, 2) Response to flood, 3) Psychological burden 4) Types of support, 5) Economic burden, 6) Meaning after a disaster, 7) Hope for Lebo. The seven themes were interconnected with one another and represent the life experiences of the participant in dealing with natural disasters. Conclusion: The consequences of those incident caused the family to experience a psychological burden due to the loss of valuables. Even though it was difficult to accept the fact that you were lose loved ones and valuable objects, support always come from all people so that the family could reduces the burden experienced. With this incident the family experienced economic changes in meeting their daily needs. Through those incident the family realized those was the creator's will so that in the future this natural disaster would not happen again in the Lebo village.


2021 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 10022
Author(s):  
Biatma Syanjayanta ◽  
Reyvaldi C. Joenso

In terms of the building development construction or space with the designation as activity place and mass facility, it must comply with the rules of standards safety, security, convenience and comfort building as well as standards requairement. Accessibility in a building is very important, especially the building as a place of activity or public services, such as a lecture hall building which of course will accommodate a large number of people. For those reasons a good planing that can meet the security and safety requirements in the building itself from the impact of unwanted natural disasters. This study evaluates the existing condition of accessibility in the lecture building of the architecture department of the Musamus University of Merauke. The results of this study are the results of measurements and assessments of the physical condition of the building against the technical standard regulations that have been set by the government, the building of the lecture hall building for the architecture department of Musamus University is in a condition that does not meet these requirements. So, if a natural disaster, earthquake or fire occurs, it will cause injuries and even death.


2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Maria De Loudes de Carvalho Fragoso ◽  
Vitória Régia Fernandes Gehlen ◽  
Tarcísio Augusto Alves da Silva

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo discutir a condição das mulheres em situação de desastres naturais. A problemática está relacionada às enchentes e inundações ocorridas na Região da Mata Sul de Pernambuco e busca, a partir da análise bibliográfica, verificar como as mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade socioambiental que vivenciaram as enchentes e inundações respondem aos impactos destrutivos desses eventos para ao final podermos apresentar uma agenda de pesquisa relacionada ao problema.  O trabalho, de caráter teórico, foi construído a partir do levantamento de dados bibliográficos e seu resultado conclui que a vulnerabilidade aos desastres é socialmente construída e está relacionada a padrões socioeconômicos, culturais, ambientais, de segurança e de acesso a informação, sendo suas consequências distribuídas de forma desigual entre homens e mulheres. No enfrentamento das catástrofes as mulheres, mesmo sendo vítimas de danos maiores que os homens adotam diferentes estratégias e tentam reconstruir a teia que liga as suas vidas a responsabilidade na manutenção e reprodução da família. Observa-se na região carência de implementação e execução de políticas públicas direcionadas ao atendimento as mulheres em situação de emergência provocada por desastres naturais. Por fim, o artigo indica a relevância de uma agenda de estudos sobre as desigualdades de gênero na Mata Sul como forma de evidenciar os impactos negativos provenientes do desastre socioambiental ocorrido na Região, o qual atinge de formas diferenciadas a vida feminina e masculina.Palavras - chave: Desastres naturais, Desigualdades de gêneros, Gênero e Meio Ambiente, Políticas Públicas. The Women Condition Facing Situations of Natural Disaster ABSTRACTThe present paper has as objective the discussion about the condition of women in situations of natural disasters. The problem is related to the floods in the Mata Sul Region of Pernambuco and, from the literature analysis, it search to verify how women, in situation of socioenvironmental vulnerability, that have experienced flooding respond to destructive impacts of these events to, it the end, it be possible to present a research agenda related to the problem. The work, of a theoretical character, was built from the bibliographic data collection and its result concludes that the vulnerability to disaster is socially constructed and it is related to socioeconomic, cultural, environmental and security patterns and pattern of access to information, being their consequences unevenly distributed between men and women. In coping with catastrophes, women, even being victims of further damage that men, they adopt different strategies and try to reconstruct the web that connects their lives responsibility in the maintenance and reproduction of the family. It is observed in the region lack of implementation and execution of public policies directed to the treatment of women in emergency situations caused by natural disasters. Finally, the article indicates the relevance of a research agenda about gender inequalities in the Mata Sul as a way to highlight the negative impacts of the environmental disaster occurred in the region, which affects in different ways the male and female life.Keywords: Natural disasters, gender inequalities, Gender and Environment, Public Policy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
Kristia Novia ◽  
Tita Hariyanti ◽  
Laily Yuliatun

Natural disasters are still a matter of the world until today. The events pose not only physical impact but also psychological impacts that leave deep sorrow and fear. The survivors of the disaster felt they were at a very unsettled condition, felt very fearful, felt agitated for uncertain circumstances, and became very easily panicked until they could experience anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This systematic review aims to identify the impact–effects often posed by natural disasters on the soul health of survivors. Data searching is done on the Proquest, Pubmed, Science Direct, Sage, and Scopus databases that were converged in the 2013 to 2019 ranges. The psychological impact experienced by the victims after natural disaster events are depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fear, suicide experiments, and other mental health disorders such as mood changes and a loss of interest in an activity. Natural disasters can hurt the mental health of the victims. If the psychological problems that occur to the victims are not immediately addressed, the victims will fall on more mental severe disorder conditions.


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