scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MAINSTREAMING: NEXUS BETWEEN POLICY PROCLAMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akanksha Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Risk Sensitive ◽  
Development Data

Land-use planning, disasters and development are clearly related. Risk-sensitive development practices and responsible land use planning can contribute to resilience building. At the same time, poorly planned development can intensify social, economic, physical and environmental vulnerabilities of the population and can trigger devastating extreme events. Therefore, the process of disaster risk reduction has to be weaved into the developmental framework and India has given its commitment at national and international forums to ensure the same. However, since there is no specific policy on integrating DRR into development planning in India, this paper discusses the extent to which such integration is seen through one of the major projects- the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) in the planning and approval process, especially in the contexts of environmental vulnerabilities. The study suggests that there are serious gaps between the policy proclamations that seek to ensure sustainable development through DRR integration into development projects and its implementation. Thus, much more work is needed to enforce the idea of mainstreaming DRR in to foster risk aware or risk sensitive development. Data for this qualitative study was obtained from both primary as well as secondary sources.

scholarly journals Disaster Risk Reduction in Bushfire Prone Areas: Challenges for an Integrated Land Use Planning Policy Regime

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10496
Author(s):  
Simone Ruane ◽  
Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan ◽  
Courtney Babb
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Policy Regime ◽  
Policy Goals

The need for an integrated approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) is widely promoted across the contemporary disaster literature and policy discourse. In Australia, the importance of integrating bushfire management and land use planning systems is a growing priority as bushfire risk in urbanized areas increases. This paper examines the changing policy landscape towards an integrated DRR regime for land use planning and bushfire management in south-west Western Australia. The research is based on a qualitative analysis of policy documents and in-depth interviews with policy actors associated with this regime. The results identify several challenges of policy integration for an integrated land use planning and bushfire management DRR regime, including incompatible worldviews, sectorial objectives and knowledge sets. A lack of cross-sectoral understanding, different risk tolerances and instrument preferences also constrained integration efforts. Based on our findings, we argue that rule-based mechanisms, which establish a legal framework for integration, are necessary when different policy goals and worldviews prevail between policy sectors. However, we conclude by emphasizing the value of actor-based mechanisms for integrated DRR policy regimes, which enable ongoing cross-sectoral communication and policy learning and facilitate a systems-oriented perspective of disaster resilience in the built environment.

Land use planning for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
David King ◽  
Yetta Gurtner ◽  
Agung Firdaus ◽  
Sharon Harwood ◽  
Alison Cottrell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Planning Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resilient Communities

Purpose The Hyogo Framework for Action focussed disaster risk reduction (DRR) on land-use planning, with international agencies, research organisations and national governments recognising the importance of DRR through hazard informed land-use planning. This paper aims to examine the roles of planners in reducing hazard risk through settlement design, land-use plans and legislation, and identify shortcomings and constraints towards achieving Disaster Risk Reduction. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses community-based research from Australia, Thailand and Indonesia to discuss land-use planning in local governance frameworks following major disasters, including cyclone, flood and tsunami. Findings This paper shows that land-use planning systems are still primarily geared toward promoting and facilitating development and have not evolved sufficiently to take account of DRR and climate change. Social implications Land-use planning frameworks for hazard-resilient communities remain disconnected from the emergency management and disaster risk reduction systems. The goal to create disaster-resilient communities through the land-use planning systems requires a fundamental change to the way in which planning is conceptualised and practised. Social equity is also a huge issue where investment focuses on urban development. Originality/value The study contributes to an understanding of the opportunities and constraints for land-use planning to enhance climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through legislation, policies, regional and local statutory planning schemes, enforceable planning and development controls and building codes.

Not an Act of God

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmeli Marie C. Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Flood Hazard ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Tropical Storm ◽  
Drainage Systems ◽  
Coastal Cities

Urbanizing coastal cities nestled in a fragile watershed constantly face the challenge of flooding. The experience of Cagayan de Oro City in the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Storm Sendong in 2011 showed that adverse flooding impacts are magnified when dense settlements are formed in flood hazard areas. Sendong affected 40,000 families in 41 villages, claimed 750 lives, and changed the riverscape. Learning from the disaster, Cagayan de Oro vowed to build a resilient city by mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in land use planning, regulating the use of upstream and downstream areas of rivers, and rehabilitating man-made and natural drainage systems. Moreover, it rationalized settlements distribution and density through zoning and started relocating communities away from waterways and floodplains.

scholarly journals Landslides and floods zonation using geomorphological analyses in a dynamic basin of Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Adolfo Quesada Román
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Geomorphological Mapping ◽  
Susceptibility Maps ◽  
Geomorphological Evolution

Despite of the geomorphological diversity of Central America and Costa Rica, there are few detailed geomorphological studies in the region. A 1:25,000 geomorphological analyses of the Upper General River Basin (UGRB) located in the southeast in Costa Rica is presented, based on the interpretation of aerial photographs and field geomorphological mapping. First, a morphometric analysis was performed to calculate and analyze seven variables that were merged in order to produce the flood and landslides susceptibility maps. Second, a total of 43 types of landforms divided genetically into endogenic (tectonic), and exogenic (fluvial, gravitational, and glacial) features are mapped for an area of 1560 km2. Finally, a geomorphological hazard map with the zonation of the different susceptibility levels of landslides and floods were performed. This cartography is important in terms of geomorphological evolution, disaster risk reduction as well as for land use planning for approximately 40,000 inhabitants. The presented methodology can also be applied in other developing countries for different purposes such as landscape evolution, morphogenetic detailed maps, disaster risk reduction, and land use planning.

scholarly journals What We Measure Matters: The Case of the Missing Development Data in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ksenia Chmutina ◽  
Jason von Meding ◽  
Vicente Sandoval ◽  
Michael Boyland ◽  
Giuseppe Forino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Development Data ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Mapping Exercise

AbstractThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015−2030’s (SFDRR) framing moved away from disaster risk as a natural phenomenon to the examination of the inequality and injustice at the root of human vulnerability to hazards and disasters. Yet, its achievements have not seriously challenged the long-established capitalist systems of oppression that hinder the development leading to disaster risk creation. This article is an exploratory mapping exercise of and a collective reflection on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and SFDRR indicators—and their use in measuring progress towards disaster risk reduction (DRR). We highlight that despite the rhetoric of vulnerability, the measurement of progress towards DRR remains event/hazard-centric. We argue that the measurement of disaster risk could be greatly enhanced by the integration of development data in future iterations of global DRR frameworks for action.

scholarly journals Building scientific capacity in disaster risk reduction for sustainable development

2021 ◽  
pp. 209660832110173
Author(s):  
Fang Chen ◽  
Zeeshan Shirazi ◽  
Lei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Digital Infrastructure ◽  
Technological Developments

As climate warming intensifies, the frequency and intensity of disasters are also increasing, posing challenges to global sustainable development. The concept of disaster risk reduction (DRR) provides strong impetus for reducing disaster risk and vulnerabilities by employing the scientific and technological developments of recent decades. However, there is a need to enhance the capacities of different communities to use emerging digital infrastructure, not only in promoting DRR but also in ensuring sustainable future development. Limited access to and availability of data are restricting comprehensive understanding of these challenges. In many countries, the key areas for capacity development include collecting information from alternative and emerging data sources and meaningfully integrating it with data from traditional sources. Software and data analysis are becoming widely accessible due to open-source initiatives, while cloud computing technologies and programmes such as CASEarth provide valuable resources for multisource data integration, contributing to information-driven policy and decision-support systems for DRR.

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