Final Flashcards
Physical vulnerability
Extent to which a geographical location is prone to hazards
Vulnerability
Extent individuals, group, pop are susceptible, prone, predisposed to impacts of hazards and disasters
Resilience
Ability to withstand disaster impacts and cope with impacts and recover ASAP
Social vulnerability
Susceptibility of social groups to the impacts of hazards and resiliency and the ability to recover
Money, poverty, socio economic status, gender, race
Methods of research
Field experiments
Field work methods: In depth interviews, observation(part/ non)
Collect archival materials
Disaster life cycle
Mitigation/ preparation Impact Emergency response Recovery Rehabilitation
CHE
Complex humanitarian emergencies.
Total breakdown of authority bc internal/ external conflict which demands an international response beyond capacity if single agency
Altruistic community
Alan Barton
Out of way for others
Unselfish, and obligation for welfare of others in disaster
Structural functionalism
Restore self to equilibrium, disasters temp disturb equilibrium and Social system. External help to restore. Focus on silver lining.
Bad- priceless stuff not calculated, health/ psychological consequences not adequately addresses
Silver linings
Function Of disasters
Agencies, organizations benefit from in long run.
Rebuilding retrofitting infrastructure.
Outside money flow to disaster site.
May stimulate local economy.
Producers outside effected area benefit and get their business.
Expose social problems with social structure-chronic poverty, racism
Normal accident theory
Charles perrow
Accidents inevitable in highly complex and tight couples tech systems
High reliability theory
Scientists from Berkeley
No room for error
High tech systems put high premium on reliability
Disaster incubation theory
Turner 1987 pidgeon
Diachronic element often overlooked by other perspectives
Ignored, misunderstood, not taken seriously
Swiss cheese model
James reason
Unsafe condition bc consequences of per existing imperfections
Corrosive community
Anthropogenic disasters
Anger, anxiety, frustration, uncertainty, loss of trust in gov institutions
Lead to conflict, litigation, stress that destroys community over time
Declaration of disaster zone
Stafford act- requests for declaration by pres be made by gov
- made through FEMA
- damage assessment made
Sources of toxic waste
Agriculture production- pesticides Industrial activities- cadmium Private households- asbestos, radon Military- radioactive E-Waste- lead, cadmium
Itai-Itai disease
Japan
Cadmium from runoff water of mine to water rice fields
Women skeletal demineralization, achy bones joints, fracture, deform
Minamata disease
Japan
Mercury
Methyl mercury into sea of minamata by chemical plant
Sensory impairment, impaired vision, narrow vision
Disasters without borders
Disaster in one location capable of triggering thousands of other events miles away.
Laki volcano eruption- lava and acid rain- Japan’s rice- 2 yr killed 6 mil
El Niño in Peru = drought in India/ Australia
Disaster cycle activities
Mitigation-structural and policy measures
Preparedness-planning, educational efforts, training
Impact-
Response-1st responders, search and rescue
Recovery-rebuilding, rehab
Local public sector role
1st to respond
Employ trained EMT, firefighters, police
Private sector
Long term medical care-paramedics, hospitals, clinics, mortuaries
Shelter-hotels
Nonprofit sector
Charitable agencies prohibited by law form gaining financially for services
Red Cross
