Post-disaster reconstruction projects are influenced by administrative, political, social, economic, and cultural settings. The likelihood of success of such projects diminishes if and when systematic recovery plans are absent and the project cost and time overruns. Inadequate relevant policies and legal systems and domination from economically or politically powerful groups/persons in planning and decision making processes further weaken the reconstruction process. Furthermore, ignoring the communication and coordination among stakeholders, boosting unsustainable construction, prioritizing corruption, and hindering transparency lead such projects to a complete failure. Conventional reconstruction focuses mostly on technical or …show more content…
Sustainable reconstruction offers the opportunity to improve the quality of infrastructures, the environment and living conditions in disaster-affected regions. To improve the outcomes of reconstruction, efforts are needed from various angles, ranging from legislation and policy making, capacity building of local communities to updating building codes and enhanced relevant political support. A public-private partnership synergizes the advantages of both public and private sectors in long-term comprehensive partnerships. According to a number of studies, public-private partnership projects have been performed on time and within budget with enhanced sustainability than traditionally procured projects. Adding people in the public-private partnership projects can achieve better value for money and sustainable infrastructure reconstruction. People, in this context, are the major stakeholders in reconstruction that include local communities, academia, professional groups and media. A partnership among public sector, private sector, and people will play an important role in improving the outcomes from post-disaster reconstruction projects. Local communities should be involved from the very beginning in post-disaster planning phase as they can be a source of invaluable local history, culture and customs, as well as their involvement will shade light in the community’s needs and requirements in reconstruction projects. In addition, through such
Communities, according to Kapucu and Özerdem (2011) have a drastic effect on the recovery process. In the end, by having a recovery place in plan within the community, it will ensure economic and resident resiliency for when a crisis is to occur. In order to ensure such a plan is in place, it is up to the American Red Cross to partner with and focus on the citizen involvement in decision making, from the beginning stages of planning all through mitigation; increase the buy in within the community; and provide for the community in an effective manner after a disaster has occurred Kapucu and Özerdem
A running theme throughout most of the literature on Katrina shows that the inability for the bureaucracy to effectively manage the crisis contributed to human suffering, needless death and disenfranchisement, and frankly, in excess and drawn out repairs. What should happen? Again, there are local issues as well as broader national issues. Certainly, though, the billions of dollars in funding that go to crisis management at the national level should be honed and made accountable for doing exactly what their mandate indicates: effectively handling disasters. The money and time spent on cleaning up the disaster, though, led to increased criminal activity in New Orleans, public calls from new leadership, and governmental criticisms. In July 2012,
In a healthy relationship, both parties should be able to openly confide in one another, and understand that the other’s intentions are to benefit the other and yet respectfully compromise on decisions together. With that said, in Sinclair Ross’s short story entitled The Painted Door, the message of how lack of communication can result in dire circumstances is exquisitely envisioned. Moreover, as the seemingly conventional young rural couple’s story gradually progresses, the implications of Ann, the emotionally suppressed wife of John being left alone during an unbearable blizzard fatally brings to end their partnership. Through symbolism and other literary devices, Ross cleverly constructs the themes of isolation and loyalty in this 1939
There are numerous points of view on resiliency, as non‑governmental associations (NGOs) perceive that individuals ' capacity to better withstand and recuperate from calamities is basic to maintaining improvement. NGOs, contributors and worldwide reaction groups are attempting to characterize resiliency in their terms. CRS characterizes resiliency as "the capacity of people, communities and institutions to advance integral human development in the face of shocks, cycles and trends" (2014, p.2). The vulnerable individuals themselves best characterize strength and resiliency. What vulnerable individuals accept helps most to their versatility limit is discriminating to current dialogs on resiliency. Contributors and NGOs may have their own meaning of the term; however, an understanding of what it really means to individuals looking to make their community resilient is crucial to outlining successful Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and recovery activities in development, risk reaction and catastrophe recuperation programs (CRS, 2014). The danger of not utilizing the
It is imperative that relief be linked with development because they both largely dominate any emergency situation simultaneously no matter where it takes place or even when. Furthermore, relief and development are connected by three important factors such as timing, funding, and last but not least information. Also, the most important challenge between relief being linked with development is understanding that they are related, but very much different. Additionally, the challenges come when one tries to understand that there is a grey area among relief and development which we have to find in order to see progress.
For this research paper, the areas in which I will concentrate; will be recovery, rebuilding, hazard mitigation and looking at the lessons learnt.
Often, the government responds to natural disasters with thorough preparation and planning. The federal, state, and local levels of government do this in an effort to help reduce injury and property damage as well as ensure the overall safety of the general population. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season saw the costliest and one of the deadliest storms in United States history. This storm was Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina displaced of an estimated 645,000 Louisiana citizens (Cepeda, Valdez, Kaplan, & Hill, 2010). This paper will examine…
Tragic events that cause damage to property and life may destroy the social, cultural and economic life of a community. Communities must be engaged in the various phases from prevention to recovery to build disaster resilient communities. In order to do this, there must be a disaster preparedness plan in place that involves multiple people in various roles.
Disasters weather man-made, natural, or technological are ineluctable. Community stakeholders, leaders, and citizens are ultimately culpable for ensuring that a sound disaster preparedness and recovery plan is in place should a calamity materialize. Failure to enact such a plan comes with immeasurable consequences. Over the discourse of this paper, the Banqiao Dam disaster will be examined as a case analysis, to render what preparedness and recovery plans were sanctioned, as well as the scope of the response effort.
Risk for disasters is a part of life; emergency situations occur more frequently than many people believe. A wise person plans for the worse, and hopes for the best. After a disaster, how well a community can recover will depend largely on how well they prepared in advance. Risk management includes identifying any potential risks to a community and proactively planning to minimize the threat. Proactive organization of resources and people to respond to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s ability to regroup and recover, and the loss of life. To better
The DSM-5 (APA 2013) includes many categories for the diagnostic criteria relating to neurodevelopmental, psychotic, affective, trauma and stressor-related, eating, sleep-wake, conduct, substance-related, neurocognitive, personality and numerous other disorders. Amongst these mental disorders, the 2014 survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2014), demonstrate that affective/mood, anxiety and substance-use disorders are most prevalent in Australians. Therefore, the diagnostic characteristics and treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), panic disorder and alcoholism will be further explored. It is important to note that in conjunction with the DSM-5 for mental health assessment, primary care health professionals
Given the level of demolition, people see the current physical reconstruction efforts as a remarkable accomplishment (Souverijn 2001:82). Somaliland has rebuilt mainly through their own endeavours and resources with broad
Every emergency or disaster, from a small house fire to a hurricane that devastates entire communities, have a distinct cycle. This is
Macarons, a decadent kind of French/Italian cookie (with ganache squished between two shells), is loved by millions of people. The shell was introduced by Catherine de Medici’s pastry chefs, in Italy, 1533. Then later brought to the United States by Pierre Desfontaines who had the idea of putting ganache between two of the shells to make a sandwich.
On August 29, 2009, Hurricane Katrina struck the United States Gulf Coast. It was a Category 3 Hurricane, according to the Saffir Simpson Scale. Winds gusted to up to 140 miles per hour, and the hurricane was almost 400 miles wide . The storm itself did a tremendous amount of damage, but the storm’s aftermath was cataclysmic. Many claimed that the federal government was slow to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the storm. This paper will examine the four elements of disaster management – preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation – as well as an analysis on the data presented.