scholarly journals Fia Ola: Grief Recovery Following a Tsunami Disaster in Samoa

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byron Malaela Sotiata Seiuli ◽  
Linda Waimarie Nikora ◽  
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku ◽  
Darrin Hodgetts
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
American Samoa ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Grief Recovery

Natural disasters provide humanity with a setting in which to examine core dimensions of life. How people respond to and make sense of their experiences due to the ruptures of trauma and devastation remains vital in grief recovery. An earthquake of 8.3 magnitudes on October 29, 2009 triggered a galulolo (tsunami wave) that devastated parts of Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. This calamity provided an ideal setting for a case study examination of how those directly impacted recovered from the devastation. In this article, the experiences of one couple in the context of Samoan grieving processes becomes the key focus. Disaster and grieving literature is examined to inform and provide interpretation to their experiences. It is through such an examination that this article seeks to makes an important contribution to understanding the complexities of loss and culturally patterned responses of Samoan people, like this couple, to disaster recovery.

scholarly journals DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT in PALU CITY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
muhammad ahsan samad
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Community Preparedness ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

Palu City is one of the provincial capitals in Indonesia which is right on the Equator line. In addition, this city is one of the many regions in the eastern part of Indonesia that have a considerable potential for natural disasters. The natural disaster that occurred in Palu on September 28, 2018 consisted of three types of disasters, the first was an earthquake, the second tsunami and the last was liquefaction. This natural disaster caused damage to supporting infrastructure and thousands of people died. The large number of fatalities illustrates that the preparation and preparedness of the community and local government authorities are still low, mainly due to a lack of knowledge and concern for these natural phenomena and their consequences. The earthquake and tsunami disaster that took place in the city of Palu Sigi and Donggala was a momentum to change the paradigm of disaster management by increasing community preparedness. This research tells the story of the phenomenon of the three natural disasters, also tried to explain the steps and design of disaster mitigation. Disaster Mitigation must be implemented to reduce the risk of natural disasters. Public policy about community preparedness towards disaster management is very important and urgent to do in order to reduce disaster risk. Disaster cases in Palu City as a case study are considered relevant for the implementation of disaster management systems.

scholarly journals Continuity after catastrophe: temporary commercial developments for post-disaster recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Gavel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Built Form ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Post Disaster

This major research paper explores opportunities to support small businesses after natural disasters through the creation of temporary commercial developments. The Re:START Christchurch shipping container mall is selected as a case study for further examination into the built-form and urban design characteristics that best support recovery needs. The findings of this paper indicate that Re:START Christchurch not only does a good job of addressing the post-disaster needs of businesses, but also serves to strengthen the identity and community of the recovering city. Best practices and recommendations are extracted from this example to be considered for the Pacific Northwest and other cities recovering from future natural disasters. Keywords: disaster recovery, temporary development, small businesses, urban design

scholarly journals Continuity after catastrophe: temporary commercial developments for post-disaster recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Gavel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Built Form ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Post Disaster

This major research paper explores opportunities to support small businesses after natural disasters through the creation of temporary commercial developments. The Re:START Christchurch shipping container mall is selected as a case study for further examination into the built-form and urban design characteristics that best support recovery needs. The findings of this paper indicate that Re:START Christchurch not only does a good job of addressing the post-disaster needs of businesses, but also serves to strengthen the identity and community of the recovering city. Best practices and recommendations are extracted from this example to be considered for the Pacific Northwest and other cities recovering from future natural disasters. Keywords: disaster recovery, temporary development, small businesses, urban design

The Power of Art to Cope With Trauma: Psychosocial Intervention After the Tsunami in Japan

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782098214
Author(s):  
Tami Gavron
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Kindergarten Teachers ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Art Making ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
The Arts

This article describes the significance of an art-based psychosocial intervention with a group of 9 head kindergarten teachers in Japan after the 2011 tsunami, as co-constructed by Japanese therapists and an Israeli arts therapist. Six core themes emerged from the analysis of a group case study: (1) mutual playfulness and joy, (2) rejuvenation and regaining control, (3) containment of a multiplicity of feelings, (4) encouragement of verbal sharing, (5) mutual closeness and support, and (6) the need to support cultural expression. These findings suggest that art making can enable coping with the aftermath of natural disasters. The co-construction underscores the value of integrating the local Japanese culture when implementing Western arts therapy approaches. It is suggested that art-based psychosocial interventions can elicit and nurture coping and resilience in a specific cultural context and that the arts and creativity can serve as a powerful humanistic form of posttraumatic care.

scholarly journals Investigation of Nanogrids for Improved Navy Installation Energy Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4298
Author(s):  
Alissa Kain ◽  
Douglas L. Van Bossuyt ◽  
Anthony Pollman
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Critical Loads ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
The Military

Military bases perform important national security missions. In order to perform these missions, specific electrical energy loads must have continuous, uninterrupted power even during terrorist attacks, adversary action, natural disasters, and other threats of specific interest to the military. While many global military bases have established microgrids that can maintain base operations and power critical loads during grid disconnect events where outside power is unavailable, many potential threats can cause microgrids to fail and shed critical loads. Nanogrids are of specific interest because they have the potential to protect individual critical loads in the event of microgrid failure. We present a systems engineering methodology that analyzes potential nanogrid configurations to understand which configurations may improve energy resilience and by how much for critical loads from a national security perspective. This then allows targeted deployment of nanogrids within existing microgrid infrastructures. A case study of a small military base with an existing microgrid is presented to demonstrate the potential of the methodology to help base energy managers understand which options are preferable and justify implementing nanogrids to improve energy resilience.

scholarly journals The Point Bonitation Method and Its Adaptation in Risk Studies: A Case Study in Sri Lanka’s Cities in the Coastal Zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2060
Author(s):  
Dorota Rucińska ◽  
Martyna Zagrzejewska
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Specific Result ◽  
Weighting Method ◽  
Tsunami Risk

Article proposes using weighting method named the Point Bonitation Method, a popular interdisciplinary method, especially in the tourism and socio-economic geography, for giving optional direction to further researching tsunami risk. This method qualifies and quantifies those factors that lead to natural disasters so that it is possible to make comparisons with their roles in disaster areas. This case study in Sri Lanka shows a specific result that is quantification of vulnerability by regions and can be used and developed locally for disaster risk management and reduction. This paper presents discussion about other possible reasons of high risk in regions.

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