scholarly journals A Study about Vulnerable Area toward Disaster Risk and Community for Risk Mitigation of Aged Person in Urban Area, Kyoto City

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 387-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michinori Hatayama ◽  
Kyoko Terao ◽  
Yoshimi HAGIHARA ◽  
Kataya KANEYUKI
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Vulnerable Area ◽  
Aged Person ◽  
Kyoto City

scholarly journals Diagnóstico da Exposição aos Riscos de Movimento de Massa e Alagamento em Comunidades do Município de Alagoa Nova, Paraíba / Brasil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2537
Author(s):  
Caroline Barros de Sales ◽  
Lutiane Queiroz de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Mass Movement ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Two Stages

Os territórios de riscos de desastres são considerados, por diversos especialistas, resultados da associação entre exposição aos perigos naturais do ambiente, condições de vulnerabilidade social e entre as vulnerabilidades intrínsecas à Gestão de Riscos de Desastres. Tais territórios podem e estão sendo objetos de estudo de pesquisadores de diferentes áreas do conhecimento, inclusive da Geografia. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar a exposição de comunidades do município de Alagoa Nova - PB aos riscos de movimentos de massa e alagamento. A metodologia está dividida em duas etapas, as quais possuem, em comum, os seguintes procedimentos: levantamento bibliográfico, levantamento de dados secundários, elaboração cartográfica, atividades de campo e diálogo com representante da Defesa Civil Municipal. Coloca-se como relevante à medida que os seus resultados conseguem apontar os fatores que devem ser priorizados pela Defesa Civil Municipal e por outras secretarias municipais para uma efetiva mitigação dos riscos nas comunidades. Diagnostic of Exposure to Risks of Mass Movement and Flooding in Communities of the Municipality of Alagoa Nova, Paraíba / BrazilA B S T R A C TDisaster risk territories are considered by various experts to be the result of the association between exposure to natural environmental hazards, conditions of social vulnerability, and intrinsic vulnerabilities to Disaster Risk Management. These territories can and are being studied by researchers from different areas of knowledge, including geography. The present work aims to characterize the exposure of communities in the municipality of Alagoa Nova - PB to the risks of mass movements and flooding. The methodology is divided into two stages, which have in common the following procedures: bibliographic research, secondary data collection, cartographic elaboration, field activities and dialogue with the Municipal Civil Defense representative. The work is considered relevant because its results can point out the factors that must be prioritized by the Municipal Civil Defense and other municipal secretariats for an effective risk mitigation in the communities.Keywords: Exposure factors; Risk; Disaster; Management

FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING CAPACITIES TO MAXIMIZE THE FEASIBLE RESILIENCE OF NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arkaprabha Bhattacharyya ◽  
Makarand Hastak
Keyword(s):  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Network System ◽  
System Building ◽  
Recovery Capacity ◽  
Infrastructure Network ◽  
Natural Disaster Risk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Disaster

Infrastructures are connected between themselves and their connections form a complex network. Disaster impacted infrastructures have a reduced level of serviceability. The impact of the reduction of serviceability of disaster-affected infrastructures cascades through the entire infrastructure network. The recovery capacity of the network governs the recovery curve of a disaster-impacted infrastructure network system. Moreover, the speed of recovery of the infrastructure network from a post-disaster condition to the pre-disaster condition dictates the resilience of the system. Building these capacities requires spending money. The extent of resilience that can be afforded under a given budget situation is termed as the feasible resilience. This paper presents a framework for planning the capacities so that the feasible resilience of the network can be maximized under a budget situation. To achieve the said objective, the recovery time of a disaster-affected infrastructure network has been minimized. The outcome is the optimal restorative capacities the network needs to have so that the feasible resilience is maximized under a specified budget condition. The outcomes can be used by the decision-makers in natural disaster risk mitigation planning.

Multi-hazard disaster risk identification for World Cultural Heritage sites in seismic zones

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ravankhah ◽  
Michael Schmidt ◽  
Thomas Will
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Seismic Events ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World Cultural Heritage ◽  
Secondary Hazards

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated multi-risk identification procedure for World Cultural Heritage (WCH) sites exposed to seismic events, while considering characteristics of disasters from earthquakes in a multi-hazard context on one side and particular aspects of WCH (e.g. outstanding universal values and associated condition of authenticity and integrity) on the other. Design/methodology/approach An interdisciplinary review of current relevant approaches, methods, and practices is conducted through the existing literature of disaster risk management, heritage conservation, and seismology. Furthermore, a document analysis of concrete cases affected by seismic events supports concepts and the procedure. Findings This paper results in a methodology of identifying multi-risk of disasters induced by earthquakes. A bow-tie analysis diagram in combination with a risk identification matrix is developed for illustrating a multiple emergency scenario in identifying possible impacts of earthquakes’ primary effects, secondary hazards, and human-threats on tangible and intangible attributes of cultural properties. Practical implications The research aims to provide specialists and practitioners from multiple sectors engaged in pre-disaster risk mitigation and preparedness plan for cultural heritage with a practical risk identification tool. The proposed method, in a multiple hazard context, intends to enhance risk assessment procedure for determining more appropriate risk reduction strategies in the decision-making process. Originality/value This paper, through emphasising “earthquake disaster risk” rather than “earthquake risk”, illuminates the significance of quake-followed secondary hazards, potential human-induced hazards and human errors in the risk identification process, due to the fact that while a disaster may begin with a quake, its full scope might be triggered by a combination of the mentioned potential threats.

scholarly journals Disaster Risk Mitigation for Forest and Land Fire Prevention in Sumatera

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tukiyat Tukiyat ◽  
F. Heru Widodo ◽  
R. Djoko Goenawan
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Ground Water Level ◽  
Fire Prevention ◽  
Weather Modification ◽  
Actual Fire

<em>The phenomenon of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Sumatera always recurs every year. During the dry season, it is necessary to be aware of the emergence of hotspots and be addressed immediately before an actual fire occurs. This study aims to prevent the risk of forest and land fires by applying Weather Modification Technology (TMC). The application of TMC is intended to wet the land (rewetting) so that hotspots do not appear. The research was conducted in Riau, Jambi and South Sumatera Provinces. Research observations were carried out from May to June 2020. The results showed that TMC could increase the intensity of rainfall. The volume of rainwater produced for Riau is 44.1 million m<sup>3</sup> and in Jambi and South Sumatera as much as 50.20 million m<sup>3</sup>. The rainfall that falls is expected to wet the peatlands and fill the peat domes so that TMAT (ground water level) is maintained and soil moisture is maintained. During the implementation of TMC, it was possible to keep the TMAT from dropping more than 40 cm, even for some locations where the TMAT peat measurement had increased.</em>

scholarly journals Characteristics of Legacy Trees with Hollows in the Urban Area of Kyoto City, Japan

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 529-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi HASHIMOTO ◽  
Kuniyuki SAWA ◽  
Keizo TABATA ◽  
Yukihiro MORIMOTO ◽  
Shinya NISHIO
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Kyoto City

scholarly journals From state agencies to ordinary citizens: reframing risk-mitigation investments and their impact to disrupt urban risk traps in Lima, Peru

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Allen ◽  
Linda Zilbert Soto ◽  
Julia Wesely ◽  
Teresa Belkow ◽  
Vladimir Ferro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Unintended Effects ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Urban Risk

The understanding of linkages between disaster risk and urban development has seen important advances in recent decades. However, it falls short in addressing the production and reproduction of so-called urban “risk traps”, which are accumulation cycles of everyday risks and small-scale disasters with highly localized impacts, particularly on impoverished urban dwellers. Drawing on the action-research project cLIMA sin Riesgo, this paper examines risk-mitigating investment actions of state agencies, residents and communities in Barrios Altos, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru, and José Carlos Mariátegui, in the periphery. The analysis shows that residents tend to be caught in risk traps not necessarily due to lacking investments, but paradoxically despite them and their unintended effects. Furthermore, accumulated fragmented investments erode the capacity to act of those at risk and perpetuate risk accumulation cycles. The paper argues for a re-assessment of risk-mitigation investments and their intended and unintended consequences, and suggests routes to address current shortcomings in order to disrupt “risk traps”.

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