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Category : Disaster Management
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Fund Housing or Infrastructure?
26. February 2016The question whether rebuilding funds should rather be spent on housing or infrastructure has long been debated among researchers. Most researchers agree that funding infrastructure that enables community interaction is more important for the
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The Role of Tourism in Disaster Management
Asia Best Practices Disaster Management Disaster Preparedness Disaster Recovery Disaster Relief Disaster Response22. February 2016Tourism stakeholders can contribute to disaster management in different ways, depending on the stage of the life cycle. A study conducted by Muskat et al. (2015), which examined the case of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011,
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Volunteering in Disaster Areas
Best Practices Disaster Management Disaster Preparedness Disaster Recovery Disaster Relief Disaster Response North America Science Volunteering21. February 2016Volunteer tourism as such is not new, neither is the combination of adventure tourism and volunteer purposes. New is, however, the extent to which adventure tour operators and adventure tourists alike engage in the recovery efforts and
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Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
18. February 2016More than a month after super typhoon HAIYAN (Yolanda) hit the Philippines. Haunting aerial footage shows the wrath of the storm and the devastation of Tacloban and surrounding areas it left in its path. Please feel free to share the video on
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Post-Disaster Challenges and Chances
4. February 2016In the immediate wake of a natural disaster, the traumatized population faces a variety of problems: Houses, infrastructure, crops and communication systems are often destroyed. The people lack access to clean water, food, sanitation, and
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Disaster Management Life Cycles
3. February 2016Ritchie (2009, p.44-45) states that “in both crisis and disaster definitions there is a belief that disasters and crises are temporary and that they have certain lifecycles which could last hours, days, months or even years. (…) Prescriptive
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Vulnerability Factors
2. February 2016Factors Which Could Augment Vulnerability according to McEntire, 2001; modified by Ritchie, 2009: Physical vulnerability: The proximity of people and property to triggering agents Improper construction of buildings Inadequate foresight
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Disaster Terminology
1. February 2016DEFINITIONS: CRISIS VS. DISASTER VS. HAZARD Many authors have tried to understand crises and disasters by initially defining them. Although “a universally accepted definition of what constitutes a crisis has not yet been developed”