A estratégia internacional de redução de desastres
A framework in the second disaster reduction norm (NRD-2): Minimum safety aspects for public buildings in Guatemala
Construction Management and Engineering / Structural Engineering / Civil Engineering and Geosciences
On the role of government in integrated disaster risk governance—Based on practices in China
Published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
This article outlines the roles of government in ensuring integrated disaster risk governance in China. In general, government plays important political, economic, cultural, and social roles in risk governance systems that include resource assurance, technical support, and disaster risk management. Three key aspects of governance relate to those ro...
Attitude before method: disability in vulnerability and capacity assessment.
Published in Disasters
Many agencies working on disaster risk reduction use vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) to identify vulnerable groups, to assess their needs and capacities, and to develop appropriate programmes and policies. In theory, VCA offers a good opportunity to incorporate disabled people's needs and resources in counter-disaster programming. This ...
Material complementario para la asignatura Preparación para la Defensa III de la carrera de Medicina
A qualitative study was carried out from observation and documentary study, which includes a review of support materials and textbooks discipline Defense Preparedness III in order to draw up a prospectus as study material that provides students and professionals Medical Sciences knowledge of the activities carried out by the health sector in settle...
Humanitarian Response to Emergency, Risk and Disaster: a Recent History of Lessons Learnt from a United Nations perspect...
Depuis sa création il y a 75 ans, le système des Nations Unies a développé une structure complète et stratifiée destinée à assurer la gestion des désastres naturels et les urgences humanitaires. La structure humanitaire actuelle – qui comprend une douzaine d’agences spécialisées, des protocoles de réponse détaillés, et se concentre plus particulièr...
Smart Communities to Reduce Earthquake Damage: A Case Study in Xinheyuan, China
Published in Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
Earthquakes frequently cause serious casualties and property loss in China. Building smart communities is an effective means of preventing damage and reducing disastrous outcomes from earthquakes. This article reports on the Chinese experience of building a smart community and the concept of smart service for preventing damage and mitigating disast...
Extracting Disaster-Related Location Information through Social Media to Assist Remote Sensing for Disaster Analysis: Th...
Social media texts spontaneously produced and uploaded by the public contain a wealth of disaster information. As a supplementary data source for remote sensing, they have played an important role in disaster reduction and emergency response in recent years. However, social media also has certain flaws, such as insufficient location information, et...
Study on the Prevention and Control of Downhole Debris Flows Based on Disaster Chain Theory
The occurrence of downhole debris flows in caving mines has burst, concealment, and destruction characteristics. This study aimed to investigate accurate prevention and control measures for downhole debris flows. The research background was a downhole debris flow in the Plan copper mine. The disaster chain theory was applied to study prevention and...
Nature-Based Solutions for Disaster Reduction and Improving Ecosystem Services in the Hutoubi Watershed, Taiwan
The Hutoubi Reservoir and its mainstream, Huyuan Stream, in the southern mountainous region of Taiwan, have experienced riverbed sedimentation and flood disasters for the past 150 years. In addition to climate change, it is necessary to scientifically consider its regulation for the next hundred years. This study adopted a collaborative approach, i...
