College notes summary Disaster Management / Crisis Intervention Techniques - MASSIVE resource! Lot's of literature and examples
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Disaster Management
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Emergency and Disaster Management
This is an English summary of all college lectures Disaster Management from the Cambridge University of South Africa. It contains everything and a whole lot more about managing a crisis than you ever will need. With hundreds of scientific resources and real life examples.
,Contents
DISASTER MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT........................................................................................................5
Meaning of disaster management.......................................................................................................................5
THE COMMITTEES TASK AND ACCOMPLISHEMENT.............................................................................................7
CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTERS...............................................................................................................................9
EFFECTS OF MAJOR DISASTERS.............................................................................................................................10
Health problems common to all Disasters.........................................................................................................10
POPULATION GROWTH AND DISASTERS...........................................................................................................10
Vulnerable Populations.....................................................................................................................................10
Before a Terrorist Attack Occurs........................................................................................................................12
Homeland Security Advisory System.................................................................................................................12
TYPES................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Earthquake Hazards..........................................................................................................................................13
EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST...................................................................................................................16
Current World Concern.....................................................................................................................................16
Issues of Disaster Management.............................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER TWO.......................................................................................................................................................19
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS..................................................................................................................................19
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................19
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.............................................................................................................................20
DISASTER MITIGATION......................................................................................................................................20
TECHNICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.......................................................................................................................22
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................22
Disaster Preparedness Plan and Development..................................................................................................24
Disaster Risk Management Cycle.......................................................................................................................26
Humanitarian Action..........................................................................................................................................27
CHAPTER THREE....................................................................................................................................................28
DISASTER RESPONSE.........................................................................................................................................28
Meaning of Disaster Response..........................................................................................................................28
Personal Preparation.........................................................................................................................................30
Morbidity and Mortality from Mismanagement of Relief.................................................................................31
, DISASTER RELIEF................................................................................................................................................32
RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION STRATEGIES..................................................................................................32
Needs Assessment/Diagnosis Issues..................................................................................................................33
Distribution of Seed Relief.................................................................................................................................37
Critiques of Seed Distribution Strategies..........................................................................................................38
Biodiversity Issues Related to Seed Choice in Relief and Rehabilitation Interventions......................................42
Ways of responding to disaster.........................................................................................................................47
MASS CASUALTY MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................................51
Role of the Community in Disaster Response....................................................................................................54
International Association of Emergency Managers...........................................................................................56
International Recovery Platform........................................................................................................................57
National Organizations......................................................................................................................................58
Terminology.......................................................................................................................................................59
Challenges of Disaster Management.................................................................................................................61
Water resources sector.....................................................................................................................................71
Agriculture sector..............................................................................................................................................71
Transport and communications sector..............................................................................................................72
Health sector.....................................................................................................................................................72
Disaster Drill......................................................................................................................................................74
CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................................................76
POST DISASTER DEVELOPMENT OR MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................76
Meaning of Post-disaster development.............................................................................................................76
Ways of assessing post disaster development...................................................................................................77
Six stages of assessing post disaster development............................................................................................78
Impact of post disaster development................................................................................................................80
CHAPTER FIVE........................................................................................................................................................83
DISASTER OPERATIONS......................................................................................................................................83
Meaning of disaster operations.........................................................................................................................83
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN.......................................................................................................87
Players in Disaster Operation............................................................................................................................89
Scope of the plan...............................................................................................................................................92
OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................................................93
Disaster operation skills.....................................................................................................................................97
, Appropriate disaster relief follows a specific pattern........................................................................................98
CHAPTER SIX..........................................................................................................................................................99
EMERGING TRENDS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................99
Meaning of Emerging trends in disaster management......................................................................................99
Trends in disaster impact.................................................................................................................................100
Trends in hazards.............................................................................................................................................103
Climate related hazards...................................................................................................................................105
Drought distinction..........................................................................................................................................105
Climate change, sea level rise and coastal systems.........................................................................................107
Environmental degradation.............................................................................................................................114
Trends in physical vulnerability.......................................................................................................................116
Globalisation as a dynamic force.....................................................................................................................118
, DISASTER MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
The module unit is designed to equip the trainee with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable
him/her to effectively manage disaster in a society.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
By the end of this module unit, the trainee should be able to;
a) Acquire skills in disaster management and mitigation
b) Institute measures to prevent disaster
c) Appreciate the importance of disaster preparedness and response
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