A proposed framework of key activities and processes in the preparedness and recovery phases of disaster management

Abstract

This paper proposes an empirically grounded framework for examining the preparedness and recovery phases of disaster management activities and processes pertaining to predictable disasters within a developed country. The two-stage framework provides a single model composed of important preparedness and recovery initiatives, as well as activities and processes derived from empirical data collected for case studies from Australia: the 'Black Saturday' bushfires in the state of Victoria in February 2009; and Cyclone Larry in March 2006. The framework enables a variety of analyses, including the generation of insights into disaster management preparedness and recovery in the context of events in wealthy developed countries. The paper combines two empirical examples, a series of bushfires and a severe tropical cyclone, to enhance understanding of, and to contribute to better, disaster preparedness and recovery in the future. The paper contributes to the growing literature on disasters, preparedness, recovery and associated logistics, and other issues.

Tourism resilience in the context of integrated destination and disaster management (DM2)

“…From the DM 2 perspective, stakeholders include individuals or groups who perceive themselves as affected by disasters or involved in the process of managing disasters (Mojtahedi & Oo, ), connected to tourism development initiatives before, during, and after disasters (Waligo, Clarke, & Hawkins, ), and those with the intent and ability to be involved in tourism disaster planning (Hystad & Keller, ). Stakeholder collaboration in DM 2 is important as it can aid in mitigating, planning, recovering (Jiang & Ritchie, ; Oloruntoba et al, ), and even coping (Gray & Wood, ) with the disaster effects through comanagement (Waugh & Streib, ) and wider engagement on actions (Granville et al, ). It can induce secondary partnership (Innes & Booher, ) and coopetition (Jiang & Ritchie, ) with subgroups of stakeholders for more effective DM 2 .…”

“…Faulkner (2001), Ritchie (2004), and Khazai et al (2018) argued that the impacts from potential disasters can be reduced or even avoided if proactive DM2 plans are put in place as these indicate resource availability and highlight the prime areas for intervention when the disaster occurs. The speed of disaster recovery is therefore determined by efficient preparedness plans and activities (Oloruntoba, Sridharan, & Davison, 2018). Notably, preparing for disasters at a destination level should equally involve TBs and PMs (Nguyen et al, 2018), underlining the value in understanding each stakeholder's responsibility (Hystad & Keller, 2008) and the importance of team coordination, consultation, and commitment to planning and preparedness (Faulkner, 2001).…”

“…Stakeholder collaboration in DM 2 is important as it can aid in mitigating, planning, recovering (Jiang & Ritchie, 2017;Oloruntoba et al, 2018), and even coping (Gray & Wood, 1991) with the disaster effects through comanagement (Waugh & Streib, 2006) and wider engagement on actions (Granville et al, 2016). It can induce secondary partnership (Innes & Booher, 1999) and coopetition (Jiang & Ritchie, 2017) with subgroups of stakeholders for more effective DM 2 .…”

Accelerating Tourism Development by Community Preparedness on Disaster Risk in Lombok, Indonesia

“…The lack of a warning system in disaster-prone areas will have a significant impact on community preparedness. There is a positive relationship between the existence of an early warning system on community preparedness for disasters (Anwar, 2012;Oloruntoba et al, 2018;Rindrasih et al, 2018). In this case, the position of the warning system plays a vital role in community preparedness.…”

“…The role of community preparedness as an actor in dealing with and interacting with disasters needs to be encouraged in order to increase capacity in minimizing the impact of disasters. Losses due to disasters are closely related to the low awareness and preparedness in facing the threat of danger such as the low aspects of preparedness in preparing, preventing, taming, overcoming, and defending themselves from the disasters (Oloruntoba et al, 2018).…”