Assessment of disaster resilience capacity of hillslope communities with high risk for geological hazards

Chen, Su‐Chin; Ferng, Jhy-Wei; Wang, Yuting; Wu, Tingyeh; Wang, Jieh-Jiuh

doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.01.008

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“…Given the large amount of area of the central mountain range that is threatened by natural disasters, this synergy can be greatly exploited in producing a holistic assessment of disaster resilience. In this context, disaster resilience refers to the ability for a community to be prepared for the natural disasters that are a potential threat (Chen et al 2008). This preparedness is not only for the direct effect on the community safety and preparedness but also supporting infrastructure such as roadways, utility connections and productive agricultural lands.…”

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“…As a result, there have been many disaster mitigation programs launched at both the county and national levels (Chen et al 2008). There has been a significant amount of research and work done to improve methods of landslide site identification, hazard assessment and mitigation planning.…”

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“…Studies using this method have been predominately focused on the site-specific assessment of landslide hazard resulting from typhoons. This method can also be applied at a regional scale taking into account multiple counties (Chen et al 2008), the large area making the hazard levels comparable over multiple locations. The study by Chang et al (2007) applied logistic regression to assess the risk of landslides in the Hoshe Basin in Central Taiwan.…”

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Applications of geographical information systems and remote sensing in natural disaster hazard assessment and mitigation in Taiwan

Merrett

Chen

2013

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

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Geographic Information Systems (GISs) provide a powerful tool in managing and analysing spatial data. Geographic Information System has been applied successfully to large variety of fields, one field of particular interest is the field of disaster mitigation. The island of Taiwan is well known for the typhoons and earthquakes which in recent past has claimed lives and caused significant damage. It is well understood that hazard identification and land management play a major part in the reducing the impact of natural disasters. This is a role GIS is well suited to especially when combined with remote sensing data. This concept has been used throughout the world for purposes including identification of risk areas, real-time modelling of events and scenario modelling. Where this has the greatest potential in Taiwan is in the steep and rugged mountain areas of the Central Mountain Range which are sparsely populated and often difficult to access making conventional ground-based investigations impractical over large areas. Geographic Information System combined with remote sensing data provides the ability to effectively analyse various risk factors over large areas or inaccessible areas to identify localities which have the potential to be at higher risk from the impact of natural disasters.

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Applications of geographical information systems and remote sensing in natural disaster hazard assessment and mitigation in Taiwan

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Chen

2013

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“…Several studies have measured resilience in cities, and it has become a key concept for operationalizing sustainability (Pickett, McGrath, Cadenasso, & Felson, 2014). For instance, Chen, Ferng, Y. Wang, Wu and J. Wang (2008) evaluated the resilience capacity of hillslope communities by assessing damage caused by two specific typhoons; Joerin, Shaw, Takeuchi and Krishnamurthy (2012) assessed the resilience of communities facing a higher probability of future disasters due to climate change; and Prashar, Shaw and Takeuchi (2012) assessed the resilience of urban areas to climate-related disasters. Most studies measuring community and urban resilience focused on disaster risks.…”

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Application of Risk Perception Theory to Develop a Measurement Framework for City Resilience: Case Study of Suita, Japan

Ebisudani

Tokai²

2016

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Risk management has developed as an important aspect of sustainability. In order to manage risk more effectively, an overall evaluation of regional resilience needs to be performed. Therefore, this paper develops a framework to measure overall resilience in a community, focusing on risk perceptions of citizens of Suita City, Japan. The framework includes three main phases: (1) identifying multiple risks in the city through discussions with local experts and city workers; (2) prioritizing those risks by applying principal component analysis (PCA); and (3) understanding the relationships among them using decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) analysis. As a result, 21 risks were identified, and subsequently, four risks were prioritized: climate change, lack of self-sufficient energy, damage to the ecosystem, and natural disasters. Lastly, the application of DEMATEL analysis revealed that climate change and natural disasters have the greatest cause-effect relationships among the risks. The framework proves that multiple risks can be prioritized and gives overall suggestions on what kinds of risk a community is facing; where to start considering how to manage resilience; and which functions/services a community should improve to boost resilience. The identification, prioritization, and visualization of significant risk relationships completed in this study can support decision-making processes in strengthening community resilience.

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“…For example, Chen, Ferng, Y. Wang, Wu, and J. Wang (2008) developed a preparedness assessment of debris flow risk and landslide susceptibility for hillslope communities, by constructing multiple criteria that can be effective preparation for policy and residents, based on the judgments from experts; Haimes (2012) conceptualized strategic preparedness for decision-making processes by using two separate modeling structures from risk assessments to critical infrastructure system; and Bruneau et al (2003) presented a conceptual framework of community resilience against seismic activity, particularly related to mitigation and preparedness planning. As can be seen by these examples, the frameworks used in such studies tend to be limited to a specific risk (e.g.…”

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An Integrated Measurement Framework of City Resilience for Preparedness: A Case Study for Japan

Ebisudani¹,

Kishimoto²,

Yamaguchi³

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In order to increase the resilience of cities, there has been substantial effort to improve preparedness for, and response to, unexpected disasters. However, there is no specific measurement framework to address the degree of preparedness of a city. This study proposes the development of such a framework, in three phases: (1) identify multiple risks to a city, using risk perception theory, (2) evaluate and categorize these risks, according to public risk perception, using principal components analysis (PCA), and, (3) following the selection of risks, evaluate the resilience policy structure by counting the number of existing policies and using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). This study was customized for eight representative cities in Japan. Twenty-eight risks were identified and categorized as "Risk anxiety level" and "Preventive controllability", based on public risk perception. Following the selection of four risks -greenhouse gas generation, energy shortage, ecological destruction, and earthquakethe policy evaluation indicated that earthquakes have the strongest resilience policy structure in all eight cities. This was also reflected in the degree of city preparedness for resilience, which suggested that every city has relatively higher preparedness for earthquakes among the risks. These findings suggest that these cities' policies are well engaged with public concern. The study provides information that can help policy makers to improve communication with the public to meet well-intentioned policy, to predict public response to potential risks, and to direct educational efforts. Such information can also be helpful in redefining policy approaches to strengthen cities' and residents' preparedness for external stresses.

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Assessment of disaster resilience capacity of hillslope communities with high risk for geological hazards

Cited by 55 publications

References 8 publications

Applications of geographical information systems and remote sensing in natural disaster hazard assessment and mitigation in Taiwan

Applications of geographical information systems and remote sensing in natural disaster hazard assessment and mitigation in Taiwan

Application of Risk Perception Theory to Develop a Measurement Framework for City Resilience: Case Study of Suita, Japan

An Integrated Measurement Framework of City Resilience for Preparedness: A Case Study for Japan

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