Effects of natural disasters on social and economic well being: A study in Nigeria

Adeagbo, Ademola; Daramola, Adebukola Yewande; Carim-Sanni, Adeola; Akujobi, C.; Ukpong, Christiana

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.03.006

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“…The occurrence of natural catastrophes has significantly increased in recent times due to various factors such as environmental degradation, climatic change, rapid population growth, and intensified and improper land uses [1]. Some of the impacts of natural disasters on human settlements include severe injuries and fatalities, damage to properties and infrastructure, economic losses as well as social disruptions [2]. Among natural disasters, flood deserves special attention because it is one of the most frequent and costliest in terms of human and economic losses: it constitutes 31% of the total economic damages resulting from natural disasters globally [3].…”

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Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-Based Analytic Network Process: A Case Study of Perlis, Malaysia

Dano

Balogun

Matori

et al. 2019

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Understanding factors associated with flood incidence could facilitate flood disaster control and management. This paper assesses flood susceptibility of Perlis, Malaysia for reducing and managing their impacts on people and the environment. The study used an integrated approach that combines geographic information system (GIS), analytic network process (ANP), and remote sensing (RS) derived variables for flood susceptibility assessment and mapping. Based on experts’ opinion solicited via ANP survey questionnaire, the ANP mathematical model was used to calculate the relative weights of the various flood influencing factors. The ArcGIS spatial analyst tools were used in generating flood susceptible zones. The study found zones that are very highly susceptible to flood (VHSF) and those highly susceptible to flood (HSF) covering 38.4% (30,924.6 ha) and 19.0% (15,341.1 ha) of the study area, respectively. The results were subjected to one-at-a-time (OAT) sensitivity analysis to verify their stability, where 6 out of the 22 flood scenarios correlated with the simulated spatial assessment of flood susceptibility. The findings were further validated using real-life flood incidences in the study area obtained from satellite images, which confirmed that most of the flooded areas were distributed over the VHSF and HSF zones. This integrated approach enables network model structuring, and reflects the interdependences among real-life flood influencing factors. This accurate identification of flood prone areas could serve as an early warning mechanism. The approach can be replicated in cities facing flood incidences in identifying areas susceptible to flooding for more effective flood disaster control.

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Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-Based Analytic Network Process: A Case Study of Perlis, Malaysia

Dano

Balogun

Matori

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Water

167

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“…It is interesting to test these same relationships in the context of the humanitarian relief supply chain. Although there is an increase in the number of studies in the area of emergency management (Adeagbo, Daramola, Carim-Sanni, Akujobi, & Ukpong, 2016;Albright & Crow, 2015;Harte, Sowman, Hastings, & Childs, 2015;Kuipers, Boin, Bossong, & Hegemann, 2015;Robinson, Murphy, & Bies, 2014), there is comparatively limited research adopting the quantitative empirical research method in the context of HSC (Kovacs & Spens, 2011;Kunz & Reiner, 2012). Hence, this study is an attempt to address this critical research need; the aim of this study is to better understand the relationships among information technology (IT) utilization, mutual trust, agility, flexibility, adaptability, and performance in the context of the humanitarian supply chain.…”

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Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

Kabra¹,

Ramesh²

2016

Risk, Hazards &Amp; Crisis in Public Policy

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The increase in the occurrence of natural disasters worldwide is of growing concern for the social and economic development of the countries involved. Disasters are unavoidable but actions can be taken to mitigate the impact of disaster on the country concerned. The efficiency of disaster relief operations cannot be enhanced as a whole; the organizations involved in the process of disaster management process should adjust, modify and reconfigure their supply chains in order to improve the performance of the humanitarian supply chain (HSC). Empirical research into the context of HSC which explores the relationship between critical factors to humanitarian supply chain management performance is often limited. Hence, this study aims to investigate the relationships among information technology (IT) utilization, mutual trust, agility, flexibility, adaptability, and performance in the context of the humanitarian supply chain. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from the respondents involved in the relief operations of the disaster that occurred in Uttarakhand (a Northern state in India) on June 13, 2013 to test the aforementioned relationship. This study indicates that the agility and flexibility of the organizations involved in a HSC are associated with the utilization of IT, which in turn is associated with the performance.

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“…In another term, disaster management describes activities includes observing and analyzing disasters to improve actions, in order to strengthen the strategies on prevention, reduction, preparation, emergency response and recovery (Lettieri et al, 2009). All of the strategies has objectives include: 1) reducing or avoiding social, economic loses (Adeagbo et al, 2016), mental, and physical health (Shultz & Galea, 2008); 2) reducing the suffering of disaster victims; 3) speed up recovery; 4) providing protection to refugees or people who are displaced when their lives are threatened (Chan, 2015).…”

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The Millennials Metacognitive Assessment toward Flood-Disaster in Semarang City

Suharini

Kurniawan

2021

IJG

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Disaster management action should be built up through developing metacognitive and action skills. The metacognitive strategy includes aspects of knowledge about when and how to use it by type, specific technique, and response that are assumed related to deal with disasters. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the metacognitive abilities of millennials who are affected by disasters and its relation to disaster management. This study used an observatory exploration and inventory (EOI) method involving 248 respondents in flood-prone areas in the city of Semarang. Data were obtained using a questionnaire-based Guttman model electronic survey as many as 52 statements to inventory metacognition abilities and 48 statements related to actions in flood disaster management. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s linear and regression analysis. The non-parametric analysis: Kruskal-Wallis test was run to distinguish metacognitive scores in dealing with food-related problems among millennials groups. For metacognitive awareness, the cognition knowledge was higher than controlling knowledge (p < 0.05). The highest score of metacognitive variables was debugging strategy, which represents a corrective attitude. As described in the value of conditional knowledge, the ability to think fast shows that the millennials are quickly responding and understanding how to act. Most of the respondent actively involved in mitigation and rehabilitation as a volunteer in youth-events such us mangrove planting and cleaning plastic-trash in coastal areas. But, lack involvement of millennial in arranging flood-disaster management make less youth’s responsibility during the disaster. It should be overcome to create a comprehensive approach to community-based disaster resilience.

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Effects of natural disasters on social and economic well being: A study in Nigeria

Cited by 52 publications

References 12 publications

Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-Based Analytic Network Process: A Case Study of Perlis, Malaysia

Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-Based Analytic Network Process: A Case Study of Perlis, Malaysia

Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

The Millennials Metacognitive Assessment toward Flood-Disaster in Semarang City

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