Post-disaster cross-nation mutual aid in natural hazards: case analysis from sociology of disaster and disaster politics perspectives

Wang, Jieh‐Jiuh

doi:10.1007/s11069-012-0493-x

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“…Conversely, it is important to protect the vulnerable population from uncertified personnel performing beyond their capacity. According to Wang ( 4 ), this issue manifests itself more intensely in situations of cross-national mutual aid that are regarded as reciprocal gestures of goodwill, where programmes cross boundaries and achieve their expected goals quickly. Thus, it is important to define obligations and rights and to establish roles, items, and standards.…”

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Promoting public health legal preparedness for emergencies: review of current trends and their relevance in light of the Ebola crisis

Cohen

Feder‐Bubis

Bar‐Dayan

et al. 2015

Global Health Action

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BackgroundPublic health legal preparedness (PHLP) for emergencies is a core component of the health system response. However, the implementation of health legal preparedness differs between low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and developed countries.ObjectiveThis paper examines recent trends regarding public health legal preparedness for emergencies and discusses its role in the recent Ebola outbreak.DesignA rigorous literature review was conducted using eight electronic databases as well as Google Scholar. The results encompassed peer-reviewed English articles, reports, theses, and position papers dating from 2011 to 2014. Earlier articles concerning regulatory actions were also examined.ResultsThe importance of PHLP has grown during the past decade and focuses mainly on infection–disease scenarios. Amid LMICs, it mostly refers to application of international regulations, whereas in developed states, it focuses on independent legislation and creation of conditions optimal to promoting an effective emergency management. Among developed countries, the United States’ utilisation of health legal preparedness is the most advanced, including the creation of a model comprising four elements: law, competencies, information, and coordination. Only limited research has been conducted in this field to date. Nevertheless, in both developed and developing states, studies that focused on regulations and laws activated in health systems during emergencies, identified inconsistency and incoherence. The Ebola outbreak plaguing West Africa since 2014 has global implications, challenges and paralleling results, that were identified in this review.ConclusionsThe review has shown the need to broaden international regulations, to deepen reciprocity between countries, and to consider LMICs health capacities, in order to strengthen the national health security. Adopting elements of the health legal preparedness model is recommended.

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“…An essential element in this planning process is the creation of a legal infrastructure to be activated during all phases of the emergency ( 2 ) from pre-event to recovery. The existence of a legal framework is particularly important in large scale crises ( 3 ) and scenarios requiring humanitarian assistance ( 4 ).…”

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Promoting public health legal preparedness for emergencies: review of current trends and their relevance in light of the Ebola crisis

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Feder‐Bubis

Bar‐Dayan

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Global Health Action

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“…For example, in Australia, the Commonwealth—State National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) provide legal guidelines for federal funding for disaster relief (Melo Zurita, Cook, Harms, & March, ). After the Kobe earthquake in 1995, Japan created a series of national, regional, and individual agreements by which the different types of prefectures could engage in mutual aid (Wang, ). In 2011, Taiwan created a set of rules that governing signing procedures and other aspects of cross‐sector mutual aid agreements (Wang, ).…”

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“…After the Kobe earthquake in 1995, Japan created a series of national, regional, and individual agreements by which the different types of prefectures could engage in mutual aid (Wang, ). In 2011, Taiwan created a set of rules that governing signing procedures and other aspects of cross‐sector mutual aid agreements (Wang, ).…”

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Do Contracts Save Lives? The Relationship Between Contract Intensive Economies and Natural Disaster Fatalities

Enia¹

2017

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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Why are natural disasters so deadly in some places but not in others? Disaster scholars have grappled with this question for decades, but a relatively new line of comparative research looks at the effects of different disaster-relevant institutions. This paper explores the effects of one institution-the contract. Specifically, it connects existing theories of contracts to theories of disaster and generates competing hypotheses about the relationship between contracts disaster related fatalities. Data on the contract intensity of economies (CIE) is used to explore this relationship using country-level data on natural disaster deaths between 1960 and 2007. The paper provides evidence that a country's economy becomes more contract intensive, fatalities from natural disasters are likely to decrease. KEY WORDS: contracts, disasters, institutions, social capital 合约能挽救生命吗？合约密集型经济体和自然灾害死亡之间的关系为何自然灾害在一些地区十分严重，而在另一些地区却不是这样？几十年来，研究灾害的学者一直在设法解决这一问题，但一项相对较新的比较研究却关注的是不同灾害机构产生的效果。本文探索了其中一种机构的效果 -合约机构。具体而言，本文将现有的合约理论与灾害理论相联系，然后产生不同的竞争假设，这些假设则有关于合约与灾害死亡之间的关系。通过使用1960-2007年间不同国家的自然灾害死亡数据，本文用经济体的合约密集度(contract intensity of economies ，CIE)对此关系进行了探索。本文证明，一个国家的经济越朝着合约密集的方向发展，则自然灾害造成的死亡人数便越有可能减少。关键词: 合约, 灾害, 机构, 社会资本 ¿Los contratos salvan vidas? La relaci on entre las economías que utilizan los contratos y las muertes en desastres naturales ¿Por qu e son tan mortales los desastres naturales en algunos lugares y no en otros? Los expertos en desastres se han preguntado esto por d ecadas, pero una relativamente nueva línea de investigaci on comparativa examina los efectos de diferentes instituciones que son relevantes para los desastres.Este documento explora los efectos de una instituci on-el contrato. Específicamente, conecta diferentes teorías existentes de contratos a teorías de desastre y genera hip otesis contrapuestas acerca de la relaci on entre las muertes relacionadas con los contratos de desastres. Se utiliza informaci on acerca de la intensidad de las economías (CIE) para explorar esta relaci on utilizando informaci on de muertes en desastres naturales a nivel nacional entre 1960 y 2007. Este documento proporciona evidencia que sugiere que si la economía de un país comienza a utilizar m as contratos, las fatalidades de desastres naturales tienen una probabilidad m as alta de disminuir.

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“…According to Wang (), this picture of disaster is becoming more and more frequent in many cities around the world (e.g. Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Cyclone Nargis in 2008, and Typhoon Morakot in 2009, and Hurricane Patricia in 2015), which makes the sustainable management of urban flood risks an increasingly challenging task for urban developers and policy‐makers alike.…”

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Fuzzy‐based gaps assessment of flood disaster risk reduction management systems in Metro Manila, Philippines

Gilbuena

Kawamura

Medina³

et al. 2018

Water & Environment J

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Planning and prioritization in flood disaster risk reduction (FDRR) is critical and often tedious to both planners and decision-makers. In Metro Manila, Philippines, flooding is a perennial problem that requires regular assessments and updating of its municipal-based FDRR management systems. A simple, but practical approach may prove useful in the identification of priority schemes, especially when the need for improvement is urgent and resources are limited. This study provides a simple quantitative approach to gaps assessment for FDRR management systems using a fuzzy multiattribute decision-making technique. This is demonstrated by utilizing the stakeholders' perceptions and field information obtained during the aftermath of the tropical storm Ketsana in 2009. Study results show that the gaps can be quantified and ranked to establish the priority schemes for the improvement of the FDRR management systems in Metro Manila, focusing mainly on the following FDRR management systems: prevention, preparedness, response and disaster recovery.

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Post-disaster cross-nation mutual aid in natural hazards: case analysis from sociology of disaster and disaster politics perspectives

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Promoting public health legal preparedness for emergencies: review of current trends and their relevance in light of the Ebola crisis

Promoting public health legal preparedness for emergencies: review of current trends and their relevance in light of the Ebola crisis

Do Contracts Save Lives? The Relationship Between Contract Intensive Economies and Natural Disaster Fatalities

Fuzzy‐based gaps assessment of flood disaster risk reduction management systems in Metro Manila, Philippines

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