Prioritisation of citizen‐centric information for disaster response

Milliken, Jonny; Linton, D.

doi:10.1111/disa.12168

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“…Studies have found that challenges around disaster information and knowledge management lie with risk interpretation and understanding, mentalities across scales, power structure, personal attitudes, values, and other constraints across individual, community, and agency levels [9] [40] [63]. Due to many of these barriers, a key component of disaster information-local knowledge and practices -has not yet been adequately incorporated into the official channels of disaster management [16] [41] [42]. While the importance of local knowledge has been widely recognized and advocated in relation to disaster, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, the practical application has so far been limited [18] [41].…”

Section: Shelter As An Information and Coordination Challengementioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Community Needs for Disaster Shelters Using Cultural Probes

Chauhan

Qin

Sury

et al. 2022

ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS)

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During disasters, emergency shelters play a central role in emergency management, providing both a secure environment and centralized sites for the distribution of information, material relief supplies, and access to health and human services. Despite their importance, challenges such as physical access, public awareness, and peoples' willingness to relocate limit the impact of both shelters managed by emergency responders and informal locations created by affected communities. This paper presents research conducted as part of a long-term project aimed at designing digital tools to assist communities and formal responders plan and manage emergency shelters. Working with partners in Puerto Rico, we developed and distributed cultural probes in three communities with recent experience of hurricanes and earthquakes to better understand the needs and resources of disaster affected people related to shelter. This approach yielded novel insights that challenge and expand traditional views of emergency shelters and identified several areas where HCI research and design can contribute to the sector.

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Section: Shelter As An Information and Coordination Challengementioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Community Needs for Disaster Shelters Using Cultural Probes

Chauhan

Qin

Sury

et al. 2022

ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS)

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“…Each of these papers was examined and, notwithstanding the search string, 38 were found to be not directly relevant as they discussed, for example, the broader challenge of post-disaster information management (Milliken and Linton, 2016), the use of RPAS as part of an occupational hygiene programme (Eninger and Johnson, 2015), or contained dated material that was no longer relevant. This category also included literature reviews of the HL field (such as those of Kunz and Reiner, 2012; Leiras et al , 2014) and more general discussions of the HL challenges offered by Tatham and Pettit (2010) and Tatham and Christopher (2014), both of which mention the potential use of RPAS without offering any specific analysis.…”

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Long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft systems (LE-RPAS) support for humanitarian logistic operations

Tatham

Ball²,

et al. 2017

JHLSCM

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Purpose While the use of long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft systems (LE-RPAS) is frequently associated with military operations, their core capabilities of long-range, low-cost and high-quality optics and communications systems have considerable potential benefit in supporting the work of humanitarian logisticians. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to demonstrate how LE-RPAS could be used to improve the logistic response to a rapid onset disaster. Design/methodology/approach Using the response to the Cyclone Pam that struck Vanuatu in March 2015 as an example, this paper provides an overview of how LE-RPAS could be used to support the post-disaster needs assessment and subsequent response processes. In addition, it provides a high-level route map to develop the people, process and technology requirements that would support the operational deployment of the LE-RPAS capabilities. Findings On the basis of the analysis of the published literature and the resultant assessment of the benefits of LE-RPAS to support humanitarian logistic (HL) operations, it is concluded that a formal “proof of concept” trial should be undertaken, and the results be made available to the humanitarian community. Research limitations/implications This paper is conceptual in nature, but has been developed through an analysis of the literature relating to remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and HLs. A route map through which the paper’s conclusions can be validated is also offered. Practical implications LE-RPAS have great potential to provide a swifter understanding of the impact of a disaster, particularly those where the location is remote from the main centres of population. This would allow the affected country’s National Disaster Management Organisation, together with those of supporting countries, to react more efficiently and effectively. In particular, it would allow a swifter transition from a “guess-based” push approach to one that more accurately reflects the disaster’s impact – i.e. a pull-based logistic response. Social implications Given the military genesis of RPAS, it will be important to ensure that those engaged in their operation are sensitive to the implications of this. In particular, it will be essential to ensure that any humanitarian operations involving RPAS are undertaken in an ethical way that respects, for example, the privacy and safety of the affected population. Originality/value While there is some emerging discussion on the humanitarian-related use of RPAS in the literature, this generally reflects the operation of small aircraft with limited range and payload capabilities. Useful though such RPAS unquestionably are, this paper expands the discussion of how such systems can support the humanitarian logistician by considering the benefits and challenges of operating long-endurance aircraft.

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“…The results of this review (Table II) were used to update an earlier review by Tatham et al (2017) which discussed the general operation of RPAS in support of the logistic response to disasters. Each of these papers was examined and, notwithstanding the search string, 41 were found to be not directly relevant as they discussed, for example, the use of RPAS in agriculture (Zhang and Kovacs, 2012) or the broader challenge of post-disaster information management (Milliken and Linton, 2016). This category also included literature reviews of the HL field (such as those of Kunz and Reiner, 2012;Leiras et al, 2014) and more general discussions of the HL challenges offered by Tatham and Pettit (2010) and by Tatham and Christopher (2014), both of which mentioned the potential use of RPAS without offering any specific analysis.…”

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Flying maggots: a smart logistic solution to an enduring medical challenge

Tatham

Stadler

Murray

et al. 2017

JHLSCM

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Purpose Whilst there is a growing body of research which discusses the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) (otherwise known as “drones”) to transport medical supplies, almost all reported cases employ short range aircraft. The purpose of this paper is to consider the advantages and challenges inherent in the use of long endurance remotely piloted aircraft systems (LE-RPAS) aircraft to support the provision of medical supplies to remote locations – specifically “medical maggots” used in maggot debridement therapy (MDT) wound care. Design/methodology/approach After introducing both MDT and the LE-RPAS technology, the paper first reports on the outcomes of a case study involving 11 semi-structured interviews with individuals who either have experience and expertise in the use of LE-RPAS or in the provision of healthcare to remote communities in Western Australia. The insights gained from this case study are then synthesised to assess the feasibility of LE-RPAS assisted delivery of medical maggots to those living in such geographically challenging locations. Findings No insuperable challenges to the concept of using LE-RPAS to transport medical maggots were uncovered during this research – rather, those who contributed to the investigations from across the spectrum from operators to users, were highly supportive of the overall concept. Practical implications The paper offers an assessment of the feasibility of the use of LE-RPAS to transport medical maggots. In doing so, it highlights a number of infrastructure and organisational challenges that would need to be overcome to operationalise this concept. Whilst the particular context of the paper relates to the provision of medical support to a remote location of a developed country, the core benefits and challenges that are exposed relate equally to the use of LE-RPAS in a post-disaster response. To this end, the paper offers a high-level route map to support the implementation of the concept. Social implications The paper proposes a novel approach to the efficient and effective provision of medical care to remote Australian communities which, in particular, reduces the need to travel significant distances to obtain treatment. In doing so, it emphasises the importance in gaining acceptance of both the use of MDT and also the operation of RPAS noting that these have previously been employed in a military, as distinct from humanitarian, context. Originality/value The paper demonstrates how the use of LE-RPAS to support remote communities offers the potential to deliver healthcare at reduced cost compared to conventional approaches. The paper also underlines the potential benefits of the use of MDT to address the growing wound burdens in remote communities. Finally, the paper expands on the existing discussion of the use of RPAS to include its capability to act as the delivery mechanism for medical maggots.

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Prioritisation of citizen‐centric information for disaster response

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Exploring Community Needs for Disaster Shelters Using Cultural Probes

Exploring Community Needs for Disaster Shelters Using Cultural Probes

Long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft systems (LE-RPAS) support for humanitarian logistic operations

Flying maggots: a smart logistic solution to an enduring medical challenge

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