Canadian Disaster Management Policy: Moving toward a Paradigm Shift?

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Does Educational Disaster Mitigation Need To Be Introduced In School?

“…Disaster mitigation should be included in curriculum units in schools in accordance with potential disasters that can occur, as done in some developed countries and of course also use an approach appropriate to the conditions of child development and growth [14][15][16] . But to be able to enter school, there must be a centralized policy and we can get some developed countries like disaster mitigation management in Canada, the results of [17] Henstra and Gordonmcbean (2005) research show the measurement of how disaster mitigation policy in the country. The need for measurement before determining the disaster mitigation policy is included in the rules in Indonesia, especially in schools such as the results of [18] Adefisoye (2015) research that conducts an assessment of the disaster mitigation policy that has been done, this will be the first input inputs of how disaster mitigation should be included in government policy and there is a special budget of disaster mitigation result of research of [19] Phaup (2010) et al shows how important budget in disaster mitigation .…”

Hazard Mitigation Element Quality in Coastal Comprehensive Plans in a State with Strong Requirements for Hazard Mitigation Plan Elements

“…Simply put, mitigation consists of policies and practices that reduce vulnerability to disaster and thus reduce disaster impacts on people and property (Gerber, 2007;Henstra & McBean, 2005). Mitigation is a critical strategy to address natural hazards and significantly reduce disaster deaths and injuries; typically, for every $1.00 invested in mitigation, an estimated $7.00 of post-disaster spending is saved (Wahlstrom, 2007;Zahran, Brody, Peacock, Vedlitz, & Grover, 2008).…”

“…Until a few decades ago, the primary method of dealing with disasters was simply to respond, and then for insurers and governments to step in and help people to "recover" by rebuilding again in the path of a disaster. Today, the focus has changed to policies and practices that consider natural hazards, and try to bolster human settlement against them, or to move human settlement out of harm's way (Henstra & McBean, 2005). However, the extent to which individual communities practice mitigation is in question.…”

“…Mitigation, in terms of hazards and disasters, consists of collective policies and practices that reduce vulnerability to disasters and subsequent disaster impacts on people and property (Gerber, 2007;Henstra & McBean, 2005). So, for example, a county facing a frequent rain hazard might install a storm drainage system to allow rainwater to flow off more readily and thus mitigate the rain hazard by preventing water from accumulating and becoming a flood disaster.…”

“…Comprehensive planning, and the included component of land use planning, is an excellent means of reducing risk and vulnerability to natural hazards -especially hurricanes and floods, which can be modeled and predicted better than many other disasters, such as tornadoes and earthquakes (Burby, et al, 1999;Burby & Dalton, 1994;Henstra & McBean, 2005;Highfield & Brody, 2006;Quarantelli, 2003;Sengezer & Koc, 2005; U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1991).…”