Four models on globalizing disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region: a comparative perspective

Abstract

This study contributes to disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region by examining four models: the United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) professional coordination, US surveillance-oriented management, Korean copy-oriented efforts, and Indonesian homogenization-based action. Based on the comparative perspective, as well as basic concepts on global disaster management, the study cross-checks two features of global disaster management, namely, political interests and dynamic culture, and three comparative variables, namely, stakeholders, resources, and strategies, in each model. The biggest contribution of the study is that it more rigorously examines the comparative analytical framework of the four models. The key tenet is that the above-mentioned models have to address the continuous study of local culture and the job security of employees (UN/ISDR model), more partnership with private institutions and feasible training (US model), long-term international study and creative strategies (Korean model), and gender-sensitive management and information exchange (Indonesian model), by further utilizing both global education and networks.

Stakeholder Involvement in the Civil Security Systems: How (Dis)Similar are the CEE Countries Compared to the Rest of Europe ?

“…A large body of the literature also stresses the active engagement of the military forces as a distinct actor (Wentz 2006;Coppola 2006;Roberts 2010;Tierney 2012;Zurita et al 2015;Bae et al 2016) and the role of individual citizens as active participants in disaster preparedness and mitigation (Zhang and Kumaraswamy 2012;Wehn et al 2015;Zurita et al 2015;Aldrich 2019;OECD 2017;Lane and Hesselman 2017). Finally, at the international level, the role of transboundary assistance and coordinated international eff ort is stressed as an important element of the governance framework (Coppola 2006;Gopalakrishnan and Okada 2007;Roberts 2010;Ha 2015;Driessen et al 2016;OECD 2017;Lane and Hesselman 2017).…”