How can be Disaster Resilience Built with Using Sustainable Development?

Tarhan, Çiğdem; Aydın, Can; Tecim, Vahap

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.12.059

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“…This risk is varying rapidly with time, location, exposure, vulnerability and resilience [12]. Vulnerability and resilience are not only about the present status, but are also about what society has done to itself over the long period of time; why and how society has taken certain set of actions to reach the current state; and how society might change the current state to improve in the future [15].…”

Section: Vulnerabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, resilience must be connected to sustainability so that the resilience it is trying to plan and design for actually helps the society move toward preferred future sustainability states, and not undesired ones [12].…”

Section: Expanding the Approach To Vulnerability And Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The climate has also been changing over the same time period [10,11]. Furthermore, over the past decades, economic losses have been increasing due to the rising concentration of people and assets in hazardous areas, turning many of today's cities a potential risk due to natural hazards [2,12]. The trend is expected to persist unless disaster and climate risk management becomes part of urban planning theories and practices [3,13].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Synthesized Vulnerability Assessment: Case Study of Biophysical and Social Vulnerability in Taitung County, Taiwan

Lee¹

2017

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Abstract. Strategies and action plans for reducing climate-related disaster risk can be pursued through mitigation and adaptation. In the last ten years, extreme climate events have severely caused flash floods, debris flows, landslides, etc. and have damaged many sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure and health. Since climate change is expected to have continued effects on social functioning and human development, this study proposes a vulnerability assessment framework combining both biophysical and social vulnerability and further carries out synthesized vulnerability analyses to identify vulnerable areas at the county level. Because of its geographical, geological and climatic features, Taiwan is susceptible to earthquakes, typhoons and numerous induced disasters. In many areas of Taiwan, potential hazards include debris flows and flash floods, but these problems are particularly severe in Taitung County. Moreover, the impact of climate change will further cause severe damages and disasters. Therefore, an urgent task for Taitung County is to establish a vulnerability assessment framework as a policy tool to identify not only the regions needing attention but also the hotspots in which efforts could be made to reduce vulnerability. To analyze the biophysical vulnerability of Taitung, this study examined hazards in seven maps from Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) and made some adjustments according to local characteristics. Statistical data from the NCDR regarding social vulnerability were also used. Finally, GIS overlaying technique was used to perform a synthesized analysis of biophysical vulnerability and social vulnerability for each township.

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Section: Vulnerabilitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Synthesized Vulnerability Assessment: Case Study of Biophysical and Social Vulnerability in Taitung County, Taiwan

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2017

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“…Over the past decades, socio-economic damages have been increasing due to the over-concentration of people and properties in hazardous areas, making many of today's human settlements become potential disaster hotspots [9,10]. This tendency will persist unless disaster risk governance becomes part of urban planning and governance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, governments at all levels must incorporate resilience into their daily decision-making about urban development and governance [9]. The potential climate change risk is changing dramatically with time, location, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience [10]. As a result, one of the basic assumptions of the risk society is that change in risk perception can lead to change in trust perception, both of which inform and stimulate the need for flexible and innovative planning theories and practices to deal with the uncertainties of the future.…”

Section: Concept Of Water Footprintmentioning

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Personal Water Footprint in Taiwan: A Case Study of Yunlin County

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Extreme weather events have affected the environment and water resources in Taiwan for the last two decades. Heavy rainfall, typhoons, and rising sea levels have caused severe flooding along the Southwest Coast in Taiwan. Yunlin County, an important agricultural region, will be significantly affected by climate changes, especially in coastal areas with severe land subsidence. Therefore, using the concept of the water footprint and questionnaire surveys, this study examines personal water footprints in townships in Yunlin County to explore the effectiveness and sustainability of water management. The purpose of the water footprint concept is to quantify environmental burdens imposed by individuals' demand for water. An individual water footprint involves direct and indirect water usage that is associated with personal habits. Analytical results show that the most individual water consumption is highest along coastal areas, such as Kouhu and Taixi, and mountainous areas, such as Gukeng, Douliu, and Linnei. Furthermore, one-way ANOVA of individuals' daily water footprint reveals that individual water footprints vary significantly among Douliu, Gukeng, and Mailiao. The mean daily water footprint per capita in Douliu and Gukeng significantly exceeds that in Mailiao. This study considers the location quotients of industries in these three townships, which indicate that the location quotients of the accommodation and food and beverage industries in Douliu and Gukeng significantly exceed those of Mailiao. The individual virtual water use that is associated with the aforementioned industries is large. Clearly, individual water use habits in townships are related to the industry type. Douliu and Gukeng are major centers of the tertiary industry, which has a higher location quotient than in Mailiao. Mailiao is a major center of manufacturing as a secondary industry. Therefore, flourishing regions with tertiary industries have high virtual water consumption. These findings suggest that personal water use habits can explain why personal water footprints are larger in Yunlin County than in other counties in Taiwan.

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