Planned sheltering as an adaptation strategy to climate change: Lessons learned from the severe flooding in Anhui Province of China in 2016

Wu, Jiabing; Huang, Cunrui; Pang, Minghui; Wang, Zhe; Yang, Lianping; FitzGerald, Gerard; Zhong, Shengliang

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133586

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“…The reason why they decide to stay and protect their property and pets is primarily due to lack of awareness. In China, however, most evacuations are generally compulsory and are ordered by the local governments [ 85 ]. Other than passive and compulsory evacuations to shelters/open spaces, residents are educated to plan and prepare for active sheltering as it is more significant for effective evacuation.…”

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“…Specifically, the planner could check whether congestion would occur during the evacuation period and design a route from an apartment to a corresponding emergency shelter/open space. In order to maintain communal engagement and sustainability in regard to preparedness, activities should adhere to the principles outlined in daily life, through participation and collaboration, repeatedly, multiple purposes and locality [ 85 ].…”

Section: Instructions For Shelter Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Instructions for planning emergency shelters and open spaces in China: Lessons from global experiences and expertise

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Jin

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Emergency shelters and open spaces play dual roles in providing locations for temporary accommodation and rescue activities during disaster situations. Over time, research has attempted to optimize site selection and design for emergency shelters and open spaces, though they rarely offered lessons to guide actual projects. In this regard, it is paramount to design emergency shelters or open spaces in a forward-looking and dynamic manner, especially when the country faces challenges due to extreme events (e.g. earthquake and floods) and large populations. The aim of this paper is to analyze the issues of this field in China while summarizing instructions for future construction based on the experience and expertise of other countries. Specific suggestions include: (1) combining the designs and plans of emergency shelters/open spaces into the construction of a resilient urban system; (2) embedding routine preparedness into disaster risk reduction approaches; (3) optimizing issues in site-selection using spatiotemporal patterns in refuge demand while designing the shelter system into a hierarchical structure; (4) shifting from a top-down approach to a bottom-up approach, which includes the participation of multiple aspects of shelter construction; and (5) designing and establishing emergency shelters/open spaces to fight against different types of disasters.

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Section: Instructions For Shelter Constructionmentioning

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Instructions for planning emergency shelters and open spaces in China: Lessons from global experiences and expertise

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Jin

et al. 2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“… Wu et al (2019) identified good practice and lessons learned from China's response to severe flooding in Anhui province in 2016. Good practice included using early warning systems to advise communities of risks and enforce evacuation in the flood zone, preparing and using schools as shelters with open-ended periods of operation, and providing stable shelter accommodations with medical and public health services, clean drinking water and food, sanitation, and toilet hygiene through multiagency cooperation.…”

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“…Good practice included using early warning systems to advise communities of risks and enforce evacuation in the flood zone, preparing and using schools as shelters with open-ended periods of operation, and providing stable shelter accommodations with medical and public health services, clean drinking water and food, sanitation, and toilet hygiene through multiagency cooperation. They concluded that disaster mitigation strategies need to be integrated with climate adaptation plans in cities ( Wu et al, 2019 ).…”

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Urban environmental health interventions towards the Sustainable Development Goals

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Krafft

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Science of The Total Environment

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The aim of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. Since the majority of the global population lives in cities, it is crucial to identify, evaluate and implement urban interventions (such as zero carbon housing, active transport, better urban connectivity, air pollution control, clean household fuels, and protection from heat and flood events) that will improve health and wellbeing and make our natural and built environment more sustainable. This Virtual Special Issue (VSI) comprises of 14 diverse case studies, methods and tools that provide suggestions for interventions which directly or indirectly support the achievement of the UN SDGs.

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“…Since the number of natural and man-made disasters is expected to rise, e.g. due to climate change, migration, diseases or terror attacks, it is necessary to develop holistic concepts to encounter the consequences of the disasters as effectively as possible (Wu et al 2019). This also includes integrated concepts for drinking water supply and water treatment technologies.…”

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On the combination of water emergency wells and mobile treatment systems: a case study of the city of Berlin

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A shortage of water leads to severe consequences for populations. Recent examples like the ongoing water shortage in Kapstadt or in Gloucestershire in 2007 highlight both the challenges authorities face to restore the water supply and the importance of installing efficient preparedness measures and plans. This study develops a proactive planning approach of emergency measures for possible impairments of water supply systems and validates this with a case study on water contamination in the city of Berlin. We formulate a capacitated maximal covering problem as a mixed-integer optimization model where we combine existing emergency infrastructure with the deployment of mobile water treatment systems. The model selects locations for mobile water treatment systems to maximize the public water supply within defined constraints. With the extension to a multi-objective decision making model, possible trade-offs between the water supply coverage and costs, and between the coverage of differently prioritized demand points are investigated. Therefore, decision makers benefit from a significantly increased transparency regarding potential outcomes of their decisions, leading to improved decisions before and during a crisis.

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Planned sheltering as an adaptation strategy to climate change: Lessons learned from the severe flooding in Anhui Province of China in 2016

Cited by 26 publications

References 22 publications

Instructions for planning emergency shelters and open spaces in China: Lessons from global experiences and expertise

Instructions for planning emergency shelters and open spaces in China: Lessons from global experiences and expertise

Urban environmental health interventions towards the Sustainable Development Goals

On the combination of water emergency wells and mobile treatment systems: a case study of the city of Berlin

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