Studying the effect of natural hazards on human migration (Case Study of Bam earthquake 2003)

Mohajervatan, Ali; Karnema, Assadollah; Dehghani, Ma'soumeh; Garousi, Saideh; Vakili, Mohammad Ali; Alizad, Farideh

doi:10.4103/2347-9019.147147

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“…Events such as earthquakes or tsunamis, if they are of identical intensity, can produce diverse outcomes according to the characteristics of the communities and of the territory where they take place. Many authors have argued that social variation in vulnerability is also significant with regard to the social and economic context of environmental hazards (Girard & Peacock, 1997; Mohajervatan et al, 2015; Wisner et al, 2004). Even in developed contexts, most vulnerable are those households at the base of the socio–economic scale.…”

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The impact of the L'Aquila earthquake on demographic changes

Miccoli

Reynaud

Ambrosetti

et al. 2023

Population Space and Place

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This paper analyses the consequences on demographic changes observed in the municipalities of Abruzzo region after the earthquake of L'Aquila in 2009. Relying on Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) data on the population in the municipalities, we aim to understand how population growth changed after the earthquake, analysing population dynamics both in the municipalities affected by the earthquake and in the other municipalities of the Abruzzo region. We apply a spatial regression model to understand the associations between population growth, the earthquake, and some demographic and economic variables, taking into account the spatial autocorrelation. Our findings confirm the importance of space and the close association of the population dynamics after the earthquake with the population age structure, both in the pre‐existing situation and in the subsequent dynamics. Population trends in the Abruzzo region were closely associated with the pre‐existing vulnerabilities. The effect of the earthquake was strong in the crater municipalities in the period immediately after the shock, while it petered out over time. A destructive earthquake implies a tremendous shock, however, in places that are already suffering from demographic, social, and economic fragility, pre‐existing factors can act equally or even more strongly on the population dynamics in the medium term. Hence, in the medium period, the characteristics of the population and socio‐economic context are stronger than in the short one, and also the effect that space and territorial contiguities have on these and other nonobservable variables is stronger than in the short period.

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The impact of the L'Aquila earthquake on demographic changes

Miccoli

Reynaud

Ambrosetti

et al. 2023

Population Space and Place

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“…The Mohajervatan study also showed the severity of these events. They recorded that 514 floods occurred in 106 cases of rainfall in Golestan province in northern Iran between 1991 and 2013, causing significant damage and loss to public health services (Mohajervatan et al, 2017). Mirhaghi's findings show that flood management in Bampur (an Iranian city) was ineffective, leading financial losses (Mirhagi et al, 2010).…”

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“…In Iran, the health sector has a national emergency response plan for all hazard which the flood experience of 2019 showed that this plan could not meet all the needs (IRC, 2019;Yadollahie, 2019). So, because of the characteristics of floods, influencing factors in creating consequences and the full variety of their health impacts require special planning (Ardalan, 2015;Mirzaei et al, 2021;Mohajervatan et al, 2017;WHO, 2019).Using prior flood events' experiences to create a response plan might be beneficial. Other studies show that knowledge about flooding and how to respond to it increases with repeated experiences of flooding (Hansson et al, 1982).…”

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Identifying flood response experiences in Iranian health system: A qualitative study

Mohajervatan

Tavakoli

Khankeh

et al. 2023

J Flood Risk Management

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One of the most essential purposes of the health system is to ensure that people affected by various disastrous events, such as floods, have access timely to basic health services. Therefore, enhancing the preparedness and response plans for such events should be a national priority. Because of the complexity and devastating impacts of floods on public health, it is a crucial to understand the various aspects of flood experience in the country. The experiences of managers and operational staff from various units of the Iranian health system are a valuable source for understanding flood complexities. These experiences were explored using 19 semi‐structured interviews with people who had firsthand experience of this phenomenon. Based on the results, in order to provide a flood response plan, it is necessary to adhere to the principles and foundations that can meet the needs arising from the flood. Our study showed that the health system's response to flooding can be divided into two categories: initial and specific functions. A comprehensive response requires an initial function to prevent flood impacts, and specific functions are needed to prevent and treat flood‐related diseases. These results could form the basis for the health system's response to future floods.

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Environmental disasters, migration and displacement. Insights and developments from L’Aquila's case

Ambrosetti

Petrillo

2016

Environmental Science & Policy

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Studying the effect of natural hazards on human migration (Case Study of Bam earthquake 2003)

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The impact of the L'Aquila earthquake on demographic changes

The impact of the L'Aquila earthquake on demographic changes

Identifying flood response experiences in Iranian health system: A qualitative study

Environmental disasters, migration and displacement. Insights and developments from L’Aquila's case

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