The role of hazard vulnerability assessments in disaster preparedness and prevention in China

Du, Yan; Ding, Yibo; Li, Zixiong; Cao, Guangwen

doi:10.1186/s40779-015-0059-9

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“…Furthermore, HAIs are partly responsible for the repeated outbreaks of several fatal infectious diseases in Asia and West Africa, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and Ebola [3,4]. Hospital-borne outbreaks of these diseases reflect the vulnerability of the affected hospitals in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) [5].…”

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Strategy and technology to prevent hospital-acquired infections: Lessons from SARS, Ebola, and MERS in Asia and West Africa

et al. 2017

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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are serious problems for healthcare systems, especially in developing countries where public health infrastructure and technology for infection preventions remain undeveloped. Here, we characterized how strategy and technology could be mobilized to improve the effectiveness of infection prevention and control in hospitals during the outbreaks of Ebola, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Asia and West Africa. Published literature on the hospital-borne outbreaks of SARS, Ebola, and MERS in Asia and West Africa was comprehensively reviewed. The results showed that healthcare systems and hospital management in affected healthcare facilities had poor strategies and inadequate technologies and human resources for the prevention and control of HAIs, which led to increased morbidity, mortality, and unnecessary costs. We recommend that governments worldwide enforce disaster risk management, even when no outbreaks are imminent. Quarantine and ventilation functions should be taken into consideration in architectural design of hospitals and healthcare facilities. We also recommend that health authorities invest in training healthcare workers for disease outbreak response, as their preparedness is essential to reducing disaster risk.

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Strategy and technology to prevent hospital-acquired infections: Lessons from SARS, Ebola, and MERS in Asia and West Africa

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“…People are vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly in developing countries, where the availability of disaster relief resources is limited [1,2]. During the last decade alone, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China, Haiti, and Japan have all experienced natural disasters with high death tolls [3].…”

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Major Natural Disasters in China, 1985–2014: Occurrence and Damages

Han

Chen

Jiang

et al. 2016

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Abstract:This study aimed to describe the characteristics of natural disasters and associated losses from 1985 to 2014. The Mann-Kendall method was used to detect any long-term trends and abrupt changes. Hotspot analysis was conducted to detect the spatial clusters of disasters. We found an increasing trend in the occurrence of integrated natural disasters (tau = 0.594, p < 0.001), particularly for floods (tau = 0.507, p < 0.001), landslides (tau = 0.365, p = 0.009) and storms (tau = 0.289, p = 0.032). Besides, there was an abrupt increase of natural disasters in 1998-2000. Hotspots of droughts, floods, landslides and storms were identified in central, southern, southwest and southeast areas of China, respectively. Annual deaths from integrated natural disasters were decreasing (tau = −0.237, p = 0.068) at about 32 persons/year, decreasing at 17 persons/year for floods (tau = −0.154, p = 0.239), and decreasing at approximately 12 persons/year for storms (tau = −0.338, p = 0.009). No significant trend was detected in inflation-adjusted damages while a declining trend was detected in the ratio of year damage against GDP (gross domestic product). In conclusion, there has been an increasing trend in occurrence of natural disasters in China with the absence of an increase in life and economic losses. Despite the progress in the disaster adaption, there will be great challenges in disaster control for China in the future.

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“…Class of vulnerability could be based on environmental criteria, such as elevation, slope, coastline, proximity, and land use. Another research also put the parameter of coastal geomorphology, ecosystem resources, the direction of the tsunami wave, and the river's distance [17][18] [19].…”

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Determination of Inundation Zone Using Artificial Intelligence as a Basis for Infrastructure Development in Special Economic Areas of Tanjung Lesung Banten

Oktavianti¹,

Septyandy²,

Indra³

2020

Proceedings of Tourism Development Centre International Conference

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According to history, Sunda Strait has experienced several tsunamis recorded in the tsunami catalog caused by several geological phenomena such as Krakatau eruption (416, 1883, and 1928), earthquake (1722, 1852, and 1958), and other suspected causes of land failure in the form of landslides both on the coast and on a submarine (1851, 1883, and 1889). One of the most recent tsunami incidents in the Sunda Strait was the tsunami on December 22, 2018, which triggered a flank collapse as the volcano part built on the caldera's steep wall resulting from 1883 eruption. According to The Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the number of victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami died at 437 people, and losses for tourism ranged from Rp150 billion. One example of a successful tourism area that could rise after the tsunami is Pucket Beach, Thailand. This beach, affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, can increase the number of tourist arrivals even exceeded the number of visits before the tsunami caused by mapping vulnerability areas and comprehensive risk analysis. This study's aim implies these methods because the majority of tourism areas in Indonesia have not applied the master plan that includes the tsunami risk area, one of which is in the special economic zone (KEK) of Tanjung Lesung. To anticipate future tsunamis, an inundation zone model of tsunami waves will arrive at the coast. Inundation zones or tsunami wave runoff zones are generated from non-linear relationships between the Sunda Strait bathymetry, tide gauge signals, west coast of Banten topography, and rainfall on Sunda Strait tsunami 2018 using artificial intelligence by weighted overlay method. The inundation resulting from this research can be used as a reference for the local government for infrastructure development that supports Tanjung Lesung tourism.

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The role of hazard vulnerability assessments in disaster preparedness and prevention in China

Cited by 34 publications

References 20 publications

Strategy and technology to prevent hospital-acquired infections: Lessons from SARS, Ebola, and MERS in Asia and West Africa

Strategy and technology to prevent hospital-acquired infections: Lessons from SARS, Ebola, and MERS in Asia and West Africa

Major Natural Disasters in China, 1985–2014: Occurrence and Damages

Determination of Inundation Zone Using Artificial Intelligence as a Basis for Infrastructure Development in Special Economic Areas of Tanjung Lesung Banten

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