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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThis book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This Recovery Plan describes the methods the state will use to conduct recovery activities. The Recovery Annex integrates the tenets of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF) in order to maximize the effectiveness of preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation activities. Recovery activities addresse…
This report evaluates the performance of the New Orleans hurricane protection system and studies the vulnerabilities posed to the city and the region by hurricanes. More specifically, the objectives of the study are defined as: (i) the design and status of the hurricane protection system pre-Katrina; (ii) storm surges and waves generated by Hurricane K…
Planning for the City's recovery began almost immediately. First, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) voluntarily led a planning exercise that looked at short term and long term requirementsAs the recovery plan for the City, the Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan (the Citywide Plan) focuses primarily on the public realm, that is, things the city…
The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) developed this guide primarily for regional and county emergency manager use. This guide draws on existing local recovery plans and the experiences of emergency managers throughout the state.This document includes recommendations for organizing the pre-disaster recovery planning process and a coun…
The unprecedented scale, scope, and impacts of the complex combination of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria tested capabilities that FEMA had developed and improved since hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. Following the 2017 hurricane season, FEMA conducted an after-action review of the agency’s preparations for, immediate response to, and initial reco…
The 2019 CoreLogic® Storm Surge Report provides an annual evaluation of the number of single-family and, new this year, multifamily residential homes in the United States that are vulnerable to storm surge in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Basin. All numbers discussed in the body of the report comprise both single-family and multifamily homes in a…
Drones in humanitarian action - Case study No. 6
This case study highlights the role drones can play in mapping damages as well as planning protection measures to mitigate risks. The document discusses the case of post-disaster interventions after Hurricane Sandy struck Haiti in 2012.
The results from using the drone allowed precise assessment of…
Hurricane Michael was devastating to Panama City and its residents. In its wake, the October 2018 hurricane disrupted six out of the seven key community lifelines, including health and medical services; transportation; food, water, and sheltering; communications; energy; and safety and security. The destruction of these lifelines left the city vulnerabl…