Icfai Business School, Hyderabad, India.
Disasters. 2012 Jul;36(3):382-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01269.x. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
The focus of most disaster management programmes is to deploy resources-physical and human-from outside the disaster zone. This activity can produce a delay in disaster mitigation and recovery efforts, and a consequent loss of human lives and economic resources. It may be possible to expedite recovery and prevent loss of life by mapping out disaster proneness and the availability of resources in advance. This study proposes the development of two indices to do so. The Indian census data of 2001 is used to develop a methodology for creating one index on disaster proneness and one on resourcefulness for administrative units (tehsils). Findings reveal that tehsil residents face an elevated risk of disaster and that they are also grossly under-prepared for such events. The proposed indices can be used to map regional service provision facilities and to assist authorities in evaluating immediate, intermediate, and long-term disaster recovery needs and resource requirements.
大多数灾害管理计划的重点是从灾区以外调配资源——物资和人力资源。这一行动可能会延迟灾害缓解和恢复工作，从而导致人员伤亡和经济资源损失。如果能够预先绘制出灾害易发性和资源可用性图，就有可能加快恢复速度，防止生命损失。本研究提出了开发两个指数的方法。本文利用 2001 年印度人口普查数据，为行政单位（tehsil）制定了一个灾害易发性指数和一个资源丰富性指数的编制方法。研究结果表明，tehsil 居民面临着更高的灾害风险，而且他们对这类事件的准备也严重不足。拟议的指数可用于绘制区域服务提供设施图，并协助当局评估当前、中期和长期的灾害恢复需求和资源需求。
