Posted: June 2nd, 2015

assignment

Session Guide: Session 6 Day 2

 

Measuring resilience – are the tools there?

• Torrence Institute (SA)

Developing tools to measure resilience

• How connected
• Level of risk and vulnerability
• Support for preparedness, response, recovery
• EM resources available

org/community-resilience-tookit“>http://www.torrensresilience.org/community-resilience-tookit

 

 

• Cutter S at al, Disaster Resilience Indicators for Benchmarking Baseline Conditions

http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jhsem.2010.7.1/jhsem.2010.7.1.1732/jhsem.2010.7.1.1732.xml

 

• “PEOPLES” Model (Buffalo, USA)

DEVELOPING THE ‘PEOPLES’ RESILIENCE FRAMEWORK FOR DEFINING ANDMEASURING DISASTER RESILIENCE AT THE COMMUNITY SCALE

POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS

ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOSYSTEM

ORGANIZED GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

LIFESTYLE AND COMMUNITY COMPETENCE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL-CULTURAL CAPITAL

http://www.csee.buffalo.edu/~bruneau/9NCEE-10CCEE%20Renschler%20et%20al.PDF

 

ARTICLE WILL BE IN THIS LINK http://peoplesresilience.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2010_Renschler_PEOPLES_Resilience.pdf

 

 

• DISASTER RESILIENCE MEASUREMENTS: STOCKTAKING OF ONGOING EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING RESILIENCE. UNDP February 2014

net/files/37916_disasterresiliencemeasurementsundpt.pdf”>http://www.preventionweb.net/files/37916_disasterresiliencemeasurementsundpt.pdf

 

 

• Measuring Community Resilience and Recovery: A Content Analysis of

Indicators. Elizabeth Jordan1 and Amy Javernick-Will 2012

https://mcedc.colorado.edu/sites/default/files/Measuring%20Community%20Resilience%20and%20Recovery_%20A%20Content%20Analysis%20of%20Indicators.pdf

 

• Health Indicators of disaster risk management in the Context of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development Initial findings from a WHO Expert Consultation: 17-18 May 2012

http://www.who.int/hia/green_economy/indicators_disasters1.pdf

 

 

• India

India city profile: climate and disaster resilience

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=15263

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Task 3: Major Assignment  

 

The topic for this Major assignment has a focus on the measurement of disaster resilience in a community.

 

Details of task:

There is only ONE topic for this major assignment. However, the topic is in three parts.

 

Part 1:

Review the Characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community, using the Australian National Strategy for Disaster Resilience and the key references in Session 6 on day 2 of the on-campus block. Select and justify what you feel are the 6 key characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community.

 

This is the link https://www.em.gov.au/Documents/1National%20Strategy%20for%20Disaster%20Resilience%20-%20pdf.PDF

You will find characteristic under this headline : 2 WHAT DOES A DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITY LOOK LIKE?

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2:

Compare and contrast 3 of the models for measuring disaster resilience in a community which were outlined in Session 6 on day 2 of the on-campus block ie Torrens Institute Model, Cutter’s Model and the ‘PEOPLES’ Model. Identify:

1. The strengths and weaknesses of each of the 3 models chosen;
2. Which model best reflects the 6 key characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community that you identified in Part 1 and then use this chosen model in Part 3.

 

Part 3:

Using the Model you chose in Part 2,

suggest how you would implement that model to measure disaster resilience in Your own community in your respective country ( SAUDI ARABIA – JEDDAH FLOODS).