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Analysis on the current situation and problems of construction and management of emergency shelter in cities of China

地震科学进展, 2022
The standardization construction and management of shelters could improve emergency management capacity and urban resilience of corresponding region. In this paper, the spatial distribution data sets of emergency shelters were constructed and the causes ...
Haijun Li, Yaowen Zhang, Yueqiao Yang, Jinghui Liu   +3 more
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State Budget Cuts Will Guarantee More Households Becoming Homeless this Winter [PDF]

, 2011
Deep cutbacks in state funding have jeopardized two high-need programs that help Illinois households that are at immediate risk of becoming homeless, or already homeless and trying to get re-housed.Illinois' Homeless Prevention Grant program has had ...

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Homelessness and Public Health in Los Angeles [PDF]

, 2020
Los Angeles faces a housing crisis of unprecedented scale. After years of underinvestment, in 2016/2017 LA County voters approved Measures H and HHH, which provided an infusion of resources for homeless services, permanent housing, and integrated ...
Clair, Kimberly, Kuhn, Randall, Richards, Jessica, Roth, Sarah   +3 more
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Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun‐Lewensohn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Two-Phase and Bi-Level Spatial Configuration Methodology of Shelters Based on a Circular Assignment Model and Evacuation Traffic Flow Allocation

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
With the continued recognition of the devastating effects of natural hazards, the construction of shelters has become essential in urban disaster preparedness planning systems.
Yujia Zhang, Wei Chen, Guangchun Zhong, Guofang Zhai, Wei Zhai   +4 more
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Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Evacuation Planning

Geomatics, 2022
Proper emergency evacuation planning is a key to ensuring the safety and efficiency of resources allocation in disaster events. An efficient evacuation plan can save human lives and avoid other effects of disasters. To develop effective evacuation plans,
Tomé Sicuaio, Olive Niyomubyeyi, Andrey Shyndyapin, Petter Pilesjö, Ali Mansourian   +4 more
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Emergency shelter program

Revista de Iniciación Científica, 2017
La vivienda de emergencia tiene como propósito dar solución en el corto plazo y de forma temporal al problema de habitabilidad de una o más personas a raíz de un evento catastrófico que inhabilita su hogar. La investigación se proyecta en la disciplina del diseño, su objetivo principal es crear una vivienda que pueda ser utilizada como albergue, de ...
Rueda, Andrea, Ledezma, Antonio, Varela, Julia, Vega, Gabriella, Donado, José   +4 more
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Addressing the Safety and Trauma Issues of Abused Women: A Cross-Canada Study of YWCA Shelters [PDF]

, 2015
Shelters for women are often seen as the major resource for intimate partner violence, yet few evaluations have been published. This study describes the needs, trauma symptoms and safety issues of 368 women as they enter and leave emergency shelters in ...
Tutty, Leslie M.
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Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani, Yolanda Hernández‐Albújar, Nerea Larrinaga‐Bidegain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial matching of emergency shelters to the distribution of residents in the light of transport behaviours of evacuees during war: the case of Suwałki

European Spatial Research and Policy
The aim of the article was the assessment of the spatial matching of existing shelters (supply) to the distribution of residents in Suwałki (demand), considering their declared transport behaviours while evacuating during war.
Marta Borowska-Stefańska, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Vasile Grama, Marcel Horňák, Edyta Masierek, Cezar Morar, János Pénzes, Alena Rochovská, Filip Turoboś, Szymon Wiśniewski   +9 more
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