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Guía para formación comunitaria en gestión del riesgo de desastres.
Contiene: Orientaciones sobre la Gestión del Riesgo como política de desarrollo -- Consideraciones pedagógicas -- Consideraciones de género y enfoque diferencial -- Prueba de entrada -- Información general sobre los módulos -- Módulo I.
Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres
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Abstract At a time when disasters, pandemics, pollution, and other crises gain prominence, local governments bear a crucial responsibility for effective risk communication. Yet, there remains a gap in our understanding of how municipalities approach risk communication before a crisis occurs.
Hogne L. Sataøen +3 more
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Vulnerabilidade socioambiental a desastres na bacia hidrográfica do Rio Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SC [PDF]
Dissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnologico, Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2010A freqüência e conseqüências de desastres naturais em ambientes urbanos podem ser influenciadas por ...
Silva, Raquel Carvalho da
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A critical review of the significance of elitism and pluralism to disaster risk management
Abstract Disasters and disaster risks are social phenomena that take place in a political space shaped by different political ideologies. Despite this connection, the field of disaster risk management has been developed without a deliberate incorporation of political theories.
Paul Chipangura, Dewald Van Niekerk
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Indicadores de vulnerabilidade: no contexto da habitação precária em área de encosta sujeita a deslizamento [PDF]
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2011A temática envolvendo os conceitos de ameaça, risco, vulnerabilidade e desastres naturais vem ...
Dutra, Rita de Cássia
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Abstract Emergency management is a key government function for mitigating risks and reducing the impacts of disasters. Emergency management leaders play a critical role in preparing for and responding to disasters whose impacts are exacerbated by a pandemic.
Norah Alshayhan +3 more
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Abstract In this article, we provide an overview of the ways in which disaster managers in eight European countries use social media to mitigate people's vulnerability to hazards. Our document analysis and 95 expert interviews in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Norway, and Estonia revealed six distinct institutional social media ...
Sten Torpan +9 more
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Abstract Social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) are increasingly used as tools to govern disasters. Nevertheless, we have a limited understanding of how these technologies support disaster risk management (DRM). Based on a comprehensive literature review of 237 papers, we present a state‐of‐the‐art of the research field linking SMCS with DRM.
Anne B. Nielsen +4 more
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The local governance of COVID‐19: Lessons learned and ways forward in rural Bangladesh
Abstract This article investigates how a district administration in Bangladesh managed COVID‐19 pandemic risk governance. Interviews were conducted with civil administrators, local government representatives, and representatives from community‐based organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
Edris Alam +5 more
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La presente investigación tiene como objetivo diagnosticar el Plan Escolar para la Gestión del Riesgo PEGR de las Instituciones Educativas: Presbítero Juan J, Lusitania Paz de Colombia y Juan XXIII, del municipio de Medellín, las cuales son de carácter ...
Piedrahíta Gallo, Andrés Alejandro
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