Communities disaster-resistant

These are difficult questions at best, yet the foundation for successful disaster recovery and the creation of disaster-resistant sustainable communities lies within them. As a nation, we must not succumb to the apathy factor as Dr. Erik Auf der Heide has described, but force ourselves to plan for the unexpected, prepare for the unlikely, and to establish sustainable community partnerships with effective avenues of communication. These discussions will most likely take place at the highest levels of our government—and no one is better prepared to contribute to this discussion than a nurse. 

Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) (1997) Disaster resistant communities a community-based approach to hazard mitigahon. CUSEC J 4( 1 ) 2-4... 

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In the whole, it is possible to conclude that there are more towns with a highest level of capability support than towns with a lowest level, which can be read as a good indicator of the resistance capability of local communities to the impact of natural and technological disasters. The role of the municipal governments, mainly after the Carnation revolution of 1974, has to be emphasized. Also, after Portugal integration in the European Union in 1986, many structural funds were... 

The South Asia Disaster Report (DNS and PA 2005) states that disasters are produced due to the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of communities, countries, and structures to withstand encountered hazards. Wisner et al. (2004) defines vulnerability as the lack of capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of a hazard. The destruction and loss of human hves from the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan was primarily due to the collapse of inappropriately built structures constructed on earthquake-prone land using substandard building materials and designed with little earthquake resistance. Poorly planned and sometimes illegal developments and their resulting impacts on the environment worsened the damage from the Mumbai Floods in 2005. A similar situation was seen in Sri Lanka after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. 

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