Disaster Response Curve Flashcards

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What is at top of model ?

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Improvement

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What is in the middle of model ?

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Normality.

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What is at bottom of model ?

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Deterioration.

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What is the order of stages along bottom?

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Pre-disaster
Relief
Rehabilitation
Reconstruction

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What is the pre disaster stage?

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Quality of life is normal.

People here try to mitigate in case of hazard event

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What happens to quality of life when event happens?

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It drops as disruption occurs.

Here people that immediate action to preserve life and built environment.

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What happens in relief state?

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Medical attention.
Rescue services
Care aid

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How long can relief stage last ?

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Few hours to several days

From this point on wards quality of life such increase

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What happens in rehabilitation ?

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People try return to normal by providing food water shelter for most affected.

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How long can rehabilitation stage last ?

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Few days to weeks

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What happens in reconstruction stage ?

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Infrastructure/ property reconstructed.
Crops regrown
They try use experience of previous stage to respond to next one.

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12
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How long does reconstruction stage last ?

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Days to weeks

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13
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So overall what does disaster curve model show ?

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Speed of drop in quality of life.
Duration of decline.
Speed and nature of recovery.

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What can the difference in lines be from ?

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Wealth.
Degree of preparedness/ protection/ mitigation.
Actual hazard

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What is the park models aim ? Why is it good?

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To show effects of a hazard on quality of life over time.

Allows us to compare and contrast with other hazards.

Allows us to help future situations and accelerate recovery.

Versatile.

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How is park model limited ?

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Doesn’t show quauntative data.

Ie how many deaths or how many homes were destroyed

Doesn’t show what was done prior so the prediction methods

No account of different affluence’s.

Or if a country received help from elsewhere.

Timescale may not be accurate

Doesn’t take into account different magnitudes/ nature of hazard