PMT - the park model

Question 1

what is the park model?

Answer 1

a graphical representation of human responses to hazards. it shows the steps of recovery after a hazard

Question 2

what does the steepness of the curve show?

Answer 2

how quickly an area deteriorates and recovers

Question 3

what does the depth of the curve show?

Answer 3

the scale of the disaster

Question 4

what is stage 1 of the park model?

Answer 4

relief (days/hours)

Question 5

what type of response takes place during stage 1?

Answer 5

immediate local (medical aid, search and rescue)

immediate appeals from foreign aids which is the beginning of the global responses

Question 6

what is stage 2 of the park model?

Answer 6

rehabilitation (days-weeks)

Question 7

what happens during stage 2 of the park model?

Answer 7

services being restored

temporary shelters and hospitals

food and water distributed

foreign aid is coordinated eg UN peacekeepers deployed

Question 8

what is stage 3?

Answer 8

reconstruction (weeks-years)

Question 9

what happens during stage 3 of the park model?

Answer 9

restoring the area to the same or better quality of life

ecosystems restored

infrastructure rebuilt

mitigation efforts for future events

Question 10

what can you use the Park model for?

Answer 10

to compare hazards