the park model

Question 1

What is the park model?

Answer 1

a graph that represents human responses to hazards, showing steps carried out in the recovery after a hazard

Question 2

what does the steepness of the park model show?

Answer 2

how quickly an area deteriorates and recovers

Question 3

what does the depth of the park model’s curve show?

Answer 3

the scale of the disaster, deeper the curve the lower the QOL

Question 4

what occurs at Stage 1 of the park model?

Answer 4

prior to event, QOL is at normal levels, education of communities etc

Question 5

what occurs at stage 2 of the park model?

Answer 5

event occurs, destruction of property, deaths etc, depth of curve reps scale of event

Question 6

what occurs at stage 3 of the park model?

Answer 6

relief- hours and days after event, immediate responses, foreign aid etc

Question 7

what occurs at stage 4 of the park model?

Answer 7

rehabilitation- days and weeks after, temporary shelters, aid, food and water

Question 8

what occurs at stage 5 of the park model?

Answer 8

reconstruction/recovery- months and years after, infrastructure built, communities may learn and respond diff in future

Question 9

3 advantages of the park model:

Answer 9

1. Can compare with other hazards, understand which factors worsened event
2. Versatile- applies to many hazards
3. Highlights significance of emergency relief and rehabilitation in aftermath

Question 10

3 disadvantages of the park model:

Answer 10

1. Assumes all countries are at ‘normal’ levels before hazard strikes, some countries have not returned to normal events after previous hazards
2. Temporal scale may be different for countries depending on nature of the event, development of place
3. Does not take into account inequalities in development, what has been done prior to mitigate event against impacts