the park model, GIS and Crisis mapping

Question 1

What is the park model and what does it show

Answer 1

Also known as the disaster response curve

Understand the time, dimensions of resilience from the time of hazard to when the country returns to normal

Question 2

What does the park model take into account

Answer 2

• Hazards are inconsistent
• All hazards have different impacts and responses
• Wealthier countries have different curves as they can recover faster
• in hazard events that effect multiple countries. each country has its own curve

Question 3

what is the difference between the curves of AC country’s and LIDC countries

Answer 3

AC - shallow curve because they can recover quicker and return to normal before lidcs but also they can go into the improvement stage

LIDCs - steep curve that slightly rises many LIDCs don’t return back to normal but stay in the deterioration zone for years

Question 4

What are the different zones in the park model

Answer 4

• improvement
• normality
• deterioration

Question 5

What is a GIS map

Answer 5

Geographic information system - a software that blends the power of a map and the data base to create, manage and analyse info. Mainly about a location
reveals information about health, education, manufacturing and insurance

Question 6

What are the positives and negatives of GIS

Answer 6

positives
- shows areas effected
- can show potential evacuation routes
- shows high areas of population density
- Wealth in an area

negatives
- Can be outdated as it uses data that has already been gathered

Question 7

What is crisis mapping (disaster mapping)

Answer 7

The real time gathering, display and analysis of data during a crisis

Question 8

what are the strengths and weaknesses of crisis mapping

Answer 8

strengths - real time information
- crowdsourcing
- better coordination
- improved access to effected areas

weaknesses - dependence on technology
- Data overload
- limited coverage