The Dynamics of Disaster Recovery: Resilience and Entropy in Earthquake Response Systems
The calls for lessons learned are widely heard following any disaster. Yet, the challenge of transforming the bitter experience gained from one devastating event into improved performance in response to the next threat is not easy. In the aftermath of disaster, changes are enacted in public policies and procedures to protect the damaged community from future threats. After action reports review operational performance and identify lessons learned. Investments are made in new equipment and training to increase capacity of response organizations; disaster preparedness programs are initiated to inform the public in a concentrated effort to reduce disaster risk. Yet, over time, interest and action in disaster preparedness wane. Changes in resources, personnel, technologies, and organizational priorities shift the focus of the community away from.risk reduction, and the community lapses into patterns of inaction and inattention that leave it vulnerable again to known threats.
Resilience Entropy Recovery Disaster Risk Reduction Sustainable Risk Management
Louise K. Comfort
University of Pittsburgh, USA
国际会议
International Disaster and Risk Conference Chengdu 2009(2009 中国成都国际灾害风险大会论坛)
成都
英文
435-448
2009-07-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）