3. Wisdom: ability to take decisions
on the basis of principles,
experience and knowledge
Knowledge: understanding of how
things function (or should function)
Information: description of
physical and social situations
Data: basic facts and statistics
COMMUNICATION
6. Some effects of
the information
and communications
technology revolution
• flattening of the chain of command
• IT support for disaster response
• overload of information delivery systems
• the emergency manager must study
new ways to inform himself and others.
• artificiality and isolation
from the reality on the ground
8. Old ideas...
• rigid structure
• hierarchy
• military doctrine
• secrecy
• cordon
• command and control
• security
• civil defence.
9. New ideas...
• planning
• collaboration
• flexible, adaptable management
• limited "span of control"
• information sharing
• IT support
• accredited journalists
• involving the public
• civil protection.
21. "Myth" no.7: After disaster people will
not make rational decisions and will
therefore inevitably tend to do the
wrong thing unless authority guides them.
22. "Myth" no.8: Disasters usually give
rise to widespread, spontaneous
manifestations of antisocial behaviour,
including looting and violence.
23. "Myth" no.9: The mass media
create an accurate picture of the
disasters on which they report.
25. "Myth" no.11: Disease epidemics are an
almost inevitable result of the disruption
and poor health caused by major disasters.
26. "Myth" no.12: Great quantities
and assortments of medicines
should be sent to disaster areas.
27. "Myth" no.13: Field hospitals are
particularly useful for treating people
injured by sudden impact disasters.
28. "Myth" no.14: In the aftermath of
disaster mass vaccination is an excellent
way of stopping the spread of diseases.
29. "Myth" no.15: Dead bodies, survivors,
streets, rubble and other things
should be sprayed with disinfectant
to stop the spread of disease.
30. "Myth" no.16: Any kind of aid
and relief is useful after disaster
providing it is supplied quickly enough.
31. "Myth" no.17: Companies, corporations,
associations and governments are
always very generous when invited to
send aid and relief to disaster areas.
32. "Myth" no.18: Emergency responders
will not report to work in a disaster,
they will protect their families instead.
41. INSTRUMENTS OF
DISSEMINATION
• mass media
• targeted campaign
• social networks
• internet
Augmentation
MASS
EDUCATION
PROGRAMME
SOCIAL
CAPITAL
HABIT
CULTURE
The creation of a culture of civil protection
42. Lesson: perception is a vital component
of emergency planning and response,
but it is also difficult to manage.
44. Broad professional training
in emergency management
Professional experience
and training
Disciplinary training
(e.g. bachelor's degree)
Common
culture
Common
language
Common
objectives
45. HAZARD,
RISK &
DISASTER
STUDIES
SEVEN SCHOOLS
OF THOUGHT
Criminal justice
and forensic
science
and perhaps
an eighth...
Sociology
Psychology
& psychiatry
Economic &
financial studies
Development
studies
Disaster medicine
& epidemiology
Physical &
construction
sciences
Geography &
anthropology:
cultural (human)
anthropology
46. Ecology
Geology
(& Geomorphology)
Geophysics
(inc. Seismology)
Vulcanology
Climatology
Hydraulics
Hydrology
Meteorology
Architecture
Civil engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Structural engineering
Mechanical &
electrical engineeringInformation &
communication
technology (ICT)
Computer technology
Remote sensing
Risk analysis (inc.
risk identification,
estimation,
management &
communication)
Cartography
Development studies
Economics
Geography, History
Jurisprudence & legal stds
Urban & regional planning
Mass media studies
Psychology
Sociology
Nursing
Nutrition
Pharmacology
General medicine
Surgery &
emergency medicine
Public health, hygiene
& epidemiology
Veterinary sciences
Health sciences
Social & spatial sciences
Computational
& analytical
sciences
Construction sciences
Atmospheric & water sciences
Earth & environmental sciences
HAZARD,
RISK &
DISASTER
CONSTITUENT
DISCIPLINES
47. Emergency management training and education
BASI
C
CON
CEPTS
HAZARD
ANALYSIS
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
DISASTER
SOCIOLOGYAND
PSYCHOLOGY
RECOVERY AND
RECONSTRUCTION
PLANNING
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
METHODS OF
RISK MITIGATION
FIELD
EXERCISES
48. Recognition and
an institutional
role for the
professional figure
Certification
of competence
Training
programmes
Emerging
professional
figure
Policies and
legislation
Research Experience
Organi-
sation
51. FUTUROLOGY
• at the world scale, one or more
great events will cause a drastic
reorganisation disaster preparedness
• the catalyst event may be a
volcanic eruption, an earthquake, or
a biological or radioactive incident.
• losses in disaster will
continue to increase steeply
• poverty and vulnerability will define
ever more closely the areas of
greatest susceptibility to disasters
52. • the job of the emergency manager
will become more and more complex
• emergency planning will have
to tackle new kinds of event
• emergency management will
very slowly become a profession
• the level of international
participation in disasters will rise.
55. Integration through
emergency planning
and training
Links
Mitigation
and reduction
of risks
Preparations
and
warning
Emergency
relief actions
Recovery
and
reconstruction
