DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04380-3
论文题名: A method for determining the suitability of schools as evacuation shelters and aid distribution hubs following disasters: case study from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
作者: Tsioulou A. ; Faure Walker J. ; Lo D.S. ; Yore R.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2021
卷: 105, 期: 2 起始页码: 1835
结束页码: 1859
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Analytical hierarchy process
; Distribution hub
; Evacuation
; Schools
; Shelter
; Vulnerability
英文关键词: accessibility
; analytical hierarchy process
; building
; disaster management
; mobility
; natural disaster
; safety
; vulnerability
; Cagayan de Oro
; Mindanao
; Philippines
; Philippines
英文摘要: Despite the controversy regarding their use, school buildings are often assigned as emergency evacuation shelters, temporary accommodation and aid distribution hubs following disasters. This paper presents a methodology to compare the relative suitability of different school buildings for these purposes by using the analytical hierarchy process to weight criteria based on the combined opinions of relevant experts and combine these with descriptive scores from surveyed buildings. The aggregated weights show that approximately equal weighting should be given to the hard characteristics (hazard at location and physical vulnerability) and soft characteristics (accessibility, communications, living environment, access to supplies). As well as immediate safety, conditions for inhabitation are important so that displaced persons are not discouraged from evacuating to shelters and shelter life is not detrimental to health and well-being. The study allows an optimal selection of school buildings used as shelters before and after a disaster and highlights where most improvement could be made with relatively little time and resources for both individual buildings and the whole study area. This method was applied to Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, an area exposed to floods, windstorms and earthquakes, but can be adapted for other local contexts and building types. Among the 38 school buildings surveyed, we identified key areas for improvement as being insufficient pedestrian access for evacuation at night and for those with mobility constraints, and a lack of alternate spaces for evacuee activities leading to interference with education. © 2020, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/169414
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作者单位: Willis Towers Watson, London, United Kingdom; Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Engineering Resource Center, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Recommended Citation:
Tsioulou A.,Faure Walker J.,Lo D.S.,et al. A method for determining the suitability of schools as evacuation shelters and aid distribution hubs following disasters: case study from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines[J]. Natural Hazards,2021-01-01,105(2)