dc.contributor.author |
Pluss, Madeleine |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-07-25T17:50:59Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-07-25T17:50:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-06 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22523 |
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dc.description |
68 pages |
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dc.description.abstract |
Because vulnerable populations have fewer resources and face barriers to effectively respond to a disaster, it is essential that emergency managers understand community demographics. The objective of this analysis is to provide a methodology for which emergency managers can quantify and geospatially evaluate risk and social vulnerability. This research looks specifically at the potential for dam failure and provides a strategy to address the communities that are located in the inundation areas, and categorized as socially vulnerable based on economic and demographic characteristics. I will evaluate the efficacy of this methodology and discuss how this analytical tool might be replicated in other jurisdictions that are dealing with potential dam failure. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
Social vulnerability |
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dc.subject |
Natural hazards |
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dc.subject |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
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dc.subject |
Geospatial analysis |
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dc.subject |
Urban planning |
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dc.subject |
Hazard mitigation |
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dc.subject |
Disaster response |
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dc.subject |
Risk assessment |
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dc.title |
Social Vulnerability and Dam Risk A methodology for understanding the relationship between demographic characteristics and hazard threat |
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dc.type |
Terminal Project |
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