Journal article
A syncretic approach towards a meta-integrative platform for effective disaster management
S Venkatesan, A Rajabifard, NTK Lam, EF Gad, HM Goldsworthy, G Griffin
International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | IGI GLOBAL | Published : 2014
Abstract
Disaster management is widely recognised as a complex task. Despite well-established techniques, each disaster continues to frustrate the government and the community. A number of issues and challenges have been reported in the literature following a disaster. These include: a lack of awareness, authoritative support and direction, preparation and planning; ineffective response, ineffective communications and miscommunications, inadequate recovery and policy vacuum besides many other factors. Developing effective disaster management strategies to combat the known issues should also consider emerging drivers of change such as globalisation, climate change, and technological development, socia..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors of this paper acknowledge all participants of the workshop entitled "Spatially enabled nations: A meta-integrative framework for improving disaster management practices in India and Australia" held in Chennai, India in January 2013. Some of the statistics, information and facts presented in the paper are derived from the workshop presentations in addition to the literature referred herein. It is noted that all presentations were delivered with sufficient evidence to the claims. Further details can be found in the referenced document ST060088. The funding support provided by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the Government of India towards conducting the workshop is duly acknowledged herein.