Effects of the use of the surface spectrum of a specific region on seismic performances of R/C structures |
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| Authors: | Y Bulent Sonmezer Ilker Kalkan Selcuk Bas S Oguzhan Akbas |
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| Institution: | 1.School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies,Auckland University of Technology,Auckland,New Zealand;2.Department of Geography,University of Paul Valéry,Montpellier,France;3.UMR GRED,Montpellier,France;4.UMR Espace-Dev,IRD (Research Institute for Development),Montpellier,France |
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| Abstract: | Category 5 tropical cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu in March 2015, affecting thousands of people. Three months after the event, this study compared the responses from both external aid agencies and the disaster-affected communities to identify convergences, duplications and gaps. The research relies on 13 interviews with aid agencies and eight focus group discussions with participatory activities at local community level. While aid agencies actively responded during and after Pam, local people too responded to the event with strategies based on livelihoods diversification, food security techniques, traditional knowledge and cooperation intra- and inter-communities. The study emphasizes the need for an integrative approach where disaster responses from the top-down integrate that from the bottom-up. Aid agencies should build on the livelihood mechanisms developed at local level so responses and recovery can be more effective, socioculturally acceptable and may lead to sustainable outcomes of disaster risk reduction including climate change adaptation. |
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