MITIGATION OF EARTHQUAKES

Mitigation of Earthquakes

Mitigation of Earthquakes

Describe impediments for disaster prevention in megacities, as discussed by Wenzel (2006)?

Before disaster there should be implementation in order to prevent mega cities. The creation of coalitions of local stakeholders about government decision-makers, the combination of disaster risk reduction must start at home because the cities are responsible for basic services such as planning, management growth of urban construction planning and control, public works and social welfare. The objective is to integrate the management program of disaster risk within each city functions, and strengthen institutions so that the process is sustainable in the long term. Engaging Local Governments in the implementation of actions in case of proactive disaster risk reduction. We offer the disaster risk management as another planning function across the key city of mega cities.

Examples of these impediments in recent earthquake disasters

Administration of the city are familiar with the concept of planning in the city (for example, planning for transportation or urban growth), and therefore, strategically, if cities are engaged in a process similar planning, management Disaster risk could be transformed into a function of local institutional. In essence, the combination of disaster management with a citywide

Planning function is the starting point of the integration process.

Describe strategies for addressing these impediments in your specific examples.

Focusing only on post-disaster response does little to reduce risks and create significant policy gaps that in the longer term increases in physical and social vulnerabilities. Following is each of the mitigation discussed:

Poor governance structures

In mitigation requires a more well-organized use of capital of a society which in turn requires transparency and openness. To ensure that mitigation efforts to succeed, many sectors of society must cooperate with each other. In particular, mitigation requires effective and transparent communication between public agencies (public works, housing, public safety, environment, ...