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| author |
Brett Cheadle
| | title |
Analyzing Community-based and Centralized Approaches
to Natural Disaster Management:
A Comparative Case Study Analysis in Southeast Asia
| | abstract |
Tropical cyclones are among the worst of natural disasters that occur on a regular
basis, affecting millions of people annually. Although not all regions experience the
threat of intense cyclonic events, certain regions are highly susceptible to the devastating
effects that are present with these storms. With the growing concern regarding climate
change, vulnerable countries are forced to examine disaster management policy and
analyze the potential risks associated with natural disasters and how they could impact
populations in an altered climate going forward. This paper addresses the mechanisms
that were in place in the disaster management efforts in Bangladesh and Myanmar and to
what extent they were effective in reducing risk for vulnerable populations. A
comparative case study analysis was conducted using Cyclone Sidr which struck
Bangladesh in 2007 and Cyclone Nargis which impacted Myanmar in 2008, both
occurring within a relatively similar time frame. The contrasting disaster management
approaches of top-down and bottom-up approaches were identified and results indicate
that the community based approaches appeared to be more effective in reducing risk for
vulnerable populations, yet a wide variety of attributable factors were also uncovered in
this study.
| | school |
The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University
| | degree |
B.A. (2021)
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| advisor |
Philip Mundo
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| committee |
Lisa Jordan
Tim Carter
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| full text | BCheadle.pdf |
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