PLG 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Natural Disaster
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History and examples disaster management was more of a response and a way to cope and. Prior to the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:889)(cid:882)"s, most international communities believed. During the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:890)(cid:882)"s there was a shift in conceptual framework in the manage the disasters after they had occurred (jackson, 2005). management of disasters. The primary focus being to reduce community vulnerability while at the exact same time making sure necessary services are still available after the disaster. Jamaica shift in the risk management ideology came after a major flood in 1979 (jackson, 2005). The flood was responsible for 42 deaths and an estimated million us in damages (disaster reports number 2, The parish of westmoreland was by far the most affected by flood causing problems to the water supply systems, roads, bridges, houses and agricultural crops (disaster reports number 2, 1982). This instigated the need for the creation of an organization to be in charge in managing the response to hazards.
