The use of geospatial information as support for Disaster Risk Reduction; contextualization to Baalbek-Hermel Governorate/Lebanon

Autor: Rita Der Sarkissian, Jean-Marc Zaninetti, Chadi Abdallah
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orleans (LEO), Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAB'URBA (LAB'URBA), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Université Gustave Eiffel, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Tours-Université d'Orléans (UO), National Council for Scientific Research, Partenaires INRAE, Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orleans [FRE2014] (LEO), Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orleans [UMR7322] (LEO), Centre d'Etudes pour le Développement des Territoires et l'Environnement (CEDETE), Université d'Orléans (UO)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Geospatial analysis
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Disaster risk reduction
Civil defense
Geography
Planning and Development
0211 other engineering and technologies
Poison control
02 engineering and technology
computer.software_genre
01 natural sciences
[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics]
[SPI.GCIV.IT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Civil Engineering/Infrastructures de transport
11. Sustainability
Information system
[SPI.GCIV.RISQ]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Civil Engineering/Risques
Resilience (network)
Environmental planning
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
General Environmental Science
Government
[SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering
021107 urban & regional planning
Forestry
[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography
[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society
Geography
Tourism
Leisure and Hospitality Management
Preparedness
computer
Zdroj: Applied Geography
Applied Geography, Elsevier, 2019, 111, pp.102075. ⟨10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102075⟩
ISSN: 0143-6228
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102075⟩
Popis: Given that natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and the resulting disasters are spatial phenomena; the application of geographical information systems (GIS) has proven to be a convenient and reliable tool for the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) process. Nevertheless, effective use of these technologies is context-specific and requires research and development, especially in developing countries like Lebanon, where numerous barriers hamper the use of GIS for civil protection. The task is further complicated at the local level in rural areas such as our study area Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of Lebanon. Restrictions include limited human and financial resources and a lack of critical spatial data required to support the GIS application to DRR. Where the majority of assets at risk is ever-growing, and the “fragile” government has other urgent priorities than to commit to DRR plans. Several case-studies in Baalbek-Hermel were taken to test the operational aspects of GIS modelling and discuss the adaptation of practical techniques to serve the whole DRR cycle (preventive actions, preparedness, and evacuation planning, recovery measures through land-use zoning and resilience-building). The results of this paper suggested ways to contextualize the use of GIS to Baalbek-Hermel for each phase of the DRR cycle to make a more resilient Governorate. Challenges and limitations and the way to overcome are discussed, taking into consideration the indigenous approaches for the application of technologies and innovations in DRR. Thus, DRR practitioners in Lebanon and other developing countries could harness this potential in an attempt to escape the vicious DRR cycle by building resilience and improving disaster reduction capacities.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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