Development of a Community Disaster Management Information System - A Case Study of Cheng Jhong Cheng Community in Sijhih City
Date Issued
2007
Date
2007
Author(s)
Hsiao, Po-Huan
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
People used to rely on the government to provide disaster relief. However, manpower and resources cannot be sent immediately into disaster areas so that the timing of emergency was prolonged due to the remote residence；collapses of roads, other unpredictable factors and so on. To minimize the loss of inhabitants’ lives and properties , almost every country around the world has actively promoted community disaster prevention and protection in recent years. Publicizing disasters prevention jobs based communities and organizing local residents to proceed the disasters prevention works in advance both can improve the efficiency. Moreover, the senses of communities developed vigorous in last years, and the residents of communities raised their desires about local environment and public affairs. Communities’ disasters prevention and protection are composed of “foundation”, “participation”, and “sustained development”. Training up the concept that people of communities relieved themselves and combining resources between the government and communities can push works into action and establish the safety of communities and sustained development.
It is very important and urgency to conserve the knowledge and experiments to avoid losing them. The above-mentioned problems can be solved by the conduction of disasters management information system. Therefore, the combination between the frame discussion of disaster prevention and the knowledge of experts can establish the local frame and processes in Taiwan and develop the communities’ disasters management information system suited for internet network. Expect to utilize the communities’ disasters prevention information and the connection of internet, will share the knowledge and information with community residents. Then, it can be copied, stored, and applied popularly. Ordinarily, the community residents utilize the system to frame or modify the standard operation processes and linked information actively; the community commander can search or master scheduled progress and obtain support to make decisions when occurring disaster. At the same time, the system can be verified by the conduction of communities in Sichih city, and the system conforms to what the community residents want. This research broke through the choke point of the communities’ disaster prevention in Taiwan. It promoted the abilities of disaster prevention, resistance, and toleration and expected to be good for the proceeding of communities’ disasters prevention and protection in Taiwan.
Subjects
社區
社區防災
災害管理
專案管理
community
community-based hazard mitigation
disaster management
information system
project management
SDGs
Type
thesis