Applying systems thinking to flood disaster management for a sustainable development

Rehman, J; Sohaib, O; Asif, M; Pradhan, B

Applying systems thinking to flood disaster management for a sustainable development

Rehman, J

Sohaib, O

Asif, M Pradhan, B

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Citation:: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2019, 36
Issue Date:: 2019-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rehman, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-5707	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sohaib, O https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9287-5995	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Asif, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pradhan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-2054	en_US
dc.date.available	2021-02-01T18:01:38Z
dc.date.issued	2019-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2019, 36	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2212-4209	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130886
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The rapid urbanization and environmental imbalance have significantly challenged Pakistan's organizational capacity to respond and initiate relief efforts and hence increasing its vulnerability to flood disaster situations. This study considers systems thinking approaches such as, Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) and Driver-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) framework to identify key stakeholders to disaster risk reduction and analyze various social, technical, institutional, cultural, infrastructural and environmental factors that contribute to flooding in Pakistan. Based on the information collected through expert interviews with key government officials and analyzing the existing literature and research reports on floods and disaster management, policy recommendations for long-term flood disaster response strategies have been made. The comprehensive set of recommendations towards effective flood management and mitigation would help build resilience from floods by raising community awareness and enhancing institutional capacities at federal, provincial and district government levels in the countries like Pakistan and other developing nations facing catastrophic flood situations.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101101	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Applying systems thinking to flood disaster management for a sustainable development	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	36	en_US
utslib.for	0909 Geomatic Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	36	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The rapid urbanization and environmental imbalance have significantly challenged Pakistan's organizational capacity to respond and initiate relief efforts and hence increasing its vulnerability to flood disaster situations. This study considers systems thinking approaches such as, Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) and Driver-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) framework to identify key stakeholders to disaster risk reduction and analyze various social, technical, institutional, cultural, infrastructural and environmental factors that contribute to flooding in Pakistan. Based on the information collected through expert interviews with key government officials and analyzing the existing literature and research reports on floods and disaster management, policy recommendations for long-term flood disaster response strategies have been made. The comprehensive set of recommendations towards effective flood management and mitigation would help build resilience from floods by raising community awareness and enhancing institutional capacities at federal, provincial and district government levels in the countries like Pakistan and other developing nations facing catastrophic flood situations.

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