International Journal of Emergency Management

Beigh, Iftikhar Hussain; Bukhari, Syed Kaiser

doi: 10.1504/ijem.2024.143318pmid: N/A

The study aims to develop a landslide hazard zonation (LHZ) map along the National Highway-1 in Kashmir Himalaya, India, utilising the relative effect model (REM). Therefore, the final LHZ map was created by combining all the factors contributing to landslides, with each factor assigned a weight according to its relative effectiveness. Further, the LHZ map was trained and validated using a significant landslide database. Furthermore, a generated LHZ map was categorized into the five hazard classes viz., very high (7.39%), high (20.83%), moderate (30.88%), low (26.94%), and very low (13.95%). According to the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) evaluation result, the final LHZ map shows an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.761. Moreover, the LHZ map generated in this study can be utilised for development planning, slope management, and landslide hazard mitigation to reduce the likelihood of landslides in the area.

Amakama, Nimisingha Jacob; Dusserre, Gilles; Cadiere, Axelle; Schuette, R. Wade; Zacharewicz, Gregory

doi: 10.1504/ijem.2024.143325pmid: N/A

Emergency management is the effective planning and execution of resources to reduce mortality rates while protecting critical assets. This study examines the impact of emergency strategy policies on an emergency scenario. A test case was examined where a mobile field hospital (MFH) supported a regional hospital (RH) during a post-disaster incident. The strategy of this study involves the use of agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) (NetLogo 6.3.0), which involves the representation of interacting agents within a system defined by simple rules and goals. Model data were sampled and analysed using BehaviorSpace, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), and Python (Pandas Tools). The validation was carried out using a scenario-based tabletop role-playing game (tRPG). The strategy with MFH as a support system produced better results. However, the validation results highlighted the challenge of using RPG in ABM validation. This study demonstrated the value and promise of ABMS and tRPG techniques.

Kourachanis, Nikos

doi: 10.1504/ijem.2024.143322pmid: N/A

This paper examines the impact of the refugee management crisis on the role of NGOs in Greece. The expansion of a deterrent migration policy after the EU-Turkey deal was complemented by an increased delegation of humanitarian actions to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It is argued that the role of NGOs has become oriented to the same direction as the neoliberal welfare state and the EU's deterrent migration policy. Through field research with NGOs in Greece, the focus on fragmented and short-term emergency services, the rise in political instrumentalisation, and the tendency towards professionalisation and flexibilisation of the working conditions of their staff are explored.