Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Le De, Loic"
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Assessing How Small Island Communities Prepare for a Tsunami: A Case Study of Phi Phi Island, Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami revealed that the west coast, and many of its small islands, in the Andaman Sea are vulnerable to tsunamis. Such a devastating event also emphasised the importance of having local communities ... -
Disaster Preparedness of Thai Migrants Living in Auckland: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Thai migrants are one of the diverse ethnic groups who live in New Zealand. Most Thai migrants live in Auckland, where faces heightened risks due to its exposure to natural hazards, such as flooding, storms, and tsunamis. ... -
Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Homelessness in New Zealand: Key Informant Perceptions During COVID-19
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Disasters are becoming more frequent around the world prompting the need to build more resilient communities and to mobilize efforts to reduce disaster risk. In the past decade the concept of resilience has emerged as ... -
Fostering Children's Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction with LEGO
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Children represent a highly vulnerable group who are disproportionately affected by disasters each year. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is the process of identifying, analysing and reducing the impact and risk of disasters ... -
Homeless People in the Face of Hazards and Disasters: Auckland as a Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Homeless people are disproportionately vulnerable to hazards and disasters because of different intersecting factors, including lack of access to resources, mental health issues and marginalization. Unfortunately, there ... -
Improving Coordination Between Disaster Relief Agencies: The Cluster Approach in the Philippines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Coordination between government and non-government agencies is key to providing effective disaster response. Coordination must take place at international, national and local levels. Thus, the United Nations introduced ... -
Pet Ownership As a Component of Psychosocial Resilience to Disaster: An Exploratory Study in West Moors, Dorset, United Kingdom
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)When disaster strikes, the focus of disaster management is on protecting the lives of humans and there is little or no provision for the welfare of animals. This approach, as well as denying animals protection as fellow ... -
The Role of Religious Beliefs and Practices in Disaster: The Case Study of 2009 Earthquake in Padang City, Indonesia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The number of disasters is increasing worldwide as the result of both the increase of hazards and people’s vulnerability. Vulnerability relates to the conditions of society making a hazard likely to turn into a disaster; ... -
Understanding the Resilience of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to Flood Risk in Ayutthaya, Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Thailand has experienced several flood events during recent years. The rate of such events is forecast to increase in the future due to the geographic and climatic characteristics of the country. While businesses, in ... -
Understanding the Role of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disaster: The Case Study of the World Trade Centre on 9/11
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The number of disasters is increasing every year, which means that the amount of people responding to disasters is increasing every year. The onset of spontaneous volunteers at a disaster stricken area is inevitable – they ... -
Volunteerism and Disaster Relief in Indonesia: Case Studies from Makassar and Luwu Timur
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Disaster victims are able to be self-reliant according to many disaster management scholars. However, when the destruction effect disrupts the functioning of the affected community and surpasses their ability to cope, ...