Disaster Risk Resilience in Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico: Application of the Resilience Index to Flash Flooding Events
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Case Study
2.2. Objective and Questionnaire
2.3. Risk Perception and Resilience Analysis
2.4. Limitations of the Proposed Index
3. Results
3.1. Public Knowledge of Security Protocols of the Civil Protection Agency Related on Floods and Knowledge
3.2. Perception of Availability of Drinking Water, Food, Urban Services, Drainage Services, Communication Services, Electricity and Public Transport Services During a Flash Flood Event
3.3. Perception of Availability of Public Services during a Flash Flooding Event
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Q1 | Vars | n | Mean | sd | Med | Trimmed | Mad | Min | Max | Range | Skew | Kurtosis | se |
Knowledge of security protocols of CENAPRED | 1 | 276 | 1.116 | 0.321 | 1 | 1.023 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.386 | 3.707 | 0.019 |
Knowledge of security protocols of the Civil Protection Agency related on floods | 2 | 276 | 1.478 | 0.500 | 1 | 1.473 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.087 | −2.000 | 0.030 |
Q2 | Vars | n | Mean | sd | Median | Trimmed | Mad | Min | Max | Range | Skew | Kurtosis | se |
Possibility of protecting furniture from floods in your home | 1 | 276 | 3.873 | 1.775 | 4 | 3.964 | 2.224 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.217 | −1.273 | 0.107 |
Receive directions via Radio or TV | 2 | 276 | 4.768 | 1.798 | 6 | 5.077 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −1.140 | −0.247 | 0.108 |
Possibility of blocking water access to your home | 3 | 276 | 4.326 | 1.869 | 5 | 4.527 | 1.483 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.680 | −1.036 | 0.113 |
Receive notifications by cell phone | 4 | 276 | 5.181 | 1.668 | 6 | 5.590 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −1.805 | 1.616 | 0.100 |
Q3 | Vars | n | Mean | sd | Median | Trimmed | Mad | Min | Max | Range | Skew | Kurtosis | se |
Electricity | 1 | 276 | 4.029 | 2.023 | 5 | 4.158 | 1.483 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.562 | −1.369 | 0.122 |
Drinking wáter | 2 | 276 | 4.540 | 1.999 | 6 | 4.793 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.996 | −0.732 | 0.120 |
Communication Services | 3 | 276 | 4.178 | 2.009 | 5 | 4.342 | 1.483 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.656 | −1.243 | 0.121 |
Public Transport Services | 4 | 276 | 3.754 | 1.816 | 4 | 3.815 | 2.965 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.177 | −1.341 | 0.109 |
Drainage services | 5 | 276 | 4.304 | 1.835 | 5 | 4.500 | 1.483 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.680 | −1.020 | 0.110 |
Food | 6 | 276 | 4.511 | 1.979 | 6 | 4.757 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.919 | −0.872 | 0.119 |
Urban Services | 7 | 276 | 4.402 | 1.921 | 5 | 4.622 | 1.483 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −0.833 | −0.913 | 0.116 |
Name of the Street | Affected Population | Resilience Index | ID Color | Resilience Index Medium | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tercer Anillo | 1691 | 3.92 | 3.70 Scale of the average level of the resilience index by flood [23] | |
2 | Venustiano Carranza | 2945 | 3.53 | ||
3 | Hidalgo | 3494 | 3.74 | ||
4 | Pablo Silva | 4811 | 4.87 | ||
5 | Constitucion | 1998 | 3.70 | ||
6 | Benito Juarez | 2647 | 3.14 | ||
7 | Ignacio Sandoval | 3754 | 3.54 | ||
8 | Maria Ahumada | 1362 | 3.18 | ||
9 | Ayuntamiento | 1545 | 3.68 | ||
10 | Camino Real | 2179 | 3.72 | ||
Total population | 26,426 |
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Oliver, M.-C.; Jesús, L.-d.l.C.; Ian, P.; MA, M.-P.; Manuel, U.-R.J.; R. M., E.; Ivan, R.-L.C.; Pedro, R.-A.; Jorge A, V.-C. Disaster Risk Resilience in Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico: Application of the Resilience Index to Flash Flooding Events. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122128
Oliver M-C, Jesús L-dlC, Ian P, MA M-P, Manuel U-RJ, R. M. E, Ivan R-LC, Pedro R-A, Jorge A V-C. Disaster Risk Resilience in Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico: Application of the Resilience Index to Flash Flooding Events. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(12):2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122128
Chicago/Turabian StyleOliver, Mendoza-Cano, López-de la Cruz Jesús, Pattison Ian, Martinez-Preciado MA, Uribe-Ramos Juan Manuel, Edwards R. M., Ramírez-Lomelí Cesar Ivan, Rincón-Avalos Pedro, and Velazco-Cruz Jorge A. 2019. "Disaster Risk Resilience in Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico: Application of the Resilience Index to Flash Flooding Events" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 12: 2128. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122128