Post-Flood Risk Management and Resilience Building Practices: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Research Methodology
4. Floods 2010 in Pakistan
5. Case Study Area
6. Results and Discussions
6.1. Literature Review Results
6.2. Survey Results
6.2.1. Reflection on the Socioeconomic Status of a Case Study Community
6.2.2. Emergency Relief Measures in the Case Study Area
6.2.3. Recovery from Disaster
Rehabilitation
Community Participation
Local Indigenous Practices
Livelihood Regain
6.2.4. Infrastructure Resilience
6.2.5. Comparison of Resilience Indices
6.2.6. Satisfaction Level of Communities towards Government and Organization Role
Comparison of Satisfaction Level against Emergency Relief in 2010 Flood between Government and NGOs
Comparison of Satisfaction Level against Response after 2010 Flood between Government and NGOs
7. Conclusions
8. Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Legend: | ||
UC—Union Council | V-Village | |
SW—SahuWala | Qazi Wala (QW) | |
Thalla Inayat Wala (TIW) | ||
Arif Abad (AA) | ||
LN—LohanchNashaib | Siraye Janube (SJ) | |
Mancharay Mohana (MM) | ||
Chandia Wala (CW) | ||
KS—Kotla Haji Shah | Talli Musa Khan (TMK) | |
Gurmani Sikandary (GS) | ||
Khokkar Wala (KW) | ||
BK—Bakri Ahmad Khan | Chah Khoay Wala (CKW) | |
Shah Wala (SW) | ||
Majhi (M) |
Factor: Emergency Relief | Localities | For Government | For NGOs | ||
Value of Index | Satisfaction Level | Value of Index | Satisfaction Level | ||
LN | 1.54 | Very High | 1.70 | Very High | |
BAK | 1.62 | Very High | −1.70 | Very Low | |
KHS | −1.72 | Very Low | −1.72 | Very Low | |
SW | −1.56 | Very Low | −0.54 | Very Low |
Factor: Response Plans | Localities | For Government | For NGOs | ||
Value of Index | Satisfaction Level | Value of Index | Satisfaction Level | ||
LN | −1.72 | Very Low | 0.00 | Acceptable (Very low) | |
BAK | 1.78 | Very High | −1.70 | Very low | |
KHS | −0.28 | Very Low | −0.44 | Very Low | |
SW | −1.32 | Very Low | −0.62 | Very Low |
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Munawar, H.S.; Khan, S.I.; Anum, N.; Qadir, Z.; Kouzani, A.Z.; Parvez Mahmud, M.A. Post-Flood Risk Management and Resilience Building Practices: A Case Study. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4823. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114823
Munawar HS, Khan SI, Anum N, Qadir Z, Kouzani AZ, Parvez Mahmud MA. Post-Flood Risk Management and Resilience Building Practices: A Case Study. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):4823. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114823
Chicago/Turabian StyleMunawar, Hafiz Suliman, Sara Imran Khan, Numera Anum, Zakria Qadir, Abbas Z. Kouzani, and M. A. Parvez Mahmud. 2021. "Post-Flood Risk Management and Resilience Building Practices: A Case Study" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 4823. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114823