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Title:

The Lessons from Catastrophic Events for Post-disaster Humanitarian Logistic Efforts: The Port Au Prince Earthquake and The Tohoku Disasters

Accession Number:

01476502

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

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Abstract:

The large catastrophic events in Haiti and Japan, which occurred in relatively close succession, provide a unique opportunity to enhance post-disaster humanitarian logistic (PD-HL) strategies to respond to catastrophes, and extract lessons to incorporate in future disaster preparation efforts. This article discusses the lessons learned from the Port au Prince earthquake and the Tohoku disasters in Japan, and produces a set of recommendations based on the combined lessons of the PD-HL operations in Haiti and Japan. The research conducted includes extensive field work and interviews to first responders and authorities in both disasters. This paper contains important lessons from field experience on the disaster response and insights into policy recommendations for disaster preparation and training.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AT065T Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity.

Monograph Accession #:

01470560

Report/Paper Numbers:

13-1771

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Holguin-Veras, Jose
Jaller, Miguel

ORCID 0000-0003-4053-750X

Taniguchi, Eiichi
Aros-Vera, Felipe

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2013

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

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Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-1771

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 5 2013 12:25PM