Tools and methods for estimating populations at risk from natural disasters and complex humanitarian crises
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Tools and methods for estimating populations at risk from natural disasters and complex humanitarian crises
National Academies Press, c2007
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Chiefly papers presented at a workshop organized by the Committee on the Effective Use of Data, Methodologies, and Technologies to Estimate Subnational Populations at Risk, held in March 2006 in Washington, D.C
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations can bolster humanitarian relief efforts and recovery programs. Using sound methods for estimating population numbers and characteristics is important for both industrialized and developing nations. Ensuring that the data are geographically referenced for projection onto maps is essential. However, good data alone are insufficient. Adequate staff training and strong organizational and political desire to maintain and use the information are also required. Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises, reviews the main methods and tools for making estimates of subnational populations and makes several recommendations to improve the collection and the use of population data for emergency response and development.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Summary
1 Populations at Risk: Local to Global Concerns
2 Current Status of At-Risk Subnational Population Estimation
3 Data Dissonance in Disasters
4 The Operational Environment and Institutional Impediments
5 Population Data and Crisis Response in Mali, Mozambique, and
Haiti
6 Recommendations
Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Workshop and Meeting Agendas and Attendees
Appendix E Technical Papers
Table of Contents
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Summary
- 3 1 Populations at Risk: Local to Global Concerns
- 4 2 Current Status of At-Risk Subnational Population Estimation
- 5 3 Data Dissonance in Disasters
- 6 4 The Operational Environment and Institutional Impediments
- 7 5 Population Data and Crisis Response in Mali, Mozambique, and Haiti
- 8 6 Recommendations
- 9 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
- 10 Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 11 Appendix C Glossary
- 12 Appendix D Workshop and Meeting Agendas and Attendees
- 13 Appendix E Technical Papers
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