DISASTER%20RESILIENT%20SCHOOLS

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DISASTER RESILIENT SCHOOLS

• A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL
  OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS

Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster
Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
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DISASTER RESILIENT SCHOOLS

• MAKING ONE OF THE COMMUNITYS ESSENTIAL
  FACILITIES AND SAFE HAVENS
  SAFER

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SCHOOLS (Elementary, Secondary, High School,
University, Other)

• FAR TOO OFTEN, SCHOOLS, THE DESIGNATED (OR
  PERCEIVED) COMMUNITY SAFE HAVEN, ARE UNSAFE
• WHEN SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION DURING THE DAY AND AN
  EARTHQUAKE OCCURS, - - -

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SCHOOLS (Elementary, Secondary, High School,
University, Other)

• OR, AFTER EVACUATIONS TO A SCHOOL TO GET PEOPLE
  OUT OF HARMS WAY FROM FLOODS, SEVERE WIND
  STORMS, AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

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REASONS FOR SCHOOL VULNERABILITY

• MAY NOT BE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND STRONG GROUND
  SHAKING
• MAY BE LOCATED IN A FLOOD PLAIN
• MAY BE LOCATED IN THE STORM SURGE INUNDATION ZONE
• MAY NOT BE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND HIGH WINDS
• MAY NOT BE DESIGNED FOR WET ASH LOAD

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EARTHQUAKES

• CAUSE BUILDING COLLAPSE, INUNDATION FROM
  TSUNAMIS,
• WIDESPREAD LOSS OF FUNCTION, INJURIES, AND
  DEATHS

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SCHOOLS ARE VULNERABILE TO EARTHQUAKES

• TYPICALLY, NO SPECIAL SITING, DESIGN, OR
  CONSTRUCTION MEASURES EXIST FOR SCHOOLS
• EARTHQUAKES OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, ANYTIME
  HENCE, NO EVACUATION
• LOSS OF FUNCTION MAY BE VERY DISRUPTIVE TO ENTIRE
  COMMUNITY

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SCHOOLS PORT AU PRINCE UNIV., HAITI, JAN 12, 2010
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SCHOOLS PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI JAN 12, 2010
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SCHOOLS BEICHUAN, CHINA, MAY 12, 2008
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SCHOOLS BEICHUAN, CHINA, MAY 12, 2008
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LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SCHOOL CHINA, MAY 12, 2008
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SCHOOLS TEMPORARY AFTER MAY 12, 2008 EARTHQUAKE
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SCHOOLS EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI SOLOMON ISLANDS
APRIL 2007
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SCHOOL IN SAN GIULIANO DI PUGLIA MOLISE
EARTHQUAKE OCTOBER 31, 2002
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SCHOOL IN SAN GIULIANO DI PUGLIA 53 CHILDREN
BORN IN 1996 KILLED
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SCHOOL STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA OCT 10, 1989
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SCHOOL MEXICO SEPT. 19, 1985
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SCHOOL EL ASNAM, ALGERIAOCTOBER 10, 1980
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LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SCHOOL COALINGA, CA MAY 2,
1983
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SCHOOLS TANGSHAN, CHINA 1976
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SCHOOL LICE, TURKEY SEPTEMBER 6, 1975
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SCHOOL ALASKA, MARCH 27, 1964
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SCHOOL LONG BEACH, CA, MARCH 10,1933 (led to
the Field Act)
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YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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SCHOOLS EARTHQUAKE DRILLS ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME
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FLOODS

• CAUSE WATER DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD LOSS OF FUNCTION

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THE GREAT FLOOD OF 2008 IOWA
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FLOODS IN NORTH KOREA AUGUST 7-14, 2007
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FLOODING IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND JULY 2007
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TROPICAL STORM KALMAEGI TAIWAN, JULY 18. 2008
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FLOODING IN THE SUDAN JULY 2007
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FLOODING IN IRAN JUNE 2007
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YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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SEVERE WINDSTORMS

• CAUSE WIND AND WATER DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD LOSS
  OF FUNCTION

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TYPHOON MORAKOT CHIATUNG, TIAWAN, AUGUST 9, 2009
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CYCLONE NARGIS POWER OUTAGE IN YANGON MAY 18,
2008
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CYCLONE NARGIS TAKING SHELTER IN A BUDDHIST
TEMPLE
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HURRICANE OMAR ST THOMAS, VI, OCTOBER 15-17, 2008
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HURRICANE OMAR SOUFRIER OCTOBER 15-17, 2008
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SCHOOLS ALL HURRICANES AND TYPHOONS

• EVACUATION IS UNSUCCESSFUL IF SAFE HAVENS FOR
  EVACUEES ARE UNSAFE.

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SCHOOLS HURRICANE KATRINA AUGUST 28-29, 2005

• Many schools were damaged and some did not reopen
  for several months to more than a year.

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SCHOOLS HURRICANE KATRINA AUGUST 28-29, 2005

• A FEW HOURS OF WIND AND STORM SURGE FOLLOWED BY A
  MONTH OF RECOVERY FROM THE FLOODING PARALYZED
  TULANE UNIVERSITY INDEFINETLY.

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YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

• CAUSE WIDESPREAD LOSS OF FUNCTION

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SCHOOLS INDONESIA, JUNE 8, 2006 ERUPTION SENDS
15,000 FLEEING
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SCHOOLS INDONESIA JUNE 8, 2006 ERUPTION

• School children wearing masks to counter the
  adverse health effects of volcanic ash.

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YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS