QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT OF FIRES: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTH AFRICA AT VARIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL LEVELS

IF 0.7 Q4 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL

Geographia Technica Pub Date : 2023-04-04 DOI:10.21163/gt_2023.182.02

Rennifer Madondo, R. Tandlich, Eric Thabo Stoch, Á. Restás, Siviwe Shwababa

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Abstract

. The current paper is aimed at investigating some quantitative and qualitative data, as well as their implications for the space/place/time perspective in terms of fire disaster management in Makana Local Municipality. The working hypothesis of the current article is that fire-fighting under drought conditions will post severe challenges on the disaster risk management system (DRM) in the study area. Methodology of the article includes a combination of document analysis, modelling using the Google-related tools to track and statistically analyse the public interest in fires, the legislation, and financial/practical implications of the drought on fire disaster management in Makana Local Municipality. Results of the study indicate that there has been a constant and increasing trend in terms of the South African public’s in fires. That trend is driven by interest in fire-fighting equipment and possible also by the interest of the South African population in fire-fighting as a career. On causality front, the interest in fires is quantitatively driven by number of fires in South Africa between 2004 and 2017, as well as access to the internet by the South African population.

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火灾灾害风险管理中的定量和定性数据：来自南非不同地理级别的案例研究

本论文旨在调查一些定量和定性数据，以及它们对马卡纳地方市政火灾管理的空间/地点/时间视角的影响。本文的工作假设是，干旱条件下的消防将对研究地区的灾害风险管理系统（DRM）提出严峻挑战。文章的方法包括结合文件分析、使用谷歌相关工具进行建模，以跟踪和统计分析公众对火灾的兴趣、立法以及干旱对马卡纳地方市政火灾管理的财务/实际影响。研究结果表明，南非公众在火灾中的比例一直呈上升趋势。这一趋势的驱动因素是对消防设备的兴趣，也可能是南非人民对消防职业的兴趣。在因果关系方面，对火灾的兴趣在数量上是由2004年至2017年间南非的火灾数量以及南非人口对互联网的访问所驱动的。

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Geographia Technica GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL-

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