A systematic review of the emergency planning for flash floods response in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

IF 1.1 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Australian Journal of Emergency Management Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.47389/36.4.82

N. Alrehaili

引用次数: 4

Abstract

Every year, flash floods hit many cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) leading to many injuries and deaths as well as a huge amount of damage to infrastructure. Risks of frequent flash floods have been linked to a lack of emergency planning. This paper presents a systematic review of emergency planning for flash floods response currently in place in Saudi Arabia. Collected information was analysed based on the suitability of content and data for emergency planning in flash floods response. Aspects of the dominant approach of emergency planning and the community-based approach are examined and considered against applications in Saudi Arabia. A case study is used about flash floods in Jeddah in 2009 and 2011 to consider these approaches. This may be the first systematic review of emergency planning for flash floods response in Saudi Arabia and shortcomings listed may lead to improvements in policy, planning and training, particularly given the scientific consensus of an increase in the frequency and magnitude of flash floods in Saudi Arabia.

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对沙特阿拉伯王国应对山洪暴发应急规划的系统审查

每年，暴洪袭击沙特阿拉伯王国(沙特阿拉伯)的许多城市，造成许多人受伤和死亡，并对基础设施造成巨大破坏。频繁发生山洪暴发的风险与缺乏应急计划有关。这篇论文提出了一个系统的审查，目前在沙特阿拉伯应对山洪暴发的应急计划。根据内容和数据是否适合应对山洪暴发应急规划，对收集到的信息进行了分析。针对在沙特阿拉伯的应用情况，审查和审议了应急规划的主要方法和社区方法的各个方面。本文以2009年和2011年吉达的山洪为例，对这些方法进行了研究。这可能是对沙特阿拉伯应对山洪暴发应急规划的第一次系统审查，列出的缺点可能导致政策、规划和培训方面的改进，特别是考虑到科学界一致认为沙特阿拉伯山洪暴发的频率和程度都在增加。

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Australian Journal of Emergency Management PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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1.00

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22.20%

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