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Task 3: Collect community based data

Steps in Task 3

  1. Identify existing plans and policies
  2. Collect hazard history information
  3. Develop a community profile

In Task 3, the organizing team needs to identify existing disaster plans and policies, collect hazard and disaster history information, and develop a community profile. Identifying existing plans and policies can help the participants understand what has been proposed for future disasters and what has been done to face natural hazards and disasters in the past. Collecting hazard history information can reveal the threats of natural hazards – or physical vulnerabilities – to the place. When possible, start to identify social vulnerability factors (for instance, poor neighborhoods or eldercare facilities) located in different risk zones. Finally, the community profile briefly describes the characteristics of the place based on different themes. For example, here are the four important themes usually included in a community profile:

  1. Population
  2. Economy
  3. Cultural, historic, and natural resources
  4. Land use and development

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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