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Population and Housing Census in Light of Disaster Management

Population and Housing Census in Light of Disaster Management. Definitions. Definition of Disaster A singular, large, non-routine event that overwhelms local capacity to respond adequately - natural disasters: generally short-lived events but long-term consequences

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Population and Housing Census in Light of Disaster Management

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  1. Population and Housing Census in Light of Disaster Management Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

  2. Definitions Definition of Disaster A singular, large, non-routine event that overwhelms local capacity to respond adequately - natural disasters: generally short-lived events but long-term consequences - man made disasters: long-term events and long-term intervention Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

  3. Population at risk Assessing population at risk requires linkage between Population data by location Frequency and severity of a specific kind of hazard Coping capacity (resilience) of subsystems in that location Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

  4. Data needs Data needs in responding to population crisis - Where is the event occuring - How many people are affected Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

  5. Census as source of data Requirements • Regular censuses • Small area statistics • Current and accurate digital boundary maps • Geo-referenced data • Core topics • Age • Gender • Economic attributes Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

  6. Census as source of data Requirements (continued) • Core topics (continued) • Education • Ethno-cultural characteristics (religion, ethnicity…) • Household structure (families) • Housing characteristics • Census micro-data for special analysis Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 October 2007

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