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Disaster Management Centre
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
THE NEED FOR A DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE
Disaster
means a progressive or sudden, widespread or localised, natural or
human caused occurrence which causes or threatens to cause; Death,
injury or disease, Damage to property, infrastructure or the
environment, Disruption of the life of a community; and is of the
magnitude that exceeds the ability of those affected by the disaster to
cope with its effect using only their own resources. A disaster
management centre is needed to:
· To implement an integrated
and coordinate disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or
reducing the risk disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters,
emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and
post disaster recovery.
· To prepare the document that will identify risks, assess risks, risk response development and risk response control.
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The purpose of centre is to outline policy and procedures for both
proactive disaster prevention and the re-active disaster response and
mitigation phases.
The disaster management centre functions are as follows:
· Must specialise in issues concerning disasters within Rivers State.
· Act as a repository and conduit for information concerning disasters.
· Must perform it functions and exercise powers as stipulated section 44 of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002.
· Must liaise and co-ordinate its activities with those of National, State Management centres.
1.2 STATEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEMS
Architecture
is an abstraction from nature and intuition with possibilities of
aesthetic accompaniments for overall ambient satisfaction (Fashuyi,
2004). Nevertheless, this ideological perception must graft with
sensitive issues bordering on culture, economy before Architecture can
become acceptable in its right values. However, Architectural Education
in Nigeria as presently structured is not responsive to her
socio-economic environment. In fact, it is more suited to problems of
urban environment of prosperous economies having nothing in common with
the cultural and economic features of the country (Adesina, 1987).
Architectural Education in Nigeria was inherited from the Beaux-Art
concept of Western educational philosophy through the colonial mentors.
This tendency is to provide aesthetically satisfying buildings,
irrespective of function.
The design of the Disaster Management
Centre will take into cognisance proper functional relationship between
each section of the building to another; the site is located at an area
that can be easily accessible from various parts of the state,
helicopters are also available to ease rescue in parts of the states
that cannot be easily assessable by land, the structure is responsive to
the socio-economic environment in the state, the structure is
aesthetically satisfying, the structure conforms to the building codes
and zoning.
Therefore architectural problems of the Disaster Management Centre Are as follows:
· The integration of architectural purpose, site, suitable spaces, technical systems and materials.
· Inadequate ventilation and natural lightening
· Primary and secondary circulation in and around the site.
1.3 MOTIVATION
Disaster
Management is an enormous task. Disasters are not confined to any
particular location; neither do they disappear as quickly as they
appear. Therefore, it is imperative that there is proper management to
optimize efficiency of planning and response. Due to limited resources,
collaborative efforts at the governmental, private and community levels
are necessary. This level of collaboration requires a coordinated and
organized effort to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and
recover from emergencies and their effects in the shortest possible
time.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Disaster is an event, natural or man-made, sudden or progressive, which impacts with such severity that the affected community or individual has to respond by taking exceptional measures.Disaster Management is the systematic observation and analysis of disasters to improve measures relating to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response and recovery. It is also the range of activities designed to maintain control over disaster and emergency situations and to provide a framework for ... Continue reading---
