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Alexander, Scott C. M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Supply chain strategy in post-earthquake Haiti." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68818.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Introduction: Partners In Health (PIH) is an international, non-profit healthcare organization with operations in several countries on multiple continents. PIH focuses on providing healthcare treatment to people living in some of the poorest places in the world, and has been operating in Haiti since 1985. At that time, PIH established a small community clinic in the central Haiti village of Cange. Today that facility has grown to become an entire medical complex, featuring a 104-bed, full-service hospital with two operating rooms, adult and pediatric wards, and clinics treating a variety of diseases and issues, from women's health to infectious diseases. In addition, Zamni Lasante ("Partners In Health" in Haitian Creyeol) has also expanded its operations to 11 other sites across Haiti's Central Plateau and beyond (Figure 1). Today, ZL ranks as one of the largest nongovernmental health care providers in Haiti - serving a catchment area of 1.2 million across the Central Plateau and the Lower Artibonite. ZL employs over 4,000 people, almost all of them Haitians, including doctors, nurses and community health workers (Zamni Lasante/ Haiti). From its beginnings 25 years ago, PIH/ZL has grown tremendously, and recent years have been no exception. Since 2004, patient encounters have increased almost threefold, from 0.9 million to 2.6 million, and the number of clinical sites has almost doubled. This growth has corresponded to an increase in drugs and supplies. In 2006, approximately 1000 m3 of drugs and supplies were moved through the system. Only two years later, in 2008, that number had more than doubled to 2200 m3 . This significant increase has greatly strained the underlying supply chain.
by Scott C. Alexander.
M.Eng.in Logistics
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Brown, Hillary L. "Representations of Haiti in Western News Media: Coverage of the January 2010 Earthquake in Haiti." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_theses/88.
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On January 12, 2010, the Caribbean nation of Haiti suffered from one of the most devastating earthquake in recent history. The purpose of this study is to explore representations of Haiti in Western news media coverage of the disaster. The researcher utilized Jiwani’s (2006) theoretical framework of common sense stock knowledge to explore the relationship between the Western news media and Haiti, with an emphasis on media framing. Additionally, the method of journalistic discourse analysis was employed as a means of analyzing the 90 article sample. The researcher found that there were several frames that dominated coverage of the disaster which resulted in the marginalization of Haiti and Haitians.
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Jeong, Jinki. "Evaluation of Korea’s response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/11575.
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This thesis seeks to develop an alternative approach for the evaluation of humanitarian aid in order to make the gaps of the current approaches smaller. To do this, the thesis applies McConnell’s framework to the case of Korea’s response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake which has been already assessed by the DAC-OECD criteria, the dominant framework in the humanitarian sector. It thus explores three different dimensions of Korea’s response: process, programme and politics, and then determines the degree of success or failure of each dimension to investigate the validity and scope conditions of McConnell’s theory to the evaluation of humanitarian aid. This study affirms that McConnell’s theory helps us to alleviate the difficulties and complexities of the humanitarian evaluation. His theory provides a broader perspective on evaluating humanitarian aid by assessing three aspects of policy in which the political dimension was relatively well understood, and easily determining the degree of success or failure through the provision of detailed criteria and a five-level continuum from success to failure: success, durable success, conflicted success, precarious cusses and failure. It is thus possible to argue that McConnell’s theory alleviates the shortcomings of existing approaches for humanitarian evaluation by widening the scope of evaluation and specifying the degree of success or failure of humanitarian aid.
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Gullett, Diane L. "Lived Experience of Suffering through the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti." Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10684532.
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The experiences of 13 individuals who lived suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti were elicited. Heideggerian hermeneutical phenomenology served as both the guiding philosophy and methodology for this research study, while Eriksson’s (1981) theory of caritative caring provided the caring science lens. Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner’s (1989) seven-stage method of hermeneutical analysis provided the structure for data analysis. The relational themes that were interpreted were: Experiencing the Unimaginable, Awakening to a Changed Reality, Agonizing for Others, Compounding Losses, Finding a Way Forward, and Being Transformed. These six relational themes are illuminated and aesthetically re-presented in six watercolor paintings. The constitutive pattern Suffering With and For Others expressed the meaning of suffering for participants through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti as a lived experience.
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Kral, Courtney E. "Feeding Inequalities: Food Aid and Food Insecurity in Post-Earthquake Haiti." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398352485.
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Zanuso, Claire. "Natural Disasters, Coping Strategies and Labour Market - Evidence from the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti." Thesis, Paris 9, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA090072.
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La fréquence et l'intensité des catastrophes naturelles et écologiques sont à la hausse dans le monde entier. Jusqu'à 325 millions de personnes extrêmement pauvres vivront dans les 49 pays les plus à risques en 2030. Haïti, la seule nation dont la population esclave a vaincu une puissance coloniale pour devenir libre et deuxième plus ancienne république de l'hémisphère occidental, demeure le pays le plus pauvre d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes et l'un des plus pauvres et faiblement gouvernés au monde. Basée sur une longue expérience de terrain pour collecter des données de première main, la présente thèse tente de faire la lumière sur la situation en Haïti après le tremblement de terre dévastateur de 2010, offrant quatre contributions sur les liens entre catastrophes naturelles, marché du travail et stratégies d'adaptation. Le premier chapitre présente un diagnostic de la situation du marché du travail en Haïti près de 3 ans après le tremblement de terre (2012) et la compare avec la situation qui prévalait 3 ans auparavant (2007), avec un accent particulier sur la jeunesse. Cette analyse descriptive offre un aperçu des tendances économiques générales. Dans les trois chapitres suivants explorent en profondeur les fondements microéconomiques et les canaux de transmission du choc. Le chapitre 2 analyse l'impact du tremblement de terre sur la décision des ménages concernant l'allocation du temps des enfants. Le chapitre 3 étudie les liens entre les transferts et l'offre de travail à la suite du tremblement de terre. Enfin, le chapitre 4 offre une analyse rigoureuse de l'impact durable du tremblement de terre de 2010 sur les conditions de vie et les moyens de subsistance de la population en utilisant des données longitudinalesFrequency and intensity of natural and environmental disasters are on the rise worldwide. Up to 325 million extremely poor people will be living in the 49 most hazard-prone countries in 2030. Haiti proudly claims to the distinction of being the only nation whose slave population defeated a colonial power to become free and the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere, yet persists as the poorest country in Latin America and Caribbean region one of the poorest and weakly governed countries in the world. Output of both an extensive fieldwork and academic research, the present thesis attempts to shed some light on the situation in Haiti after the devastating earthquake, offering four insights on the interlinkages between natural disaster, labour market and coping strategies. The introductive chapter draws the general motivation and some background information common of the four essays of this doctoral work. The first chapter presents the most up-to-date diagnosis of the labour market situation in Haiti almost 3 years after the earthquake (2012) and provide whenever possible a comparison with the situation prevailing 3 years before (2007), with a specific focus on youth. This descriptive analysis offers an overview of the general economic trends. In the following three chapters, we explore in depth the microeconomic foundations and implications of channels at play. Chapter 2 analyses the impact of earthquake on the households' decision on children's time allocation. In chapter 3, we investigate interlinkages between transfers and labour supply in the aftermath of the earthquake. Finally, chapter 4 takes the analysis of the impact of the earthquake a step forward by using longitudinal data and focuses on the long-lasting impact of the 2010 earthquake on population's livelihoods
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Remington, Christa L. "The Cultural Competence of Response & Recovery Workers in Post-Earthquake Haiti." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3455.
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Cultural competence is critical to public service, yet it is often ignored and underutilized, especially in post-disaster response and recovery. The current literature on cultural competence and frameworks developed by the private sector do not fully consider the complexities of a post-disaster public service context. This project explores the importance of cultural competence in post-disaster response and recovery, identifies effective training methods and organizational policies which may present barriers to competence acquisition, and proposes a new theoretical framework by which to assess cultural competence in international response and recovery work.
This study used focus groups with Haitian beneficiaries (n=7), in-depth interviews with response and recovery workers (n=50), close ended surveys with both groups (n=226), observation, and a review of secondary sources (e.g. job announcements, training manuals) to explore cultural competence from the perspectives of international response and recovery workers, their agencies, and Haitian beneficiaries after the January 2010 Haitian earthquake.
The analysis revealed that although 88% of participating aid workers identified cultural competence (CC) as critical to program effectiveness, 42% had no training before or during deployment. An analysis of the job announcements revealed that only 37% of agencies required cultural competencies. While aid workers and beneficiaries identified experiential strategies (e.g. immersion, mentoring) as critical to cultural competence acquisition, organizational policies (e.g. curfews, restrictions on travel) were often found to be at odds with these methods and more than 1/3 of participating aid workers felt that these policies were a barrier to cultural competency. Findings from this study may help aid workers better understand the importance of cultural competence and how it can improve the effectiveness of aid programs, and provide ways in which aid agencies can enhance cultural competence acquisition by their employees.
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Lacet, Castagna Elmeus. "Trauma and resilience: The relocation experiences of Haitian women earthquake survivors." Thesis, Boston College, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2744.
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Thesis advisor: Ruth McRoyIn January 2010, Haiti experienced a phenomenon no living Haitian had ever known. A devastating earthquake of 7.0 magnitude ravaged the already destitute island nation, killing over 230,000, leaving over one million living in tent cities or open spaces, and affecting millions of Haitians on the island and in the diasporas. This study examines the trauma and resilience of women who survived Haiti's 2010 earthquake and relocated to Boston, MA. A phenomenological qualitative design was used in this research in which 1-2 hour in-depth interviews were conducted with eight Haitian women who were living in Haiti and directly experienced the effects of earthquake. They all subsequently sought refuge from the destruction and chaos by coming to the U.S. This research aimed 1) to discover the culturally specific ways Haitian women survivors respond to trauma and exhibit resilience in the aftermath of a natural disaster and 2) to determine the factors that effect adjustment and wellbeing for Haitian women survivors in Boston. This inquiry was guided and informed by ecological resilience theory. A linguistically and culturally competent research team was formed in order to conduct the study in Haitian Creole, transcribe the narrative data, thematically code and analyze the data in the original language, and then provide clear translations that capture the meaning of the participants' narratives. Findings revealed that barriers such as unresolved legal status, financial stress, empathic stress, and family separation, threatened successful adaptation to their new reality. Ecological factors such as supports from friends, family and community organizations were found to promote resilience in the women survivors. Cultural values promoting connections to Haiti, the power of women, education, and spirituality, also served as motivating factors for acclimating to their relocation. The findings of this study suggest that social workers serving the relocated victims of the recent Haitian earthquake, recognize that the stress of family separation and the legal challenges of immigration, are major factors affecting the resilience of this population
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work
Discipline: Social Work
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Cénat, Jude Mary. "Tremblement de terre du 12 janvier 2010 en Haïti : Des traumatismes à la résilience." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014LYO20018.
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Ce travail financé par l’Agence Nationale de Recherche (Projet ANR-10-HAIT-002 RECREAHVI : Résilience et Processus Créateur chez les Enfants et les Adolescents Haïtiens Victimes de Catastrophes Naturelles), porte sur les traumatismes et aménagements psychiques du peuple haïtien pour se reconstruire suite au séisme de janvier 2010 qui a ravagé plusieurs villes du pays et tué environ 2,5% de la population.Des études réalisées auprès des survivants suite à des évènements similaires dans d’autres pays ont montré d’importants effets traumatiques sur les populations. D’autres études ont aussi montré que les personnes touchées par des catastrophes (naturelles) ne présentent pas toutes des traumatismes et qu’au contraire, certaines arrivent à trouver les ressources nécessaires pour se reconstruire. La présente recherche avait pour objectifs d’étudier les conséquences traumatiques du séisme dans la population haïtienne et les stratégies qu’elle met en place pour y faire face et se reconstruire. Elle s’est basée sur une approche complémentariste articulant non seulement théories psychodynamiques des traumatismes et le modèle du Trouble de Stress Post-Traumatique (TSPT), mais aussi méthodes quantitatives et qualitatives, tout en tenant compte des particularités culturelles de l’expression traumatique et de la résilience.Un groupe de 872 enfants et adolescents (dont 56,30% de filles) avec un âge moyen de 14,91 (ET = 1,94) et 1355 adultes (dont 48,71% de femmes) avec un âge moyen de 31,57 années (ET = 14,42) ont été évalués à l’aide de questionnaires concernant les évènements de vie marquants, l’exposition traumatique, les symptômes de la détresse péritraumatique, du TSPT, de la dépression, le soutien social et la résilience. Des données qualitatives ont ensuite été recueillies à l’aide d’entretiens cliniques et de méthodes projectives (Rorschach et D10) auprès d’une vingtaine de sujets. Six études de cas choisis pour leurs particularités (amputation, dynamique du transfert et du contre-transfert) sont présentées dans ce travail.Deux ans et demi après le séisme, les résultats montrent des taux de prévalence élevés des symptômes du TSPT et de la dépression (respectivement 36,96% et 46,21% chez le groupe enfant/adolescent et 36,75% et 25,98% chez les adultes). Ils montrent également que le jeune âge, l’âge avancé, le sexe féminin, le chômage, le bas niveau d’éducation et les difficultés économiques sont les principaux facteurs de risque. Le degré d’exposition et la détresse péritraumatique sont les principaux facteurs prédicteurs des symptômes du TSPT et de la dépression. Les résultats de la phase clinique mettent particulièrement en évidence l’emboitement de traumatismes psychiques multiples qui s’expriment à travers des codes culturels, aux niveaux individuel, familial, communautaire et social.Cependant les résultats indiquent également que comparativement à d’autres pays ayant vécu des séismes similaires comme le Japon et la Chine, les enfants, adolescents et adultes haïtiens font preuve d’un niveau de résilience plus élevé à l’échelle de Resilience Scale traduite, validée et publiée en créole haïtien. Le soutien social étant le meilleur facteur prédicteur de la résilience, il a été observé que les survivants s’appuient sur un ensemble de tuteurs de résilience interconnectés comme la famille, l’école, les institutions religieuses et les réseaux associatifs entre autres pour se reconstruire. Tout en mettant en perspective un modèle baptisé « L’arbre de la construction de la résilience », l’ensemble des résultats montre la nécessité d’un accompagnement de la population avec la culture comme levier thérapeutiqueThis study financed by the National Research Agency of France (Project ANR-10-HAIT-002 RECREAHVI : Resilience and Creator Process among Haitian Children and Adolescents Victims of Natural Disasters), explores trauma and psychic adjustments of Haitian people in order to recover themselves after the earthquake of January 2010 which devastated several cities and killed about 2.5% of population.Studies carried out among survivors following similar events in other countries have shown significant traumatic effects on populations. Other studies have also shown that not all people affected by natural disasters experience trauma. Moreover, some people are able to find the necessary resources to recover themselves. This research aimed to study the traumatic consequences of the earthquake of Haitian population and the strategies it establishes to cope and recover itself. It is based on complementarist approach involving not only psychodynamic theories of trauma and model of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but also quantitative and qualitative methods, taking into consideration the cultural characteristics of the traumatic expression and resilience.A group of 872 children and adolescents (out of which 56.30% girls) with average age of 14.91 (SD = 1.94) and 1,355 adults (out of which 48.71% of women) with average age of 31, 57 (SD = 14.42) were evaluated using questionnaires about traumatic life events, traumatic exposure, symptoms of peritraumatic distress, PTSD, depression, social support and resilience. Qualitative data were then collected using clinical interviews and projective methods (Rorschach and D10) on about twenty subjects. Six case studies chosen for their specificities (amputation, transferential and countertransferential dynamic) are presented in this work.Two and a half years after the earthquake, the results show high prevalence of PTSD and depression symptoms (respectively 36.96% and 46.21% for child / adolescent group and 36.75% and 25.98 % for adults). Similarly, they show that young age, advanced age, female gender, unemployment, low education level and economic difficulties are the main risk factors. The degree of traumatic exposure and peritraumatic distress factors are the major predictors of PTSD symptoms and depression. The results of the clinical phase particularly emphasize the entanglement of multiple psychic trauma which are expressed through cultural codes at individual, family, community and social levelsHowever, the results also indicate that compared to other countries which had similar earthquakes such as Japan and China, Haitian children, adolescents and adults demonstrate a higher level of resilience on the Resilience Scale translated, validated and published in Haitian Creole. Given that social support is the best predictor factor of resilience, it was observed that the survivors are based on a set of interconnected resilience tutors such as family, school, religious institutions and associative networks to recover themselves.While putting in perspective a model called "The Tree of resilience construction", all the results show the need of psychological support for the population with the culture as a therapeutic leverage
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Koohikamali, Mehrdad. "Assessment of Post-earthquake Building Damage Using High-resolution Satellite Images and LiDAR Data - a Case Study From Port-au-prince, Haiti." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700081/.
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When an earthquake happens, one of the most important tasks of disaster managers is to conduct damage assessment; this is mostly done from remotely sensed data. This study presents a new method for building detection and damage assessment using high-resolution satellite images and LiDAR data from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A graph-cut method is used for building detection due to its advantages compared to traditional methods such as the Hough transform. Results of two methods are compared to understand how much our proposed technique is effective. Afterwards, sensitivity analysis is performed to show the effect of image resolution on the efficiency of our method. Results are in four groups. First: based on two criteria for sensitivity analysis, completeness and correctness, the more efficient method is graph-cut, and the final building mask layer is used for damage assessment. Next, building damage assessment is done using change detection technique from two images from period of before and after the earthquake. Third, to integrate LiDAR data and damage assessment, we showed there is a strong relationship between terrain roughness variables that are calculated using digital surface models. Finally, open street map and normalized digital surface model are used to detect possible road blockages. Results of detecting road blockages showed positive values of normalized digital surface model on the road centerline can represent blockages if we exclude other objects such as cars.
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Gupta, Kailash. "Seeking Information After the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: a Case Study in Mass-fatality Management." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271823/.
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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which killed an estimated 316,000 people, offered many lessons in mass-fatality management (MFM). The dissertation defined MFM in seeking information and in recovery, preservation, identification, and disposition of human remains. Specifically, it examined how mass fatalities were managed in Haiti, how affected individuals sought information about fatalities, and what needs motivated them. Data from 28 in-depth, partially structured interviews, conducted during two field visits ending 21 weeks after the earthquake, were included in a case study. The data analysis revealed the MFM was severely inadequate. One interviewee, a senior UN official, stated, "There was no fatality management." The analysis also indicated a need to learn whereabouts of the deceased motivated individuals to visit spots the deceased were last seen at. It sought to illumine information-seeking practices, as discussed in the works of J. David Johnson and others, by developing a new model of information flow in MFM. In addition, it reaffirmed Donald Case and Thomas Wilson's theoretical proposition – that need guides any seeking of information – in the case of Haiti. Finally, it produced recommendations regarding future directions in MFM for emergency managers and information scientists, including possible use of unidentified body parts in organ transplants. Overall, the dissertation, which was supported by two grants of the National Science Foundation, attempted to add to relatively scanty literature in information seeking in MFM.
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Fraser, Nicki. "The Gendered Long-Term Recovery Priorities of Internally Displaced Persons in Post-Earthquake Haiti." FIU Digital Commons, 2018. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3924.
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Professor N. Emel Ganapati, Major Professor
Despite a growing body of research on gender and disaster, little is known regarding the long-term recovery priorities and participation of internally displaced women in the long-term recovery process. Focusing on this important scholarly gap in the public administration literature, the overall goal of this study is to understand the long-term recovery processes of populations displaced by the 2010 Haiti earthquake through a gendered lens. The study’s specific aims are to: (1) understand the rebuilding priorities of IDPs in Haiti through a gendered lens; (2) determine factors that enable or hinder IDP women’s participation in decision-making processes; and (3) assist policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and international aid agencies in addressing the priorities of women IDPs. The dissertation is based on a qualitative research study. Its data collection methods include semi-structured interviews (n=97), focus groups (n=63), participant observation, and a review of diverse secondary sources. Despite some similarities between the recovery priories of women and men IDPs in the short and long-term, women IDPs in Haiti had several additional priorities due to: (1) the traditional roles they play in the household; (2) their perception inside and outside the household as passive “victims” that needed help; and, (3) the location and conditions of IDP camps (e.g., increased risks of sexual assaults and violence) within which they lived. Their participation to voice their priorities were limited to participation in informal settings (e.g., camp committee meetings) in camps managed by the government or international aid agencies; and were affected by the following: (1) organizational factors (e.g., diverse range of organizations with diverse organizational cultures); (2) formal institutional factors (e.g., lack of participatory mechanisms customized for IDPs); (3) policymaker-related factors (e.g., stigma towards the IDPs); (4) IDP related factors (e.g., lack of trust); (5) place-related factors (e.g., lack of access to transportation); and (6) social capital-related factors (e.g., women’s groups). This study provides useful information to public administration scholars and policymakers who are working to support individuals living in the camps while those individuals rebuild their communities and livelihoods.
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Blänning, Erik, and Caroline Ivarsson. "Assessment of Placing of Field Hospitals After the 2010 Haiti EarthquakeUsing Geospatial Data." Thesis, KTH, Geoinformatik och Geodesi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98069.
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When natural disasters such as earthquakes happen, there is a need for an efficient method to support humanitarian aid organizations in the decision making process. One such decision is placement of Foreign Field Hospitals to assist with medical help.To support such a decision lots of different information and data needs to be gathered and combined. The main objectives of this thesis are to collect existing data published shortly after the earthquake in Haiti 2010 as well as data published up to two months after the earthquake. The data is then to be evaluated according to adequacy for analysis and the result of the analysis to be compared to the actual placements of the field hospitals after the 2010 earthquake.The method used in this analysis is Multi Criteria Evaluation (MCE). Data regarding population, elevation, roads, land use, damage, climate, water, health facility locations and airport location are collected and weighted relative with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with weights retrieved from a questionnaire sent out to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and countries involved in the disaster relief. The result obtained from the MCE is a final suitability map depicting areas that are suitable according to the different factors.The data availability for the thesis project is an issue, due to lack of data published shortly after the earthquake. Some of the data used in the analysis do not have the sufficient detail level. Still, an analysis can be performed where suitable areas are obtained.The suitable locations found in the analysis agree well in most cases with where the actual FFHs are placed, however a few locations are not in proximity to where the suitable areas lie. A few of the locations were located in areas exposed to frequently floods. Even though the data availability and quality leaves things to desire, the analysis method shows promising results for future research. The approach could help aggregating information from different sources and provide support in pre-dispatch organization, already having a set of suitable locations to arrive to.
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Casper, Michael F. "Analysis of Social Network Collaboration Using Selected APAN Communications from the Haiti Earthquake of 2010." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7606.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedOn January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 16 miles west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake and ensuing destruction killed as many as 300,000 persons and displaced as many as 1.5 million more creating a humanitarian crisis and economic disaster of enormous scale. As the earthquake was in close proximity to the U.S. mainland, it was determined that three U.S. agencies would take leading roles: USAID would coordinate and lead the relief effort, the U.S. State Department would handle diplomatic issues and the Department of Defense (DoD) would take the lead on logistics and security issues. One social networking tool used by the DoD and relief organizations to share information and coordinate relief efforts was the All Partners Access Network (APAN). Communications between the various agencies were recorded and include chat logs, blogs and e-mails. A content analysis was conducted to develop insight into the way relief workers used APAN when responding during the Haiti humanitarian assistance / disaster relief (HA/DR) operation. Coding and analyzing the communication data collected during the relief effort provided insight into how individuals and organizations used APAN, a social networking tool, to collaborate during the disaster. Suggestions for improving APAN are discussed.
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Leisinger, Laura A. "The Other Earthquake: Janil Lwijis, Student Social Movements, and the Politics of Memory in Haiti." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6533.
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Among increased calls for "new narratives" of Haiti, this thesis seeks to honor Haitian traditions of intellectualism and resistance, centering on the life and legacy of martyred professor Janil Lwijis in post-earthquake student social movements. Based on oral histories with student activists at the State University of Haiti (UEH), this work explores student protest in Haiti through the voices, often at odds, of those en lutte; it explores how Janil is invoked and remembered, and argues that oral history can contribute to activist research and pose a challenge to dominant narratives. A legacy that is contested, differential claims to Janil's memory are infused with politics and history. This work seeks to understand contested claims to his memory through Marxist political economy, arguing that an interpretation of Haiti’s political economy is crucial to understanding the emergence of critical consciousness and social movements, political demands, and the symbols and meanings that characterize them.
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Tomasdotter, Villemo. "Post-Disaster Gender Based Violence : An Abductive Case Study of Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti Earthquake." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-70125.
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Previous research has shown a post-disaster increase of Gender Based Violence [GBV], suggesting a need for further investigation of the phenomena and its causes. This research draws together a wide-ranging collection of secondary data sets concerning disasters and gender based violence. It analyses the social environment in post-disaster settings that breeds an increase in GBV with focus on Sexual Gender Based Violence[SGBV] and Intra Personal Violence [IPV]. Through a comparison of two case studies: (a) post-earthquake Haiti and (b) post-hurricane Katrina. The cases are analysed through an analytical framework constructed out of three theories, Eco-feminism, Hyper-masculinity and Situational Theory, which together could give a trustworthy explanation of the phenomena. The findings show that similar factors were prevalent in both cases, and in turn provides insights for the abductively derived framework that relates the causal mechanisms behind the phenomena of post-disaster gender-based violence, building on the commonalities between social environments and structures in the cases. In particular, it was found that a patriarchal root structure and high rates of frustration both provided explanatory causal mechanisms for increased GBV. Though changes in environments can affect the prevalence of GBV as it can provide easier access of victims and lower the risk of penalties in relation to the crimes. In order to address GBV associated with future disasters, post-disaster plans need to adapt a gender mainstreamed approach with focus on safe housing and rapid rebuilding processes for the grass root level.
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Steinke, Andrea [Verfasser]. "Faith in Humanitarianism : The Study of Two Faith-Based Organizations in Post-Earthquake Haiti. / Andrea Steinke." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1135608121/34.
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Niazi, Javed Iqbal Khan. "Comparative analysis of emergency response operations Haiti earthquake in January 2010 and Pakistan's flood in 2010." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5516.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.This study explores HA/DR operations and the associated response of the international community during the recent earthquake in Haiti and flood in Pakistan in 2010. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit Haiti on January 12, causing great damage and mass casualties. The international community responded swiftly and took over relief efforts in the country saving a lot of lives. Handsome donations were also given and committed. Pakistan suffered heavy floods that started in the end of July 2010 and affected nearly the entire country. Loss of life was not very great, but infrastructure damage and people subsequently affected surpassed the combined total of the 2004 Tsunami, Haiti earthquake and 2005 South Asia earthquake. During this disaster the international community, particularly volunteer technologists, were not mobilized the way they were in Haiti. Donations were made late and comparatively slow. No single country can handle a large-scale natural disaster like the two exemplar cases chosen for this thesis, and hence the role of the international community is very important. Such response has not been equitable in the past and it is the goal of this research to find ways to make it more equitable in the future.
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Cooner, Austin Jeffrey. "Detection of Urban Damage Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Algorithms: Revisiting the 2010 Haiti Earthquake." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73741.
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Remote sensing continues to be an invaluable tool in earthquake damage assessments and emergency response. This study evaluates the effectiveness of multilayer feedforward neural networks, radial basis neural networks, and Random Forests in detecting earthquake damage caused by the 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 7.0 moment magnitude (Mw) event. Additionally, textural and structural features including entropy, dissimilarity, Laplacian of Gaussian, and rectangular fit are investigated as key variables for high spatial resolution imagery classification. Our findings show that each of the algorithms achieved nearly a 90% kernel density match using the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNITAR/UNOSAT) dataset as validation. The multilayer feedforward network was able to achieve an error rate below 40% in detecting damaged buildings. Spatial features of texture and structure were far more important in algorithmic classification than spectral information, highlighting the potential for future implementation of machine learning algorithms which use panchromatic or pansharpened imagery alone.Master of Science
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Cantrell, Brittany L. "An Evaluation of a Water, Sanitation, and Hygeine Program in Rural Communities Outside Port-Au-Prince, Haiti." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2013. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/260.
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Background: In 2010, a massive earthquake left the capitol Port-au-Prince in ruins and destroyed infrastructure providing electricity, piped clean water, and waste removal to the region. Water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention programs attempt to reduce the burden of water-related disease in earthquake-affected regions. However, there are few evaluations of these programs, especially following natural disasters.
Methods: Data provided by Samaritan’s Purse Canada’s WASH program were examined. The data set included a household (N=1198) and a latrine (N=167) survey that recorded household use of laundry pads, bath houses, hand-pumped drilled wells, health and hygiene education sessions, and latrines as well as demographic data. Data analysis was conducted in IBM SPSS Version 20.0. Descriptive statistics were computed, and statistical relationships were analyzed for 1.) Health and hygiene education session attendance and program outcomes and 2.) Household diarrheal disease and program interventions
Results:This study found that households attending any of four health and hygiene sessions were significantly more likely to use program-provided bath houses and hand-pumped wells (p
Discussion: This study concluded that health and hygiene session attendance is positively associated with the utilization of program interventions. However, further improvements in data collection methodology are needed to fully understand the effects of this multi-intervention WASH program on target communities.
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Cantrell, Brittany L. "An Evaluation of a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program in Rural Communities Outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2013. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/286.
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Background: In 2010, a massive earthquake left the capitol Port-au-Prince in ruins and destroyed infrastructure providing electricity, piped clean water, and waste removal to the region. Water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention programs attempt to reduce the burden of water-related disease in earthquake-affected regions. However, there are few evaluations of these programs, especially following natural disasters.
Methods: Data provided by Samaritan’s Purse Canada’s WASH program were examined. The data set included a household (N=1198) and a latrine (N=167) survey that recorded household use of laundry pads, bath houses, hand-pumped drilled wells, health and hygiene education sessions, and latrines as well as demographic data. Data analysis was conducted in IBM SPSS Version 20.0. Descriptive statistics were computed, and statistical relationships were analyzed for 1.) Health and hygiene education session attendance and program outcomes and 2.) Household diarrheal disease and program interventions
Results: This study found that households attending any of four health and hygiene sessions were significantly more likely to use program-provided bath houses and hand-pumped wells (p<0.05). Attendance was also significantly associated with increased knowledge of diarrheal disease prevention and hand washing technique. Households using the program-provided hand pump reported lower rates of diarrhea in children under five years old.
Discussion: This study concluded that health and hygiene session attendance is positively associated with the utilization of program interventions. However, further improvements in data collection methodology are needed to fully understand the effects of this multi-intervention WASH program on target communities.
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Stern, Jeffrey Daniel. "Speeding into Action: The Influence of Paramilitary Culture on Disaster Response Organizations in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51245.
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This dissertation examines the influence of paramilitary professional cultural attributes on the speed at which disaster response organizations (DROs) recognize, respond, organize, and take action in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Three agencies are examined: the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. military's Southern Command/Joint Task Force-Haiti. The 2010 Haiti earthquake is used as a case study to explore the influence of three independent variables: (1) paramilitarism; (2) career ladders (i.e., recruitment and professional development of staff); and (3) workforce autonomy. The purpose is to determine if paramilitary cultures help or hinder an agency's speed into action, thereby helping improve the disaster response organizations of the future. In the case of Haiti, it finds that the combination of thick paramilitary culture, insider career ladders, and high workforce autonomy best enabled responders' speed into action.Ph. D.
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Wachauf-Tautermann, Sebastian, and Stefanie Weichert. "Impact of External Situational Factors on the Agility of Humanitarian Supply Chains : A Case Study of Haiti Earthquake 2010." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26515.
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Background Developing, emerging and developed countries are vulnerable to disasters and might require external assistance to cope with their aftermaths. It is forecasted that disasters will increase five-fold over the next 50 years. In an environment, which is characterized by many uncertainties, humanitarian supply chains are created to provide disaster relief in a highly complex and dynamic setting. This environment is unique for every disaster, where infrastructure, government, physical, socio-economic and security situational factors can either facilitate or restrict humanitarian operations. Agile supply chain principles enable humanitarian organizations to quickly respond to disasters. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyze the impact of external situational factors on the agility of humanitarian supply chains and humanitarian organizations’ actions taken to address those external situational factors during the immediate response phase of an emergency event. Methodology For the purpose of this study a combination of an inductive and deductive research approach was applied. The study was of exploratory and qualitative nature with a single case study in its focus. Empirical data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with nine respondents involved in the disaster relief operations of Haiti Earthquake 2010. Empirical findings were analyzed by using the template analysis. Conclusion External situational factors have a strong impact on capabilities enabling humanitarian supply chains to be agile during the immediate response phase. Humanitarian organizations are able to reduce the negative impact of external situational factors while in other cases the negative impact of external situational factors is further intensified by actions taken by humanitarian organizations. Furthermore, humanitarian organizations are able to utilize and enhance some of the positive impacts of external situational factors. However, the initially positive impact of some external situational factors may be reduced by inappropriate actions taken by humanitarian organizations. Therefore, understanding the context of the disaster’s broader environment is a prerequisite to an effective emergency response.
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Mamuji, Aaida. "Understanding Government Decision-Making: Canada’s Disaster-Relief in Haiti and Pakistan." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31704.
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Canada coordinates its responses to natural disasters abroad through implementing its ‘whole-of-government’ policy framework. The two largest natural disasters that struck in 2010 were the January earthquake in Haiti and the flooding in Pakistan seven months later. In contrast to the fast and robust earthquake relief provided to Haiti, Canada’s response to the Pakistan floods was minimal, especially when considering the extent of damage sustained. This dissertation applies a public administration lens to trace factors that led to the Government of Canada’s 2010 disaster-relief decisions. It develops a multi-level theoretical framework to holistically explore the role of problem-definition in shaping decision-making. It applies historical institutionalism at the macro level; recognizes the role of case-specific details and arenas at the meso level; and uses the logic of appropriateness to identify informal institutions affecting individual action at the micro level.
Analysis of interviews, government documents and media coverage indicates that bureaucratic actors involved in the whole-of-government approach recognize that their role is ultimately removed from final disaster-relief decisions. There is an informal acceptance that political will, more than needs in the disaster-affected region, shapes implementation decisions. Consequently, technical assessment is inadvertently affected, and recommendations reflect what is deemed most in line with ministerial disposition to assist. The primary motivators for Government of Canada action are found to be the gaining of public support or the need to subdue targeted criticisms. Findings indicate that as a result of its media appeal, there was a strong incentive for the deployment of military assets in response to the earthquake in Haiti, even when doing so was not in the best interest of the affected region. Where Canada could respond only with non-military means, there was less incentive for action. This leads to supply-driven relief rather than a needs-based humanitarian response.
With the developed theoretical framework, process-mapping and media analysis methodologies, and the actor-centred approach adopted, the dissertation makes theoretical and empirical contributions to existing public administration literature on decision-making and problem definition. It also presents a hitherto unexplored perspective on donor behaviour for consideration by international relations and development scholars.
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Holmström, Elin. "Dimensions of power and gender based violence in post-disaster societies : A case study on Haiti after the 2010 earthquake." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76343.
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Haiti experienced the greatest urban disaster of international history in 2010 when the county was hit by an earthquake which triggered one of the largest responses of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts ever identified. The Haitian population was harshly affected by the earthquake, killing approximately 200 000 people, injuring 300 000 and displacing over 2,3 million. Reports from the post-disaster period also revealed that gender inequalities were growing deeper and that cases of sexual based violence against women and girls increased massively. The history of Haiti shows similar patterns of discrimination and gender based violence against women and children. Research upon gender based violence in the aftermath of disaster presents that disastrous events such as an earthquake, often is followed by an increase in gender based – and sexual gender based violence. Disasters could also provide a window of opportunity for change of traditional roles and social norms in societies where they are deeply rooted. In order to seize this opportunity disaster management needs to acknowledge and adapt to gendered needs and capacities in all stages of disaster relief efforts in order to provide these opportunities for the subordinated gender. This research is studying the responsive policies of the Haitian government in the aftermath of the earthquake 2010, presented in the Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti. The aim is to investigate if any exercises of power could be observed to have affected the increase of gender based violence and sexual gender based violence for women and children in the post-earthquake responsive period. The study will be carried out as a text-analysing, desk study and by applying the theoretical framework of Steven Lukes three-dimensional power approach and the theory of radical feminism abductively. The findings of this research presents that power exercises by the government can be observed to have affected the increase of gender based – as well as sexual gender based violence in the period of study.
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Lysne, Brian K., and Clayton C. Beas. "Using a model of team collaboration to investigate inter-organizational collaboration during the relief effort of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5641.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.The earthquake that struck Haiti in the afternoon of January 12, 2010 devastated the nation and left the cities of Haiti in a state of ruin. Tens of thousands were killed in the wreckage, and survivors were left without the basic necessities of life. The world quickly responded with a massive outpouring of aid. However, due to the destruction of the infrastructure of Haiti, the coordination of this aid was challenging. The All Partners Access Network (APAN), an online information exchange and collaboration tool, proved useful in bringing together many aid groups, including several U.S. government entities, to effectively address Haiti's multitude of immediate and long-term needs. The APAN data recorded the collaboration that occurred between its users. The goal of this thesis is to utilize the data as a real-world example of how teams work together on unique, complex problems. The data was coded and analyzed with the objective of empirically evaluating the Office of Naval Research model of team collaboration. The model describes the individual and team cognitive processes, occurring during team collaboration, which facilitate decision making in seeking solutions to multifaceted, unique, and complex problems.
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Fitzgerald, Zoe. "'A Tale of Two Haitis: Representations of an Island Republic in the American Press." Thesis, Department of History, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8865.
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This thesis examines the representations of Haiti in the black and white American press throughout the United States Occupation, 1915-1934, and in the wake of the 2010 earthquake. It analyses how Haiti's revolutionary and colonial history has been variously celebrated and ignored, and as well as the context in which such representations took place.
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Arroyave, Veronica Margoth. "Networks in the Disaster Response and Global Health Domain: A case study of The Partnership for Quality Medical Donation's response to the 2010 Haitian Earthquake." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50643.
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The 2010 Haitian earthquake underscored the fact that disaster response is increasingly complex, multi-sectoral and multi-faceted in character. Nonetheless, disaster relief operations both globally and nationally tend to operate within a highly fragmented context in which potentially overwhelming human and infrastructure needs must be served by limited material and financial aid delivered by disparate humanitarian actors specializing in varying functional domains. Such a chaotic environment demands highly effective communication, collaboration and coordination among a variety of humanitarian actors if relief efforts are to be successful. Even though the coordination mechanisms of multi-organizational actors during disaster response have been studied in a variety of contexts, much less attention has been paid to how international non-governmental (INGOs) and private sector actors may be able to operate collaboratively in disaster settings.This dissertation provides a case analysis of the efforts of one set of cross-sectoral humanitarian actors that worked through a network in response to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. This mixed methods case study incorporates interview, personal observation, and survey data from INGO field staff, headquarters personnel, and corporate donor representatives, all of whom were members of the cross-sectoral Partnership for Quality Medical Donation (PQMD) that responded to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. The inquiry explores what the coordination-related challenges to disaster response are for network members and then examines whether and in what ways a cross-sector network, PQMD in this instance, can effectively mitigate or overcome those obstacles. This study contributes to the body of disaster coordination and cross-sector network scholarship in two ways. First, the analysis reviews prevailing trends within the cross-sector network and disaster coordination-related literature concerning the requisites and challenges of coordination in humanitarian relief emergencies. Second, this study augments existing understanding of the extremely complex processes involved in coordinating INGO-business disaster response as part of efforts to mobilize multi-sectoral humanitarian action.
This research suggests that efforts to develop cross-sector networks prior to disaster events can build communication, collaboration and coordination pathways that later enhance coordinated INGO-business disaster response to crises. It argues that current theoretical horizons in both network and disaster coordination studies need to be broadened. Specifically, this inquiry highlights the importance of incorporating cross-sector networks (i.e., INGO and corporate actors) into all planning efforts aimed at enhancing collaboration and coordination practices in disaster relief.
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Guilamo, Daly. "Fear of a Black Country: Dominican Anti-Haitianism, the Denial of Racism, and Contradictions in the Aftermath of the 2010 Earthquake." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/230709.
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African American StudiesPh.D.
The Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti are two Caribbean countries that share the same island, Hispaniola, and a tumultuous history. Both countries' historical relationship is ridden with geopolitical conflict stemming from the DR creating an unwelcoming environment for Haitian immigrants. This dissertation is a interdisciplinary study that investigates how Dominican thinkers play a significant role in creating the intellectual impetus that encourages anti-Haitian sentiment throughout Dominican society in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. In this dissertation I examine how Dominican anti-Haitian ideals, as delineated by Dominican nationalist intellectuals, that I refer to as Defensive Dominican Nationalists (DDN), continue to resonate amongst "everyday" Dominicans and within the recently amended 2010 Dominican constitution that denies citizenship to Dominicans of Haitian descent in the aftermath of the earthquake. I conclude that although the new constitution reinforces the anti-Haitian ideals espoused by conservative Dominican elite thinkers, "everyday" Dominicans, in the post 2010 earthquake timeframe, rejected some of the DDN's beliefs concerning the true definition of Dominican-ness and how the Dominican government had recently amended its constitution. My methodology, consists of literary analysis, a survey, and focus group interviews conducted on both Dominicans and Haitians residing in the DR. Unexpectedly, I found that documented Haitians and second generation Dominicans of Haitian descent actually oppose the new influx of Haitian immigrants adopting some of the anti-Haitian attitudes of the DDN. In essence, this dissertation diagnoses a racial problem emanating from geopolitical conflict and the tumultuous history between Dominican and Haitian society.
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Arroyave, Veronica Margoth. "Networks in the Disaster Response and Global Health Domain: A case study of The Partnership for Quality Medical Donation\'s response to the 2010 Haitian Earthquake." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50643.
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The 2010 Haitian earthquake underscored the fact that disaster response is increasingly complex, multi-sectoral and multi-faceted in character. Nonetheless, disaster relief operations both globally and nationally tend to operate within a highly fragmented context in which potentially overwhelming human and infrastructure needs must be served by limited material and financial aid delivered by disparate humanitarian actors specializing in varying functional domains. Such a chaotic environment demands highly effective communication, collaboration and coordination among a variety of humanitarian actors if relief efforts are to be successful. Even though the coordination mechanisms of multi-organizational actors during disaster response have been studied in a variety of contexts, much less attention has been paid to how international non-governmental (INGOs) and private sector actors may be able to operate collaboratively in disaster settings.This dissertation provides a case analysis of the efforts of one set of cross-sectoral humanitarian actors that worked through a network in response to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. This mixed methods case study incorporates interview, personal observation, and survey data from INGO field staff, headquarters personnel, and corporate donor representatives, all of whom were members of the cross-sectoral Partnership for Quality Medical Donation (PQMD) that responded to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. The inquiry explores what the coordination-related challenges to disaster response are for network members and then examines whether and in what ways a cross-sector network, PQMD in this instance, can effectively mitigate or overcome those obstacles. This study contributes to the body of disaster coordination and cross-sector network scholarship in two ways. First, the analysis reviews prevailing trends within the cross-sector network and disaster coordination-related literature concerning the requisites and challenges of coordination in humanitarian relief emergencies. Second, this study augments existing understanding of the extremely complex processes involved in coordinating INGO-business disaster response as part of efforts to mobilize multi-sectoral humanitarian action.
This research suggests that efforts to develop cross-sector networks prior to disaster events can build communication, collaboration and coordination pathways that later enhance coordinated INGO-business disaster response to crises. It argues that current theoretical horizons in both network and disaster coordination studies need to be broadened. Specifically, this inquiry highlights the importance of incorporating cross-sector networks (i.e., INGO and corporate actors) into all planning efforts aimed at enhancing collaboration and coordination practices in disaster relief.
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Fahim, Christine. "Exploring the Supports Available for Health and Social Service Providers from Canada Responding to the Disaster in Haiti." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23317.
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The world has experienced multiple disasters in recent years that have highlighted the importance of effective disaster preparedness and response initiatives. One prominent example is the January 12, 2010, 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The massive disaster made it difficult for local Haitian community officials to respond immediately, leaving the country reliant on foreign aid and international and non-governmental relief organizations. Within days, hundreds of organizations and volunteers mobilized to send physicians and medical specialists, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and social workers to the affected area. However, the political and financial instability of Haiti, in conjunction with limited resources and severe destruction from the earthquake, made it difficult to coordinate response efforts between hundreds of responding organizations. The literature indicates that when health professionals are disorganized and unprepared, they are at risk physically, emotionally and mentally which could hinder their effectiveness as first responders. While these risks have been made known, there is little literature that explores the effectiveness of the supports, as perceived by Canadian health and social service providers in Haiti. In order to address this gap, this qualitative study explores various supports that were available to health and social service providers in Haiti by focusing on their lived experiences pre-deployment, on-site and post-deployment. These findings provide evidence to inform policy development regarding future disaster relief and the supports available to health and social service workers assisting with international disaster response.
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D'Aoust, Sarah. "Immigration: An Expedient Complement To Disaster Response? An Examination of Canada's Post-Earthquake Immigration Measures for Haiti and the Influence of the Haitian Diaspora in Canada." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22659.
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The Canadian response following the Haitian earthquake of 2010 was not solely focused on providing humanitarian assistance. Canada also used several immigration measures both at the federal level and the provincial level in Quebec in order to facilitate the immigration of eligible Haitians to Canada and their subsequent reunification with their Canadian family members. This thesis explores these immigration measures and evaluates their effectiveness. In addition, the research examines the role that the large Haitian Diaspora in Canada played in bringing about the adoption of a set of immigration measures specifically for Haitians.
The research shows that the Canadian measures implemented were both multi-dimensional – as a variety of immigration mechanisms were used, and multi-level – as the Canadian response included both federal and provincial initiatives in Quebec. While a number of measures were introduced federally, none of these measures could be considered “special” as they were all possible under Canada’s immigration legislation, and they were not unique to the post-earthquake context. In contrast, Quebec’s Humanitarian Sponsorship Program for Haitians was very “special” in that it was the first time such a program was implemented for a large group of people. The research also points to the fact that although using immigration mechanisms to respond to a humanitarian crisis has its benefits, these mechanisms are not designed to provide prompt protection and relief to individuals affected by crisis situations. The research also demonstrates that the use of the available complementary protection measures (humanitarian and compassionate considerations, moratorium and protected person status) did not make up the primary thrust of the Canadian immigration response to the earthquake in Haiti. This fact is indicative of the inadequacy of these measures in providing protection to individuals displaced by environmental factors. Finally, it is argued that although the existence of a large Haitian Diaspora was influential in creating a climate open to the adoption of special measures for Haitians, the Haitian Diaspora did not necessarily influence the specifics of the measures adopted to a significant degree.
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Andersson, Lisette, and Kajsa Lundin. "Katastrofal rapportering : En kritisk diskursanalys av svenska dagstidningars rapportering om jordbävningen i Haiti respektive översvämningen i Pakistan 2010." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-14523.
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This study deals with the distinct difference in media attention the earthquake-disaster in Haiti and the flood-disaster in Pakistan got in 2010. There may be many reasons to this divergence, but this study focuses on how news articles can create compassion. This study, with its critical perspective, examines how two daily papers in Sweden portray the suffering of the victims of the catastrophes in Haiti and Pakistan, and create compassion for them. Furthermore it asks the question who benefits from the newspaper’s description of human suffering in the third world. The result shows that the manner of which Swedish daily newspapers report from the catastrophe in Haiti creates an emotional involvement, which most likely leads to compassion. Furthermore it shows potential to lead the readers to identify with the suffering people in Haiti. The Swedish daily newspapers report of the catastrophe in Pakistan on the other hand, does not involve the reader on an emotional level, but gives them the role of a spectator. However the result also indicates that the distance between the victim and the reader is reducing. In that remark the report have potential to create compassion for the victims in Pakistan, although it is more likely that this does not occur. In conclusion the study shows that the Swedish daily newspapers report of the catastrophes in Haiti and Pakistan is embedded in an ideology, which reproduces a global hierarchy of suffering by reproducing the construction of an Us and Them. In addition this study reveals a social conception of the West as more worthy compassion than the third world, and therefore the Swedish daily newspapers report of the catastrophes reproduces the West’s dominance and power in the society.
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Benbih, Karima. "Framing the Edge of Time: Disaster Architecture and Change." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82500.
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In this dissertation, I conduct a reflection on the effects of disaster on time perceptions and their consequences on architecture as a vessel of social and individual values, through a study of two major paradigmatic disasters spaces – Post World War II Japan and Post-earthquake Haiti. While on the surface these two cases do not have many points in common, both are instrumental to establishing the manifestation of disasters' impacts on the culture of construction and on the architectural theories that ensue from them. The first case, Japan after the Second World War, establishes the long term influences and changes in social and architectural thought that occur after a disaster, while Haiti, examines the role of the architect in the reconstruction phases and attempts to register the immediate impressions of local architects on the disaster's impact on their practice.
I show that both cases exhibit manifestations of the importance of the architect's role of not only building back, but moving forward while capitalizing on the events and social changes that happened.Ph. D.
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Kaye, Matthew D. "A Study of Primary Schools in the Elias Piña Province on the Dominican Haitian Border: Immigrant Haitian Access to Education in the Dominican Republic in the 2010 Post-Earthquake Era." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/17.
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The research question of the study asked "In the post 2010 earthquake, what are the conditions faced by Haitian immigrants in accessing primary public education in the Dominican Republic"? Within the context of primary education, the study takes place in the town of Comendador, the capital of the Elías Piña province in the Dominican Republic. Using a mixed methods approach, incorporating ethnographic methods and database analysis, the study documents the voices of Haitian and Dominican parents, Dominican school personnel, non-governmental organization (NGO) officials and community stakeholders. Within the construct of access, there are six areas of focus: educational policy, curriculum and instruction, professional development and resources, parent involvement, intercultural communications, and praxis. Data collection tools included field notes, participant observation, semi-structured interviews, analysis of the Latin American Opinion Project (LAPOP), and analysis of a household composition database. The findings of the study indicate six themes: (1) educational policy, Dominican law provides Haitian children with school registration, yet school officials are allowed the flexibility of adherence; (2) curriculum and instruction, using a national curriculum, teachers are not providing a comprehensible education to Haitian students; (3) professional development and resources, teachers recognized the need to make instruction meaningful for Haitian students; (4) parent involvement, undocumented Haitian parents did not feel safe at school sites; (5) intercultural communications (ICC), educators' behaviors towards Haitian immigrant children and parents demonstrated empathy, yet lacked more advanced levels of ICC and, (6) praxis, there was an absence of advocates for Haitian. In the case of stakeholders and educators in Elías Piña the study suggests that, for the most part, few had the experience and background to understand the complexity of Haitian immigrant students and families who expressed living in fear of the authorities, suspicion of who to trust, and despair with regards to living day to day. While education for their children was seen as a positive need for survival in the Dominican Republic, Haitians' lack of understanding of the Dominican educational system leads to the perception that Haitian immigrant parents were not engaged in the education of their children.
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MENDONCA, BIANCA GOMES SOARES GONCALVES DE. "LOGISTIC EXPERIENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN NAVY IN HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS: EARTHQUAKES IN HAITI AND CHILE IN 2010." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31459@1.
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A assistência humanitária em casos de desastres vem desempenhando papel significativo nos estudos da logística atualmente. Neste cenário, onde a participação de militares brasileiros prestando este tipo de assistência tem sido cada vez mais marcante, cabe às instituições que compõem as Forças Armadas brasileiras revisar, documentar e analisar continuamente os processos e métodos quando atuando em assistência humanitária. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar os obstáculos que a Marinha do Brasil encontrou e como foi sua atuação no campo logístico quando participou de ações humanitárias nos terremotos ocorridos no Haiti e no Chile, ambos no ano de 2010. A contribuição desta pesquisa é principalmente servir de fonte documental retratando como foi o apoio prestado pelos militares na época que os eventos ocorreram e a sistemática de abastecimento atualmente empregada pela Força, visando melhorar as decisões a serem tomadas na Marinha do Brasil, quando esta se deparar com casos semelhantes aos que aqui foram tratados. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada foi de abordagem qualitativa, com objetivo exploratório e descritivo, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica em conceitos presentes no ramo da logística e em doutrinas legais que regem a logística militar. O estudo de caso pautou-se em apresentar dois eventos e analisar a atuação da Marinha em cada um deles. A revisão e análise dos casos aqui tratados resulta no apoio a novos estudos que visem o aperfeiçoamento de processos e o melhor gerenciamento de cadeias logísticas que sejam capazes de aliviar o sofrimento humano por meio de operações humanitárias.Humanitarian assistance for disaster events has been playing a significant role in logistics studies nowadays. In this scenario, where the participation of Brazilian military personnel proving this type of assistance has been increasingly important, it is duty of the institutions that compose the Brazilian Armed Forces to continuously review, document and analyze the processes and methods when acting in humanitarian assistance. This dissertation aims to present the obstacles that the Brazilian Navy encountered and how it performed in the logistic field when it participated in humanitarian actions after the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, both in the year of 2010. The contribution of this research is mainly to serve as a documentary source, depicting the support provided by the military at the time the events occurred and the supply system currently employed by the Force, aiming to improve the decisions to be taken in the Brazilian Navy, when it faces similar cases in the future. The research methodology used was a qualitative approach, with an exploratory and descriptive objective, through a bibliographical research on concepts present in the logistics sector and in legal doctrines that govern the military logistics. The case study consisted in presenting two events and analyzing the Brazilian Navy s performance in each of them. The review and analysis of the cases discussed here results in support for further studies that aim the improvement of processes and the better managing of logistics chains that are capable of alleviating human suffering through humanitarian operations.
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Piffero, Melissa A. "Returning to Haiti: humanitarian effort or corporate capitalism ? : a crisis communication response evaluation of Royal Caribbean International." Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/742.
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The purpose of this study was to examine Royal Caribbean's crisis communications response following the return of their cruise ships to Labadee, Haiti, soon after the Januaty 12, 20 I 0 earthquake. A case study method was used to evaluate both sides of the situation and Royal Caribbean's crisis communications response is evaluated against a target standard of five benchmarks. The first benchmark requires recognizing that a crisis has occurred. The second benchmark involved having an immediate response, by getting the story out first, even if all the facts are not yet available. The third benchmark conveyed the importance of directly communicating with key stakeholders. The fourth benchmark, an all-time favorite, reiterates the importance of telling the truth, bad and good, and keeping it consistent. The fifth benchmark focuses on companies putting people first and conveying a genuine concern for those affected.
This study begins with an introduction of concerned parties, locations and issues. The crisis situation presented is the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010 in Haiti. It continues with a discussion of the communication crisis that resulted from Royal Caribbean's decision to continue cruise trips to its port of Labadee on Haiti, following the disastrous earthquake's widespread devastation. Praise and criticism for Royal Caribbean was equally considered, as was the cruise line's crisis management, specifically its series of crisis communications and their short and long-term implications.
In conclusion, analysis suggested that Royal Caribbean underutilized crisis communication techniques. It is essential that a company have a swift response and communicate to the public what is being done to make sure that a crisis is handled effectively.
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Moreno, Segura Laura Natalia. "Puerto Príncipe y el desastre. Siguiendo las huellas de una reconstrucción difusa." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297698.
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El terremoto del 12 de enero de 2010 aparecía como una fecha que fracturaba la historia de Haití en un antes y un después de aquel evento catastrófico. Una oportunidad para comenzar de cero. Un país históricamente conquistado, colonizado, intervenido y ayudado se enfrentaba a un nuevo desafío: reconstruir su densificada y empobrecida capital. Esta investigación surge con el ánimo de rastrear, descubrir y describir cómo se ha adelantado el proceso de reconstrucción de Puerto Príncipe y cuáles son las características de la ciudad que ha ido emergiendo de las ruinas durante los primeros cuatro años después del sismo. Una ciudad que históricamente ha sido construida fuera de los cánones de la planificación urbana, encuadrándose mejor en las formas de construcción azarosas, creativas e improvisadas que aparecen por doquier en las ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe. Por ello, se entiende que la situación actual de Puerto Príncipe (2013-2014) se encuentra fuertemente influenciada por las prácticas urbanas de los últimos decenios del siglo XX, cuyas características son descritas exhaustivamente para conseguir una mejor comprensión de la ciudad “post-desastre”, reconstruida por cientos de manos que no siguen ningún plan común -a pesar de los intentos realizados por agentes internacionales en este ámbito.
Dado que la reconstrucción ha traído consigo una ampliación de la ayuda/intervención internacional en Haití, este trabajo explora las formas en las que se ha desplegado la cooperación internacional en el proceso de reconstrucción, así como la manera en que se desarrollan las interacciones entre los diversos participantes internacionales y los actores locales con la intención de poner en evidencia los distintos intereses que movilizan, sus agendas heterogéneas y cambiantes, sus proyectos disgregados y sus formas divergentes de comprender y actuar en el universo haitiano.
La ausencia de un plan general de reconstrucción de la ciudad al que deban adaptarse los distintos participantes ha dado lugar a la aparición de pequeños proyectos, promovidos por múltiples agentes, tanto institucionales como informales, que generan formas de ocupación y apropiación del espacio que no pueden ser descritas en tipologías rígidas y estables, ya que pueden haber tantos tipos de viviendas como constructores de la ciudad. En ese sentido, para comprender las dinámicas de organización y funcionamiento propias de la capital haitiana es inapropiado acudir a fórmulas pre-establecidas o categorías de análisis homogéneas (ciudad difusa, ciudad fragmentada, ciudad miseria, ciudad insular) sino que será necesario rastrear los distintos procesos de ocupación del espacio que se suceden simultáneamente en la ciudad para poder dar cuenta –al menos de manera aproximada- de sus características y sus diversas formas de urbanización.
Esta investigación, con fines más narrativos que taxonómicos, se enfoca en la descripción de tres formas diferentes de producción y apropiación del espacio que han surgido después del terremoto. Éstas, en ninguna medida, agotan la multiplicidad de proyectos que se han implementado en Puerto Príncipe durante los últimos años, simplemente se trata una exploración detallada de tres de las muchas formas en que se está construyendo la ciudad, a saber: campamentos (UTEB y Ambassade d’Italie), sites planing (La Piste) y barrios de relocalización (Morne Hôpital). Es así que esta aproximación inicial permite conocer tanto las características de la reconstrucción de la capital de Haití como los problemas y desafíos que pueden aparecer en la reconstrucción de una ciudad en situaciones de post-emergencia.Le séisme du 12 Janvier 2010 est apparu comme un événement capable de fracturer l'histoire d'Haïti. Une opportunité pour prendre un nouveau départ. Un pays historiquement conquis, colonisé, contrôlé et aidé a du faire front à un nouveau défi: reconstruire sa ville-capitale appauvrie. Cette recherche a débuté dans le but de suivre, identifier et décrire la reconstruction de Port-au-Prince et les caractéristiques de la ville qui ont émergées des ruines durant les quatre premières années suivant le séisme. Une ville qui a été historiquement construite en dehors des canons de la planification urbaine étant mieux encadrée à l’image des formes hasardeuses, créatrices et improvisées des constructions qui apparaissent par multiples dans les villes de l'Amérique Latine et des Caraïbes. Par conséquent, on entend que l'actuelle situation de Port-au-Prince (entre 2013-2014) est fortement influencée par ses pratiques urbaines de la fin du siècle précédent lesquelles sont exhaustivement décrites pour obtenir une meilleure compréhension de la ville "post-désastre" reconstruite par des centaines de mains ne suivant aucun plan commun malgré quelques tentatives. La reconstruction a généré une expansion de l'aide / intervention internationale en Haïti. Par cela ce travail explore les formes dans lesquelles la coopération internationale s'est déployée dans le processus de reconstruction. Également, cette recherche étudie la manière dans laquelle les interactions entre les divers participants internationaux et les acteurs locaux se développent dans l’intention de mettre en évidence les intérêts distincts qu'ils mobilisent, ses programmes hétérogènes et changeants, ses projets dispersés et ses formes divergentes de compréhension et d'action dans l'univers haïtien. L'absence d'un plan général de reconstruction de la ville auquel les différents participants doivent s'adapter a permis l'apparition de petits projets, promus par plusieurs agents, institutionnels et informels, qui génèrent formes d'occupation et une appropriation de l'espace ne pouvant être décrit dans des typologies rigides et stables, puisqu'il peut y avoir tant de types de logements que de constructeurs de la ville. En ce sens, afin de comprendre les dynamiques d'organisation et de fonctionnement de la capitale haïtienne, il est difficile d’utiliser des formules préétablies ou catégories homogènes d'analyse (une ville diffuse, une ville fragmentée, une ville misère, une ville insulaire) mais il est nécessaire de suivre les différents processus d'occupation de l'espace qui se succèdent simultanément dans la ville en vue de rendre compte - au moins d'une manière approximative - de ses caractéristiques et diverses formes d'urbanisation. Cette recherche, aux fins plus narratives que taxonomiques, se concentre sur la description de trois différentes formes de production et d’appropriation de l'espace qui ayant surgies après le tremblement de terre. En aucune mesure, celles-ci épuisent la multiplicité des projets mis en œuvre à Port-au-Prince durant ces dernières années. Il s'agit de réaliser une étude détaillée de trois "exemple-types" majeurs développés parmi les nombreux exemples de reconstruction ayant refaçonnés la ville, à savoir : les camps (UTEB et Ambassade d’Italie), les sites planing (Ancien Aéroport) et les programmes de relocalisation quartiers (Morne l’Hôpital). Ceci dans un souci d’obtenir, dans une logique d’apprentissage, une première approche tant de la reconstruction de Port-au-Prince que des problématiques et défis concrèts qui peuvent se poser dans la reconstruction de la ville en situation de post-urgence.
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St, Fleur Sadrac. "Estimation des mouvements sismiques à Port-au-Prince (Haïti) : mesures des amplifications locales et simulations numériques." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016AZUR4099/document.
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Afin de fournir une meilleure prévision du mouvement du sol attendu dans la région de Port-au-Prince, ce travail de thèse propose de détecter et de quantifier les effets de site, d’analyser les caractéristiques des ondes sismiques piégées dans la couche meuble du bassin, et de simuler des accélérogrammes synthétiques réalistes que produirait un séisme futur. A cette fin, nous proposons d’analyser les signaux de 78 séismes qui ont eu lieu entre mars 2010 et février 2013 en appliquant les méthodes de rapports spectraux H/V séisme et SSR. Cette étude met en évidence une forte variabilité spatiale dans les amplifications mesurées, qui est tout à fait cohérente avec la géologie de surface très hétérogène de la zone. On note aussi des amplifications à basse fréquence sur les sédiments marins proches de la côte. Sur les contreforts du massif de la Selle, les réverbérations des ondes sismiques amplifient fortement le mouvement sismique au sommet de la colline. De plus, sur certaines stations nous mettons en évidence, un allongement du signal dû à la présence d’ondes de surface. Pour la génération des accélérogrammes synthétiques, nous utilisons d’abord la méthode des fonctions de Green empiriques. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les mouvements du sol les plus forts sont attendues dans les sédiments quaternaires près de la côte et sur les crêtes des collines du Sud de Port-au-Prince. Ensuite, une méthode hybride de simulation combinant fonctions de transfert complexes et simulations EGF au rocher a été mise en place, et validée à partir de test sur des sites instrumentés de la région métropolitaine de Port-au-PrinceIn order to help estimating the seismic ground motion expected in the Port-au-Prince area (Haiti), we characterize local site effects, pointing out the seismic waves trapped in the loose layer of Cul-de-Sac basin, and provide realistic synthetic accelerograms for an hypothetical future earthquake.To this end, we propose to analyze signals from 78 earthquakes that occurred between March 2010and February 2013, by applying two methods of spectral ratios : The H/V earthquake method and the classical spectral ratio (SSR). A strong spatial variability was observed in the measured amplifications, which is quite consistent with the heterogeneous surface geology of the area. We notice in particular strong amplification on marine sediments close to the coast. In the foothills of the Massif de la Selle the reflection of the seismic waves lead to the concentration of the wave fields that strongly amplify seismic ground motion at the top of the hills. In addition, an increase of the signal duration due to the presence of surface waves was also highlighted on some stations of the plain. For the generation of synthetic accelerograms, we first use Empirical Green functions (EGF) method. The results show that the strongest acceleration is expected in Quaternary sediments near the coast and on the ridge of south hills of Port-au-Prince. Then, a hybrid simulation method combining complex transfer functions (amplitude and phase) and the EGF simulation on bedrock was set up and validated from testing on instrumented sites in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince
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Du, Randt Shannon. "Preparedness of South African non-governmental organization relief teams for international earthquake response : a case study of the 2010 Haiti earthquake response." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/731.
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Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Emergency Medical Care, Durban University of Technology, 2011.Earthquakes are the most frequently occurring natural disaster around the world and it is associated with a large outpouring of humanitarian assistance from the world. Existing models for humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGO) focus on a variety of preparation and response decisions for aid distribution, but tend not to discuss medical rescue teams responding to international disasters and where they would fit into. Aim The aim of this study was to explore the preparedness of South African Non-Governmental Organisation relief teams for international earthquake response. The ultimate aim was to develop a framework for SA NGO teams responding to international earthquake disasters. Methods This qualitative study made use of a range of data collection tools including documentary sources and interviews, so that it could illuminate the study from all sides and to ensure all relevant data from people and organisations that span the globe could be collected. Conclusion and recommendations The result of the study was a conceptual map of the study recommendations which can be used in the development of a framework for improving South African NGO relief teams‟ response efficiency and effectiveness to international earthquake disasters. The research concludes with a series of recommendations which include: assigning the teams under a leading international academic and operational body and to identify qualified, well prepared and professional personnel on a database for rapid deployment.
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"Social capital and psychological stress in post-earthquake Haiti." Tulane University, 2019.
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Horng, Jeng-Shen, and 洪正昇. "Reviewing UN the disaster risk management and humanitarian aid for Haiti, from Haiti earthquake in 2010." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92528458330960042815.
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As the Earth''s crust shifted in the late afternoon of 12 January 2010, the country''s poorly-constructed buildings disintegrated, leaving many of the 222,570 victims entombed. Because of poor social condition, Haiti needs international society’s humanitarian assistance, above all is United Nations role. This thesis focuses on UN disaster risk management, humanitarian assistance and review UN work. This copy uses Human Development Index of United Nations Development Programme and Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International to drawn the outline of poor Haiti, and gives explanation. Because of Haiti Earthquake of 2010, the biggest humanitarian action in recently years, is the principal axis of this thesis, it copy contains definition of disaster and disaster vulnerabilty to compare earthquake of Chile and of Haiti in same year. For phases in disaster risk management is a standard module to minimize disasters triggered by natural hazards, so we review UN mitigation and preparedness in Haiti, in phases of response and of recovery we import humanitarian assistance to review UN reconstruction result.
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Beydoun, Malk. "Cholera in post-earthquake Haiti: how an outbreak became an epidemic." Thesis, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/32982.
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Cholera in Haiti has persisted since its introduction after the 2010 earthquake. The outbreak demonstrates how a combination of socioeconomic factors, mainly a lack of infrastructure, can cause an outbreak to become a much more serious epidemic and the current enduring endemic. Because cholera came to a previously unexposed nation through United Nations peacekeepers, the outbreak in Haiti offers a unique perspective on the impact of globalization on public health. In addition, it provides a deeper look into the disproportionate impact of diarrheal diseases on low-income countries. Several biological and socioeconomic factors have facilitated the outbreak. Biological risk factors include immunologically naïve populations, low gastric acidity, and blood type. In addition, socioeconomic factors include a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation as well as a fragile and over-taxed healthcare system. The persisting struggle surrounding water and sanitation combined with a lack of knowledge on cholera prevention have precipitated the outbreak into an epidemic and further into its current endemic status. Current efforts to battle cholera include water and sanitation improvements, a national vaccination campaign, as well as the mobilization of community health workers. However, without the construction of sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure, it is unlikely that cholera in Haiti can be eliminated.
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Payne, Nichole. "A Leaky House: Haiti in the Religious Aftershocks of the 2010 Earthquake." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64718.
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My research explores nation building, religious conflict and Christian democratization in Post-earthquake Haiti. Christians I spoke with blamed Vodou for the destructive quake. In Haiti, Vodouisants now require UN protection to practice their faith. The thick religious tension in Haiti post-earthquake could portend deep political riffs and dangerous religious persecution. What is more, the quake has effectively shut down government, leaving in its wake essentially an NGO Republic. Moreover, some sectors of the population, particularly the very poor in the black majority, have been converting to evangelical Christianity at very high rates. About the conversions Vodouisants say, "Kay koule twompe soley soley men li pa twompe lapil." A leaky house can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain. I took this notion of a leaky house from the discussion with a Vodouisant research participant who often compared the massive conversions to an incomplete and quick cover for the inner turmoils of the Haitian subject. I expanded this phrase to work as analogy for the significant evangelical/NGO infrastructure in Haiti. Can this leaky house last as the pseudo-governmental body of Haiti?
Problem: A devastating 7.0 Earthquake rocked Haiti on January 12th, 2010. By January 24th, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded (CBS News 2010). Cite’ De Soleil has turned into a devastating battleground-- Vodouisants against Christians. Christian evangelicals have a carte blanche to intervene into the lives of devastated Haitians, also into the Haitian government. Struggling with insufficient capacity in the face of overwhelming poverty and environmental disasters, the Haitian government has capsized in what many are calling a religious coup d’état. At least 10,000 religious non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are operating in Haiti.
Against this background, the actual hypothesis to be tested in this research is that the conversion from Vodou to most sectors of evangelical Christianity and the subsequent violence against Vodou practitioners is, in the case of some of my research participants, actually a modality for expatriation from, or incorporation into, the New Haitian body politic.
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ErsntFiefie and 艾司飛. "Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy:A Case Study of 1/12 Earthquake in Haiti." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4h87m8.
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ABSTRACT This study seeks to understand the current condition of disaster risk reduction in the Haitian metropolitan city (Port-au-Prince) and investigates the Haitian government DRR legal framework, such as the national strategy for disaster risk reduction. It covers a wide range of factors relating, directly or indirectly to DRR-related including the national report on DRR prepared in the context of the world conference on disaster prevention, Kobe-Hyogo, Japan. The 1/12 earthquake case was studied to explore the challenges and best practices on the effectiveness of the framework. In addition to the review of existing literature, the author also collected primary data through an in-depth semi interview. It was found that the Haitian Government, at some extent, did well in launching search and rescue but the NGOs, on the other hand, didn’t do well as expected. The entire system suffer from a lack of supervision and organization; in particular, the responsibility to supervise and monitor the system was not defined. There were problems of coordination, integration, and commitments from Haitian Government and employees. It was suggested that the Haitian Government have to develop effective strategies of disaster reduction. Keywords: Disaster;Risk Reduction, Strategy implementation;Haiti
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Saint-Jean, Florence. "After the Dust Settles: Experiences of Haitian Earthquake Survivors and Implications for Psychosocial Support." 2015. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/etd,197231.
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On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 wide magnitude earthquake hit Haiti and thousands of Haitians were left to cope with the aftermath, and many mental health concerns began to surface (Amnesty International, 2011; Cénat & Derivois, 2014). The main purpose of this study is to understand post-earthquake psychosocial issues in the Haitian context by studying the experiences of Natives in Haiti. This study provides implications for counseling support from international emergency response workers, counselors, counselor educators interested in providing mental health training in Haiti or other developing countries, and researcher's interested in increasing knowledge that has real impact on mental health issues in Haiti. This study aims to answer: "What are the experiences of Haitian Natives post-2010 earthquake in Haiti and the implications for providing appropriate post-crisis psychosocial support?"
<br>This qualitative inquiry used Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological model of human development (Bronfenbrenner, 2005) as a theoretical framework. Seven Haitian Natives who survived the earthquake in La Ville, Haiti shared their beliefs, personal narratives, and the culturally responsive care they received after the earthquake. Some of the participants also took part in a focus group. Informants' responses were translated and transcribed, and Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the transcription and field notes. Conceptual models captured the process and outcomes of psychosocial issues related to post-earthquake context in this study and were compared with previously developed conceptual frameworks. The findings of the study yielded nine themes and 27 sub themes. The findings suggest that the interviewee's experiences were both negative and positive. Some of the negative experiences were continuous trauma symptoms such as panic, worry, and fear. Some of the positive experiences were unity, leadership development, posttraumatic growth, and new appreciation for professional mental health. Based on the conclusions and results from this study, implications will be stated as they relate to practice, teaching, and scholarship.School of Education;
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San, Antonio Jaclyn Tricia. "A criminology of catastrophe: a critical analysis of imperialistic state crime and the Haiti earthquake." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10155/170.
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Despite the devastation caused by environmental catastrophes, these phenomena have yet
to garner significant attention as a subject of criminological inquiry. This thesis is framed
by the following question: How can we problematize the notion of “natural” disaster to
arrive at a criminological understanding of human culpability in the production of harm?
I argue that the degree of human suffering caused by natural disasters is aggravated by
imperialistic state crimes, which predispose populations to conditions of vulnerability and
dependency. I substantiate this argument with an analysis of Haiti and demonstrate how
its history of imperialistic exploitation by the US amounted to a pattern of state crime
victimization that marginalized Haitians and, consequently, shaped their suffering from
the 2010 earthquake. The story of Haiti exemplifies the relationship between the
contemporary hardships of a natural disaster and the historical injustices of state crime,
thus illuminating the relevance of a criminology of catastrophe.UOIT
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"The 2010 Earthquake And Media In Haiti: Journalistic Transformations, Democracy And The Politics Of Disaster." Tulane University, 2014.
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This dissertation explains the role that Haiti's leading mainstream and alternative news outlets have played in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti. The role of the media as a civic institution that acts on behalf of and in alliance with civil society in times of crisis is the central theme of this dissertation. Prior research has demonstrated that Haiti's media has been at the heart of such a role in civic society throughout the country's two hundred plus years of independent existence. This dissertation argues that this media tradition has been revitalized, strengthened and put to the test by the current crisis the country faces in physical reconstruction from natural disaster, political reconstruction from fragile early attempts at democracy, and social reconstruction from decades of economic stagnation that have exacerbated poverty and living conditions of the average Haitian. This project uses a mixed methodological approach of qualitative methods and basic quantitative methods to analyze how Haitian journalists have covered the aftermath of the disaster. This research addressed three key elements: (1) the impact of the disaster on the fractions that existed within the leading news media outlets during the nation's ongoing experiment with democracy (2) the impact of the disaster on how journalists view and practice their profession (3) the impact of the disaster on the quality of news being produced in Haiti. Findings indicate that there was an initial solidarity reborn among key Haitian news outlets that has sustained itself four years into the crisis. The solidarity born out of this most recent crisis has resulted in changes in how journalists approach their civic duty, despite commercial strains, and how they cooperate through sharing of news content and resources. These changes are seen across all media platforms. Additionally, Haitian media outlets have taken joint stances on developments in the country since the 2010 disaster that has resulted in news content that is more critical of those who hold power, and more concerned with advocacy on behalf of the Haitian people in general. At a time when the Haitian people are searching for a path forward, Haiti's media is providing a powerful platform to debate the course of the country's future.acase@tulane.edu
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"Untying the Hands to Tie the Feet: A Qualitative Look at the Vulnerabilities of Post-earthquake Haiti and the Transformative Processes Necessary for National Refoundation." Doctoral diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8805.
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abstract: Great disasters can often serve as birthing grounds for national transformation. As communities work to recover and rebuild, opportunities to reassess of prevailing development theories and programs may arise. As traditional development programs, supported by top-down development theories and billions in foreign aid, have not changed Haiti's impoverished status, such an opportunity has been presented to the Caribbean nation. Just a few months removed from the devastating 7.0 earthquake of Jan 12, 2010, this study identified the emergent thinking about development as expressed by key informants (N=21) from six entity types involved in Haiti's rebuilding efforts - government agencies, social ventures, grassroots, diaspora, foreign, and hybrid nonprofits. Findings were supplemented by participant observation of a civil society meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) Framework was used as a lens with which to understand the causes of Haiti's social, institutional, environmental, and economic vulnerabilities. Modified grounded theory was used as the qualitative data analytical method from which five themes emerged: Haitian government, rebuilding, aid work and its effects, Haitian society, and international interference. Participants called for a refoundation, the building a nation from the ground up, of Haiti. Based on these findings, four transformative processes were identified as fundamental to Haiti's refoundation: 1) communication and collaboration with the Haitian government, 2) engagement of the Haitian people and the Haitian diaspora in the redevelopment work, 3) a broad vision of development for the nation, and 4) coordination and collaboration among NGOs.Dissertation/Thesis
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Sylvain, Patrick. "Windows of exile." Thesis, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/15382.
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Please note: creative writing theses are permanently embargoed in OpenBU. No public access is forecasted for these. To request private access, please click on the locked Download file link and fill out the appropriate web form.Poetry
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