Forgetting about hazard

Abstract

This paper examines long-term recovery outcomes of businesses impacted by major natural disasters. Data were collected via two large-scale mail surveys—one administered to Santa Cruz County, California businesses 8 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the other administered to businesses in South Dade County, Florida, 6 years after Hurricane Andrew. Based on the results of OLS regression models, we argue that long-term recovery experiences of businesses are affected by various factors, including the economic sector in which a business operates, its age and financial condition, and the scope of its primary market; direct and indirect disaster impacts, including physical damage, forced closure, and disruption of operations; and owner perceptions of the broader economic climate. Previous disaster experience, level of disaster preparedness, and use of external sources of aid were not found to significantly affect the long-term economic viability of businesses in the two study communities.     

Friends and family vs. government: who does the public rely on more to prepare for natural disasters?

This paper examines what organizations and groups individuals rely on to help prepare for natural disasters and how reliance differs vis-à-vis demographic characteristics. Using data gathered from 2,008 individuals employed in the United States, the results revealed that individuals are significantly more likely to rely on friends and family than government organizations at the local, state, and federal level. The findings also suggest that this reliance varies across demographic groups. For example, data from the present study suggest that women and minority groups as well as individuals who are older and less educated are significantly more likely to rely on organizations to help prepare for natural disasters. This study contributes to the disaster management and risk communication literatures by offering key insights into the organizations and groups the American public in general, and certain demographic groups in particular, rely on when it comes to preparing for natural disasters. Knowledge about the organizations and groups that individuals rely on to help prepare for natural disasters can help policymakers and practitioners target those organizations as conduits to deliver critical preparedness information, as well as other information related to disaster mitigation, response, and recovery.     

Integrating disaster risk reduction in national development planning: experience and challenges of Jamaica

It is generally recognised by the disaster risk management and development communities that disasters have a negative impact on development, and indeed can set back development by years. This realisation led to a new paradigm for the management of hazards and their impacts, namely an integrated approach which emphasises disaster risk reduction being incorporated into national development planning. Awareness, however, does not necessarily translate into implementation. ‘Reduce the underlying risk factors’, Priority for Action 4 of The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015, reported the lowest average score for progress of the five priority areas. Challenges to progress, as reported by Governments included inappropriate development practices, high levels of poverty and other factors which increase vulnerability. Various authors have recognised the difficulty of consistently and successfully integrating disaster risk reduction into development planning. This integration is particularly challenging for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which face high exposure to hazards, vulnerable populations and limited resources, often both human and financial. The efforts of Jamaica, a Caribbean SIDS, at integrating disaster risk reduction into national development, and some factors which proved to be important in making progress are presented here. This retrospective paper is written from the perspective of a participant observer and traces developments in disaster risk management over three decades, 1980–2010. Integration and inclusiveness, use of quantitative methods and application of risk assessments are identified as being important in gaining acceptance for disaster risk reduction.     

ABR+复合好氧反应器+BAF处理中药废水

中药制药废水成分复杂,水质变化大,可生化性较好。采用ABR+复合好氧反应器+BAF工艺处理中药废水,运行结果表明:COD、BOD5、NH3-N、及SS平均去除率分别达95%、98.7%、73.3%和93.5%,出水水质达GB8978-1996《污水综合排放标准》一级标准。     

铁路泥石流防治安全性及综合减灾决策的研究

本文介绍铁泥石流防治方案的安全性评估及综合减灾决策技术。文中首先提出了以风险性分析为指导的铁路泥石流防治方案规划原则;然后介绍了综合减灾方案安全性的概念,以及用事故树和计算机仿真技术计算安全度的方法,最后对综合减灾决策模式进行了探讨。     

二氧化氯处理中药废水的氧化特性研究

采用稳定性二氧化氯溶液氧化降解中药废水,运用正交设计方法考察了常温、常压(291～298 K,1.013×10~5Pa)下ClO_2起始浓度([ClO_2]:COD)、pH、氧化反应时间等因素对中药废水处理效果的影响。研究表明,(1)当[ClO_2]:COD在1.0～0.4范围时,COD的平均去除率42%;当[ClO_2]:COD大于1.0或小于0.4时,COD平均去除率仅为27%～35%;(2)pH=2～4时,COD去除率可以达到40%以上,且pH≥10时,COD去除率高达59%;(3)COD去除率随着反应时间的延长而升高,氧化反应30 min左右,COD去除率能达到40%以上,105 min后处理效率达到63%;(4)ClO_2处理中药废水的最佳工艺条件是[ClO_2]:COD为0.7:1,反应pH值6,反应时间75 min。     

白腐菌改性的中药渣对Cr（Ⅵ）的吸附性能

以白腐菌的典型菌种黄孢原毛平革菌为改性菌种,对中药渣进行改性处理,研究了改性中药渣对Cr（Ⅵ）的吸附性能。采用SEM技术对改性中药渣进行表征。研究了废水pH、改性中药渣加入量、吸附温度和吸附时间对Cr（Ⅵ）吸附效果的影响。表征结果显示,中药渣经过改性后表面出现许多孔隙,比表面积增大,为吸附Cr（Ⅵ）提供了更多的吸附位。实验结果表明：在初始Cr（Ⅵ）质量浓度50 mg/L、改性中药渣加入量5 g/L、废水pH 2、吸附温度45 ℃、吸附时间20 h的条件下,改性中药渣对Cr（Ⅵ）的去除率达99.5%,吸附量可达9.82 mg/g;改性中药渣对Cr（Ⅵ）的吸附等温线符合Langmuir等温吸附方程和Freundlich等温吸附方程;准二级动力学方程能很好地对改性中药渣吸附Cr（Ⅵ）的数据进行拟合。     

新疆原生地球化学环境灾害特征与防治

新疆原生地球化学环境灾害属自然灾害－原生地质环境灾害之一。它是由地壳内外动力地质作用（包括成岩、构造、水、气、生物等作用）形成的某区域、地区、局部地质体（岩石、土壤）、水体、气体、生物体中某些化学元素或化学成分的超常富集或超常贫化对人类生命健康、生活、生存繁衍及活动造成的灾害、危害和影响。新疆是我国原生地球化学环境灾害较严重的省区之一。在中央实施“西部大开发”战略方针的指引下,从环境地球化学的角度入手,初步划分了新疆原生地球化学环境灾害的类型,分析了新疆源生地球化学环境灾害的特征,并提出了防治对策。     

Feasibility and simulation model of a pilot scale membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment and reuse from Chinese traditional medicine

The lack and pollution of water resource make wastewater reuse necessary. The pilot scale long-term tests for submerged membrane bioreactor were conducted to treat the effluents of anaerobic or aerobic treatment process for the high-strength Chinese traditional medicine wastewater. This article was focused on the feasibility of the wastewater treatment and reuse at shorter hydraulic retention time （HRT） of 5.0, 3.2 and 2.13 h. MLSS growth, membrane flux, vacuum values and chemical cleaning periods were also investigated. The experimental results of treating two-phase anaerobic treatment effluent demonstrated that the CODfilt was less than 100 mg/L when the influent COD was between 500-10000 mg/L at HRT of 5.0 h, which could satisfy the normal discharged standard in China. The experimental results to treat cross flow aerobic reactor effluent demonstrated that the average value of CODfilt was 17.28 mg/L when the average value of influent COD was 192.84 mg/L at HRT of 2.13 h during 106 d, which could completely meet the normal standard for water reuse. The maximum MLSS and MLVSS reached 24000 and 14500 mg/L at HRT of 3.2 h respectively. Membrane flux had maximal resume degrees of 94.7% at vacuum value of 0.02 MPa after cleaning. Chemical cleaning periods of membrane module were 150 d. A simulation model of operational parameters was also established based on the theory of back propagation neural network and linear regression of traditional mathematical model. The simulation model showed that the optimum operational parameters were suggested as follows： HRT was 5.0 h, SRT was 100 d, the range of COD loading rate was between 10.664-20.451 kg/（m3.d）, the range of MLSS was between 7543-13694 mg/L.     

中药废水主要成分厌氧生物降解途径研究

通过小试研究,利用气-质联机（GC-MS）对黄芩甙的厌氧生物降解曲线和途径进行了探讨,对黄芩甙的降解数据进行趋势化模拟和线性回归分析,得到了相应的降解动力学方程.黄芩甙可能的降解途径为“脱糖→脱苯→开环→饱和化→拆链”,降解时间需47 h以上, 厌氧分解的主要产物是小分子氧化物,如醇、醛、酸、酯、烯烃以及还原态饱和烷烃.结果表明,黄芩甙降解的限速步骤在水解酸化阶段,适宜采用两相厌氧消化技术和较长的停留时间进行处理.