Question.5070 - Week 4 AssignmentInstructionsEDMG Gen-AI Specific Policy:Before beginning this assignment, be sure to read this EDMG Gen-AI Specific Policy. The link will provide you with the information needed to properly use AI.Overview: Read the assignment material for the week. This week, the reading assignment is: Forward and Chapters 1 - 9 of "What is a Disaster" by Perry & Quarantelli (eds.).Assignment: Provide an approximate 1500-word document analyzing important concepts in the readings. Ensure you apply the discussion tenets from the contributors to your work including the work of Scanlon, Alexander, Cutter, Jigyasu, Britton, and Dombrowsky. Assume that you are writing for an uninformed reader that knows nothing about the topic and has not read what you read. Provide an introduction that gives the background of the resource that you are reviewing, so the reader will understand what they're reading and why. Include the following topics in the discussion:- Discuss why is it difficult to define the concept of disaster? Is it a moving target?- Analyze and discuss the role of culture and the design of civilization on the way disasters are perceived.- Define 'reality' and 'construct'. Analyze and discuss if there is such a thing as reality? Why or why not?- Assess and discuss the role of 'respondent' in academic discussions. What role does a respondent play, and what value does he/she add?DO NOT list out the topics or questions and answer them. Provide APA formatted headings. Ensure that you meet or exceed the 1500-word target, and that your paper meets APA presentation requirements. Save the Microsoft Word document as [yourlastnameWkX] (e.g. SmithWk4) and upload the paper to the assignment.Rubric: Papers will be graded using the APUS graduate rubric, with attention paid to comprehension, depth of knowledge, and clear expression of ideas and arguments. Additionally, adherence to APA conventions will be required.Objective: This assignment supports course objective: CO2, CO3, CO4.AttachmentsScoring Rubric.doc(50 KB)
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philosophy xxxx paper xxxxx into xxx difficulties xx defining xxxxxxxx how xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx mold xxxxx perception xx disasters xxxx philosophical xxxxxxxxxx on xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx and xxx importance xx respondents xx any xxxxxxxx discussions xxxxx areas xxx tackled xxxx the xxxx of xxxxxxxxx a xxxxx perspective xxx the xxxxxxx who xxx be xxxxxxxxxx with xxx subject xxx discussion xxxxx on xxx critical xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx theoretical xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx case xxxxxxx seeks xx shed xxxxx on xxx sophistication xx disasters xxx the xxxxxxxx approaches xxxxxxx mitigation xxx response xxx the xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx Is xxxx to xxxxxx The xxxxxx TargetThe xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx is x hard xxx to xxxxxx primarily xxxxxxx its xxxxxxxxxx is xxxxxx subjective xxx more xxxxx than xxx contextual xxxxxxxxx also xxxxxxxxx that xxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxx purely xxxxxxx nor xxxxxxxxxxxxx but xxxxxxxxxxxx interlinked xxxx human xxxxxxxxxxxxx society xxx history xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx human xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx involved xx defining xxxx a xxxxxxxx is xxxx the xxxx event xxxxxxxxx differently xxxxx diverse xxxxxxxx social xxx economic xxxxxxxxxx A xxxxx might xx no xxxx than x nuisance xxx a xxxxxxxxxxxxx city xxxxx the xxxx flood xxxxx have xxxxxxxxxxxx consequences xxx a xxxx resilient xxxxxxxxx This xxxxxxxxxxx creates xxx problem xx disaster xxxxx a xxxxxx target xx perceptions xxx definitions xxxxxx with xxxx gains xx knowledge xxx shifting xxxxxxxx priorities xxxxxxx points xxx that xxx term xxxxxxxx has xxxxxxxxx meanings xx public xxxxxxxxx policy xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx research xxxxx further xxxxxxxxxxx its xxxxxxxxxx For xxxxxxx an xxxxxxxxxx may xx considered x disaster xx one xxxxxx due xx high xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx losses xxxxx the xxxx magnitude xxxxxxxxxx may xx a xxxxxxxxxx event xxxxxxxxx due xx robust xxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx measures xxx evolving xxxxxx of xxxxxxx change xxxxxxx complicates xxx definition xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx frequency xx extreme xxxxxxx events xxxxx the xxxxxxxx framework xxxxxx which xxxxxxxxx have xx far xxxx conceptualized xxx responded xx IPCC xxxx relativity xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx but xxxxxxxxxx that xxxx concept xx fluid xxx demands x continuous xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx process xx which xxxxxxxxxxx evolve xx adapt xx contemporary xxxxxxxxxx The xxxx of xxxxxxx and xxx Design xx Civilization xx Disaster xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx influence xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx preparedness xxx and xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxx In xxx paper xxxxxxx looks xx how xxx interaction xx traditional xxxxxxxxx systems xxx modern xxxxxxxxxxxx influences xxxxxxxx fact xxxx so xxxx people xxxx in xxxxxxxxx locations xxxx as xxxxxxx cities xxxxxxx societal xxxxxxxxxx favoring xxxxxxxx growth xxxx safety x characteristic xx such x decision xx one xxxx normalizes xxx risk xx a xxxxxxxx until xxx next xxxxxxxxxxxx event xxx example xxxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxx to xxxxx eventually xxxxxx rapid xxxxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxx enforced xxxxxxxx codes xxx too xxxxxxx disaster xxxxxxxxxxxx has xxxxxxxxxx such xxxxx as xx the xxxx of xxxxxxxx Erdik xxxxxxxx context xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx construction xx what xxxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxx Scanlon xxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxx of xxxxxxxx narratives xxx collective xxxxxx regarding xxxxxxxxx Societies xxxx experience xxxxxxxxx disasters xxxx as xxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx often xxxxxx strategies xxx resilience xxxxxx their xxxxxxxx practices xx contrast xxxxxxxxx unfamiliar xxxx specific xxxxxxx may xxxx disasters xx unexpected xx acts xx God xxxxx can xxxxxxx proactive xxxxxxxxxx For xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx Katrina xxxxxxx profound xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx inequities xx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx where xxx greatest xxxxxxx were xxxx within xxxxxxxxxxxx communities xxx to xxxxxxxx injustices xxxxxxx These xxxxxxxx serve xx highlight xxxx cultural xxxxxxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxxx needed xx disaster xxxx reduction xxxxxxxxxx as xxxxxxxxx perceive xxx respond xx disasters xx a xxxxxxx of xxxx Reality xxx Construct xx There xxxx a xxxxx as xxxxxxx Central xx philosophical xxx sociological xxxxxxx are xxx concepts xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx Reality xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx that xxxxx independently xx human xxxxxxxxxx whereas xxxxxxxxxx are xxx subjective xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxx humans xxx to xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx reality xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxx while xxx physical xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx are xxxx their xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx interpretations xxx heavily xxxxxxxxxxx For xxxxxxxx whether xx not x heatwave xx defined xx a xxxxxxxx is xxxxx a xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx preparedness xxx response xxxxx attention xxx political xxxxxxxxxxx rather xxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxx event xxxxxx Reality xx a xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx for xxxx scholars xxxx scholars xxx example xxxxxxxx an xxxxxxxxx reality xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx perception xxxxx others xxxxxxxxx social xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx argue xxxx our xxxxxxx is xxxxxxxxxxx through xxxxxxxx historical xxx linguistic xxxxxxxx Berger xxxxxxxx Within xxx context xx disasters xxxx means xxxx whereas xxx physical xxxxx itself-a xxxxxxxxx say-is xxxx it xx identified xx a xxxxxxxx based xx constructs xxxxxxx by xxx including xxx value xxxxxx on xxxxxx and xxxxx affected xxx example xxx T xxxx earthquake xxx tsunami xxxx widely xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx of xxx disaster xxxxxxx by xxx massive xxxx of xxxx and xxxxxxxx destruction xxx the xxxxxxx of xxx event xxxxxxx across xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx perspectives xxxxxxxxxx different xxxxxxxxxx and xxxx of xxxxxx the xxxxx Aldrich xxxx interplay xxxxxxx objective xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx constructs xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx discourse xxxxx requires xxxxxxx approaches xx understanding xxx addressing xxxxx phenomena xxx Role xx the xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxx DiscussionsThe xxxxxxxxxxx contribute xx the xxxxxxxx discourse xxxxxxx the xxxxx of xxxxxxxx feedback xxxxxxxxx perspectives xxx validation xx arguments xx disaster xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxxxxxxx policymakers xxx members xx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as x bridge xxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx framework xxx the xxxx world xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx added xxxxx from xxx respondents xx placing xxxxxxxx findings xx context xxxxxxx that xxxx are xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx to x wide xxxxx of xxxxxxxx For xxxxxxx studies xx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx risk xxxxx definitely xx enriched xx the xxxxx authorities xxxx direct xxxxxxxxxx in xxx implementation xx mitigation xxxxxxxx also xxx a xxx Britton xxxxxxx that xxxxxxxx discussion xx dialogical xxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx challenges xxxxxxxxxxx refines xxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For xxxxxxxx it xx the xxxxx insight xxxx field xxxxxxxxxxx by x respondent xxxx may xxxxx more xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx to xxx theoretical xxxxx of x researcher xx disaster xxxxxxxxxx Moreover xxx responses xxxxx also xx more xxxxxx since xxx backgrounds xx the xxxxxxxxxxx are xxxx diverse xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxx This xxxxxxxxxxxxx dynamic xxxxxxxxx the xxxx of x respondent xx establishing x strong xxx relevant xxxxxxxx debate xx that xxxxxxxx should xxx only xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxxxx advances xxx also xx oriented xxxxxx solving xxxxxxxxx problems xxx social xxxxx RecommendationsDevelopment xx disaster xxxxxxx towards xx improved xxxxx resilience xx disasters xxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxx approach xxxxx policymakers xxx researchers xxxxxx adopt x context-specific xxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx disasters xxxxxxxxx cultural xxxxxx and xxxxxxxx variables xx mentioned xx Jigyasu xxxx will xxxx the xxxxxxxxxx strategies xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxx kinds xx communities xxxxxx traditional xxxxxxxxx integrated xxxx modern xxxxxxxx management xxx provide xxxxxxxxx resilience xxxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx with xxxx cultural xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxx with xxxxxx Scanlon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx research xx also xxxxxxx to xxxxxx in xx this xxxxxxx sociologists xxxxxxxxxxx engineers xxx policy xxxxxx together xxx come xx with xxxxxxxx solutions xxxxxxxxxx both xxx structural xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxx inequities xxxxxx Education xxx community xxxxxxxxxx in xxxxxxx awareness xx disaster xxxxx would xx hand xx hand xxxx proactive xxxxxxxxxx efforts xxxxx need xx be xxxxxxxxxx Such xxxxxxxx involving xxxxx respondents xx planning xxx decision-making xxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx and xxxxxx interventions xx be xxxxxxxxxx sensitive xxx sustainable xxxxxxx The xxxxxxxxx resources xxx have xx be xxxxxxxxxxx by xxx government xxx international xxxxxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx disaster xxxx reduction xxx response xxxxx should xxxxxxx investments xx infrastructure xxxxxxxxxxx early xxxxxxx systems xxx capacity-building xxxxxxxx Adopting xxxx recommendations xxxx contribute xxxxxx an xxxxxxxxx society xxxx demonstrates xxxx resilience xxxxxxx disasters xxx brings xxxx losses xx human xxxxx and xxx economy xxxxx contributing xx sustainable xxxxxxxxxxx ConclusionDisaster xxxxxxx are xxxxxxx and xx a xxxxxxxxxx state xx evolution xxxxxxxxx an xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx approach xx their xxxxxxxxxxxx cultural xxx epistemological xxxxxxxxxx are xx be xxxxxxxx Works xx Scanlon xxxxxxxxx Cutter xxxxxxx Britton xxx Dombrowsky xxx invaluable xx stressing xxxx interplay xxxxx human xxxxxxxxxxxxx social xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx perception xxx definition xx a xxxxxxxx as x moving xxxxxx involves xxxxxxx nature xxx shifting xxxxxxxxxx emphasis xxxxxxxxx upon xxx dictates xx the xxxxxxxxxx priorities xxxxxxx to xxxxxx emerging xx society xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx By xxxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxx nature xx disasters xxx embracing xxxxxxx perspectives xxxxxxxxx those xxxx respondents xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx will xxxx the xxxxxxx to xxxxxx better xxxx of xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxxxxx This xxxxx highlights xxx continuous xxxx for xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx reflection xx ways xx push xxxxxxx the xxxxx of xxxxxxxx studies xx a xxxx of xxxxxxxx challenges xxxx as xxxxxxx change xxx urbanization xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx research xxx collaboration xxx vital xx eliciting xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx vulnerability xxxx comprehensive xxxxxxxxx about xxx intricacies xx disasters xx are xxxx to xxxx our xxx toward xxxxxxxx safer xxxx equitable xxxxxxxx communities xxxx will xx able xx stand xx to xxx uncertainties xx the xxxxxx ReferencesAldrich x P xxxxxxxx resilience xxxxxx capital xx post-disaster xxxxxxxx University xx Chicago xxxxx Alexander x Principles xx emergency xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx Terra xxxxxxxxxx Berger x L xxxxxxxx T xxx social xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx A xxxxxxxx in xxx sociology xx knowledge xxxxxx Books xxxxxxx N x Developing xx understanding xx disaster xxxxxxxxxx and xxx Zealand xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxx N x National xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx National xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxxx emergency xxxxxxxxxx Disaster xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx - xxxxxx S x Vulnerability xx environmental xxxxxxx Progress xx Human xxxxxxxxx - xxxxxx S x GI xxxxxxx disasters xxx emergency xxxxxxxxxx Transactions xx GIS x Dombrowsky x R xxxxx and xxxxx Is x disaster xxxx we xxxx a xxxxxxxx Some xxxxxxxxxx notes xx conceptualizing xxx object xx disaster xxxxxxxxx International xxxxxxx of xxxx Emergencies xxx Disasters x Erdik x Earthquake xxxx in xxxxxx Science x Jigyasu x Reducing xxxxxxxx vulnerability xxxxxxx local xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx The xxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx rural xxxxxxxxxxx in xxxxx and xxxxx PhD xxxxxxxxxxxx Norwegian xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx IPCC xxxxxxx change xxx physical xxxxxxx basis xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx Group x to xxx Sixth xxxxxxxxxx Report xx the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Panel xx Climate xxxxxx Cambridge xxxxxxxxxx Press xxxxxxx J xxxxx behaviour xx disaster xxx relevance xx gender xxxxxxxxxx Journal xx Emergency xxxxxxxxxx - xxxxxxx K xxxxxx inequality xxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx In xx risk xxx disaster xxxxxxx from xxxxxxxxx Katrina xx - xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx PressMore Articles From EDMG502 Emergency and Disaster Theory
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