THE FIVE PILLARS OF
DISASTER RESILIENCE
Part 2: Protection
DISASTER RESILIENCE IS A FAILED
POLICY WITHOUT THE ADOPTION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF FIVE
INTEGRATED POLICIES
(i.e., The Five Pillars of Disaster
Resilience)
YOUR
NATION
DATA BASES
AND INFORMATION
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GROUND FAILURE
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AFTERSHOCKS
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•HAZARD MAPS
•INVENTORY
•VULNERABILITY
•LOCATIONR
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
BOOKS OF
KNOWLEDGE
•PREPAREDNESS
•PROTECTION
•EARLY WARNING
•EM RESPONSE
•RECOVERY
5 PILLARS OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE
PROTECTION OF IMPORTANT
BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
IS AN ESSENTIAL PILLAR OF
DISASTER RESILIENCE
THE GOAL
DEMANDS ON
COMMUNITY
DISASTER
RESILIENCE:
CAPABILITIES OF
COMMUNITY
REALITY
UNANTICIPATED
DEMANDS ON
COMMUNITY
LACK OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE
INSUFFICIENT
PROTECTION OF
COMMUNITY BLDGS.
& INFRASTRUCTURE
WHAT IS PROTECTION?
(Protection is
a mandated state of robustness,
strength, and ductility for important
buildings and essential - critical
infrastructure to prevent loss of
function when a natural hazard ocurs
THE STATE-OF-PROTECTION IN
A COMMUNITY INCREASES AS A
COMMUNITY’S CAPABILITY TO
ANTICIPATE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
INCREASES
WHAT IS PREPAREDNESS?
(Preparedness is
a state of readiness on individual,
urban, sub-regional, and national
scales that is sufficient to keep the
disaster agents of a natural hazard
from causing a disaster
THE STATE-OF-READINESS IN A
COMMUNITY INCREASES AS A
COMMUNITY’S CAPABILITY TO
ANTICIPATE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
INCREASES
ANY COMMUNITY CAN
INCREASE ITS STATE-OF-
PROTECTION AGAINST THE
POTENTIAL DISASTER
AGENTS OF ANY NATURAL
HAZARD
ALL “PROTECTION ACTIVITIES” RELY ON
CAPABILITY TO ANTICIPATE
• HAZARD AND RISK ZONATION
(INUNDATION, GROUND SHAKING,
AND HIGH-VELOCITY WIND FIELDS)
• URBAN PLANNING (AVOIDANCE)
• CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATING
BUILDING CODES AND LIFELINE
STANDARDS
• SITE-SPECIFIC DESIGN
ALL “PROTECTION ACTIVITIES” RELY ON
CAPABILITY TO ANTICIPATE
• ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ENERGY
DISSIPATION DEVICES (e.g., BASE
ISOLATION)
• PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR
BASIC, ESSENTIAL, AND CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE) …
WHAT NEEDS TO BE
ANTICIPATED?
• THE NATURAL HAZARD
(S) THAT IS/ARE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR?
• WHERE AND WHEN WILL
IT/THEY OCCUR?
• HOW STRONG WILL THE
POTENTIAL DISASTER
AGENTS OF EACH
HAZARD BE?
WHAT NEEDS TO BE
ANTICIPATED (Continued)?
• WHAT KINDS OF
BUILDINGS ARE AT RISK?
• WHAT KINDS OF BASIC,
ESSENTIAL, AND
CRITICAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE ARE AT
RISK?
• WHAT ARE THEIR
PHYSICAL VUL-
NERABILITIES
WHAT NEEDS TO BE
ANTICIPATED (Continued)?
• WHAT ARE THE LIKELY
SOCIAL VUL-
NERABILITIES
• WHAT IS THE LIKELY
DAMAGE DISTRIBUTION?
• WHAT ARE THE LIKELY
CASUALTIES, SOCIO-
ECONOMIC, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS?
BUILDINGS NEEDING PROTECTION?
• HIGH-RISES
• SCHOOLS
• HOSPITALS
• MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
• THE CAPITOL
• THE LEGISLATURE
• TH PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDING
PROTECTION
• UTILITY SYSTEMS (GAS, POWER,
WATER)
• SEWAGE SYSTEMS
• PIPELINES
• TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, TRANSIT,
AIRPORTS, …)
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDING
PROTECTEION
• COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• LEVEES AND DAMS
• POWER PLANTS
• NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
• HAZ MAT STORAGE TANKS
POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS TO
PROTECT AGAINST
• INUNDATION
• STRONG WIND FIELD
• STRONG GROUND SHAKING
• LIQUEFACTION
• LANDSLIDES
• FIRE
EXAMPLE 1: A NEED FOR
PROTECTION
• CHINA
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 2: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• EGYPT ASWAN
HIGH DAM: PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 3: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• ALGERIA
(ALGIERS, A
CAPITAL CITY):
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 3: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• ALGERIA
(BOUMEDES)
AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 4: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• ITALY (IRPINIA)
AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 5: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• OKLAHOMA, USA
HOSPITAL AFTER
TORNADO:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 6: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• JAPAN ELEVATED
EXPRESSWAY
AFTER EARTH-
QUAKE: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 7: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND BAY
BRIDGE AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 8: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• SAN FRANCISCO
CITY HALL (BASE
ISOLATION):
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 9: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• ARIZONA, USA
AQUEDUCT:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 10: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• SAN FRANCISCO
INT’L AIRPORT
(BASE ISOLATION):
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 11: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CHILE HIGHWAY
SYSTEM: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 12: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• NEW ORLEANS
AFTER HUR-
RICANE KATRINA:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 13: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CHILE
INUNDATION:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 14: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CHINA (YA’AN
CITY) AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 15: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• GULF OF MEXICO
OIL RIG: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 16: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• PAKISTAN
COLLAPSED
BUILDINGS AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 17: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• HAITI
PRESIDENTIAL
PALACE AFTER
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 18: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• JAPAN
FUKUSHIMA
NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 19: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• MEXICO (MEXICO
CITY AND “POPO):
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 20: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”E
• PERU BRIDGE
AFTER LAND-
SLIDE): PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 21: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• USA INTERSTATE
HWY 44 IN-
UNDATED:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 22: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• JAPAN ELEVATED
EXPRESSWAY
AFTER EARTH-
QUAKE: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 23: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CHINA BEIJING
(CAPITAL CITY)
AFTER FLOOD:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 24: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”E
• PERU BRIDGE
AFTER LAND-
SLIDE): PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 25: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• USA INTERSTATE
HWY 44 IN-
UNDATED:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 26: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• CHINA THREE
GORGES DAM:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 27: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• ALASKA USA
SCHOOL: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 28: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• TENNESSEE (USA)
ELEVATED
RAILROAD BRIDGE
DURING A FLOOD:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 29: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• SRI LANKA AFTER
TSUNAMI WAVE
RUN UP: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 30: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• RUSSUA WILDFIRE
NEAR THE
KREMLIN: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 31: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• AUSTRALIA
(QUEENSLAND) A
FLOOD: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 32: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• AMERICAN SAMOA
TSUNAMI WAVE
RUN UP: PROPER
PRIOR PRO-
TECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 33: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• TRINIDAD-
TOBAGO FLOOD:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 34: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• JAPAN TSUNAMI
WAVE RUN UP:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
EXAMPLE 35: A NEED FOR
“PROTECTION”
• RUSSIA
EARTHQUAKE:
PROPER PRIOR
PROTECTION
PREVENTS POOR
PERFORMANCE
CONCLUSION
With Today’s Books of
Knowledge, Innovative Capacity
Building to
Protect Important Buildings and
Basic, essential, and
Critical, Infrastructure is possible.