A Preparedness Index (PI) to Assess the Capacities for Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Planning: A Case Study from Padang City, Indonesia

Dilanthi Amaratunga; Richard Haigh; F. Ashar; M. Senevirathne

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_34

A Preparedness Index (PI) to Assess the Capacities for Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Planning: A Case Study from Padang City, Indonesia

Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh, F. Ashar, M. Senevirathne

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Tsunami is a hydrological hazard that has attracted a significant attention in the disaster risk reduction (DRR) discipline since the phenomena of unprecedented coastal urbanization has been increasing the causes for tsunami risk in coastal cities. Padang is the capital city of the West Sumatra in Indonesia and a coastal city frequently affected by tsunami impacts triggered in the ‘Pacific ring of fire’. Hence, the tsunami warning and evacuation planning is considered as a critical need in the DRR strategies of the Padang city. This research is aimed at evaluating the relevant capacities within the Padang city for improving the preparedness for tsunami hazard. The overall preparedness of the city for potential tsunami impacts has been assessed by calculating the preparedness index (PI) which is composed of four key indicators; Knowledge and attitudes (KAP), emergency response plan (EP), early warning system (WS), mobilization of resources (RM). The results recorded 74/100 for PI which categorizes the city as ‘ready for preparedness’ signifying the availability of high capacities for the improvement of tsunami warning and evacuation planning. The result of the PI can be further interpreted to identify the structural measures such as vertical shelters and evacuation routes for the better preparedness against tsunami hazard.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks
Editors	Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh, Nuwan Dias
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Chapter	34
Pages	499-513
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030730031
ISBN (Print)	9783030730024, 9783030730055
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_34
Publication status	Published - 12 Sep 2021
Event	International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction: To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Virtual, Colombo, Sri Lanka Duration: 14 Dec 2020 → 16 Dec 2020 http://cabaret.buildresilience.org/2020_Symposium/ http://cabaret.buildresilience.org/2020_Symposium/index.html

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Conference	International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction
Country/Territory	Sri Lanka
City	Colombo
Period	14/12/20 → 16/12/20
Internet address	http://cabaret.buildresilience.org/2020_Symposium/ http://cabaret.buildresilience.org/2020_Symposium/index.html

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Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Ashar, F., & Senevirathne, M. (2021). A Preparedness Index (PI) to Assess the Capacities for Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Planning: A Case Study from Padang City, Indonesia. In D. Amaratunga, R. Haigh, & N. Dias (Eds.), Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks (pp. 499-513). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_34

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Amaratunga, D, Haigh, R, Ashar, F & Senevirathne, M 2021, A Preparedness Index (PI) to Assess the Capacities for Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Planning: A Case Study from Padang City, Indonesia. in D Amaratunga, R Haigh & N Dias (eds), Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks. Springer, Cham, pp. 499-513, International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14/12/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_34

A Preparedness Index (PI) to Assess the Capacities for Tsunami Warning and Evacuation Planning : A Case Study from Padang City, Indonesia. / Amaratunga, Dilanthi; Haigh, Richard; Ashar, F. et al.

Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks. ed. / Dilanthi Amaratunga; Richard Haigh; Nuwan Dias. Springer, Cham, 2021. p. 499-513.

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