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2024-11-01
Wambura, Veronica, Wong, Stephen D.
Climate change, extreme weather events, and human-initiated disasters necessitate resilient approaches to emergency preparedness and evacuation planning. Previous disasters, including in North America, have revealed the inadequacy of evacuation planning that is multi-modal and inclusive of...
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2024-04-10
Ciriaco, Thayanne M. G., Wambura, Veronica, Wong, Stephen D.
A changing climate is placing significant strain on urban environments as communities are contending with intensifying and more frequent hazards. Communities are simultaneously facing ongoing and new societal challenges that centre around a need for critical services and resources. To help people...
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2024-02-29
Ciriaco, Thayanne G. M., Wambura, Veronica, Wong, Stephen D.
Resilience hubs are facilities located within communities designed to improve residents' quality of life and increase the community's ability to respond to emergencies and disasters (Baja, 2016, 2018, 2019; Ciriaco & Wong, 2022). These hubs provide essential services and resources that are...
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2024-10-23
Wambura, Veronica, Wong, Stephen D.
This brief presents a profile of five communities in Alberta and British Columbia that have previously been affected by wildfires and/or are prone to experiencing wildfire events in the future. The report offers community-specific insights into evacuation decisions, preparedness, and logistical...