Natural hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mitigation plan for the Territory of American Samoa, 2003
Buika J, Goosby S, Mielbrecht S, Rebold R, Glick U, James G, Chatman A, Hamnett M, Anderson C, Yamashita E, Vaiagae T, Stevens E. 2003. Natural hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mitigation plan for the Territory of American Samoa, 2003. Pacific Disaster Center
Partnering with the University of Hawaii, as well as government and industry decision makers, The Pacific Disaster Center, Hawaii, completed a Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability Assessment for the Territory of American Samoa. For the first time, remote sensing data was incorporated into a Geographic Information System (GIS) to understand vulnerability of critical facilities to six dominant natural hazard threats. Using this risk assessment, the American Samoa Hazard Mitigation Council has been able to identity and prioritize mitigation actions for critical facilities as part of an American Samoa Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The success of the risk and vulnerability assessment and mitigation plan is discussed in terms of resources, advocacy, education and a recent disaster event.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Buika, J; Goosby, S; Mielbrecht, S; Rebold, R; Glick, U; James, G; Chatman, A; Hamnett, M; Anderson, C; Yamashita, E; Vaiagae, TF; Stevens, E
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pacific Disaster Center
- Units
- NPSA
- Keywords
- Earthquakes, Flood, GIS, Mitigation, Natural hazards, Planning, Remote Sensing, Risk Assessment, tropical storms, Tsunami, vulnerability assessment