ABSTRACT

In order to improve visual communication of disaster research, this article provides a systemist visual representation of the cause and effect relationships, trends, and logical impacts of different pieces in the field of Canadian disaster risk reduction and corresponding policy decisions on assistance. Three studies are included. These works focus, in interconnected ways, on resilience, governance, and related factors vis-à-vis Canadian disaster risk reduction. In carrying out this graphic analysis, the article highlights areas of crossover as well as fruitful directions for future learning to further develop and improve the decision-making process and Canada’s efforts to reduce the risks of disasters. Work proceeds in six sections. The first section provides an overview of the project. Sections two through four create systemist visualizations of the respective studies. The fifth section engages in systematic synthesis based on the preceding graphics. Sixth, and finally, conclusions are offered, along with a few ideas about future research.

摘要

为了提高灾害研究的可视化交流，本文对加拿大减灾领域不同部分的因果关系、趋势和逻辑影响以及相应的援助政策决策进行了系统化的可视化表示。包括三项研究。这些工作以相互关联的方式关注与加拿大减少灾害风险相关的复原力、治理和相关因素。在进行这种图形分析时，文章突出了交叉领域以及未来学习的富有成效的方向，以进一步发展和改进决策过程以及加拿大为降低灾害风险所做的努力。工作分六个部分进行。第一部分提供了该项目的概述。第二到第四部分创建了各自研究的系统主义可视化。第五部分根据上图进行系统综合。第六，也是最后，提供了结论，以及关于未来研究的一些想法。