Conceptual Model Of Societal Response To Disaster

A community’s ability to cope after a disaster is critical in ensuring that the community and its citizens are able to return to a sense of normalcy after the disaster. Oftentimes, the response to a disaster can be a determining factor in the ability for the community to prepare for the next disaster. The conceptual model of societal response to disaster lays the framework for a society to understand the ways in which a disaster affects the community, either before, during, or after the event. The conceptual model of societal response to disaster should also be considered when determining governance of a community during preparation, mitigation, and recovery from a disaster. In order to determine the usefulness of the conceptual model of societal response to disaster, one must understand the basic components of the model, as well as the ways in which the model relates to the article from Ahrens and Rudolph regarding how governance affects the methods in which
The model does discuss preparedness, but the model does not explain the role of governance in the preparation phase, for example, the actors involved and the ways in which policies can help reduce vulnerabilities in a community. The key piece of information missing from the conceptual model when compared to the article by Ahrens and Rudolph is that the conceptual model makes no mention of involving non-governmental organizations when preparing for disasters; however, this is critical because the private organizations may be the first source of supplies and response during a disaster. Moreover, the conceptual model should address the issues of accountability, transparency, participation, and predictability when trying to formulate a model to help communities cope with