A framework of disaster management in Gaza Strip infrastructure projects

Other Title(s)

إطار عمل لإدارة الكوارث في مشاريع البنية التحتية في قطاع غزة

Dissertant

Sarsur, Umar Yusuf Muhammad

Thesis advisor

al-Hallaq, Khalid Abd al-Rauf
Jundiyah, Shafiq Masud

University

Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Department of Civil Engineering

University Country

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2017

English Abstract

The bad conditions and the unstable circumstances in which the Gaza Strip experiences as a result of the Israeli ongoing aggressive actions against human and trees and the results from the successive crises that damaged all the sectors, including the infrastructure, all of that increase the agony of the Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.

The suffering has increased as the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip delays.

That led to the great importance of the disaster management in all of its area.

This study aims at identifying the current state of the disaster management in the Gaza Strip organizations, in addition to knowing the challenges facing the infrastructure and the factors that affecting the infrastructure in the case of occurence.

The factors are: discovering the crises, the extent of the knowledge existed, planning before the disaster, planning after the disaster, the role of the media and its uses, the evaluation in use and the availability of the support.

To achieve the purpose of the study, the qualitative approach was used by using a questionnaire on from the Engineers in disaster management institutions (municipalities, Ministry of Works, international institutions, construction companies).

The researcher collected 105 answered questionnaires out of 136.

They achieved a percentage of 76.64% which is an accepted percentage of analysis.

The responses to the questionnaire were analysed using the SPSS.

The statistical methods used in the analysis were (percentages, tables, average, the standard deviation, half split method, alpha cronback, Pearson, the factors analysis and the importance indicators.

After that, the data was presented and discussed reaching the conclusion and recommendations of the study.

The study showed that the Gaza Strip has no system of crises management and lacks the active preparation before the disaster.

The study showed the importance of the provision of the sufficient information of the disaster.

The study showed that there is human staff but they have obstacles and lacking of facilities and appropriate financial support.

The lack of the early warning before the occurrence of the crises, and the lack of cooperation among the NGOs and Governmental organizations were the most factors for the disaster poor mar agent.

The study showed that the siege on the Gaza Strip prevents the reconstruction and prevents the movements of the construction materials.

The donor countries also do not fulfill their pledges regarding the reconstruction of the Gaza strip.

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Main Subjects

Civil Engineering

No. of Pages

119

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-904490