Estimating Populations at Risk for Disaster Preparedness and Response

Garb Jane L, Cromley Robert G. and Wait Richard B.
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Garb Jane L: Baystate Health
Cromley Robert G.: University of Connecticut
Wait Richard B.: Baystate Health

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2007, vol. 4, issue 1, 19

Abstract: This paper presents a practical approach to the problem of estimating the size and location of the population likely to be affected in a natural or man-made (bioterrorist) disaster. It discusses the currently available sources of population data and details several methods for converting this data into geographic units appropriate for disaster preparedness and response. It also demonstrates how to estimate affected populations on-the-fly, in response to a disaster, and how to maintain updated data in preparation for future unplanned events. Examples implementing these methods are given, and their utility is compared in different situations.

Keywords: disaster preparedness and response; areal interpolation; population; census; daytime populations; bio-terrorism; homeland security; emergency preparedness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1280

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