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Enhancing Local Risk Knowledge Through Open Standards: Dr. Gordon A. Gow's Insights

Dr. Gordon A. Gow, Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, emphasizes the importance of open standards in enhancing local risk knowledge. This discussion focuses on the 'last-mile' aspect of early warning systems, highlighting investment profiles related to political, economic, and social factors in disaster management. It examines community vulnerabilities and the critical role of local detection and assessment in averting disasters. The HazInfo project serves as a case study demonstrating effective hazard information hubs and their contribution to disaster reduction.

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Enhancing Local Risk Knowledge Through Open Standards: Dr. Gordon A. Gow's Insights

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  1. Encouraging Local Risk KnowledgeThrough Open Standards Dr. Gordon A. Gow Associate Professor Graduate Program in Communication and Technology University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

  2. International Regional Local detection assessment warning ‘Last-mile’ Anatomy of a Warning System

  3. HazInfo Project

  4. Hazard Information Hub

  5. ‘Last-Mile’ Investment Profile + Investment in last-mile warning systems (political, economic, social) “the last disaster” “the next disaster”

  6. Vulnerability Profile + Vulnerability of local communities With regard to early warning “the last disaster” “the next disaster”

  7. Vulnerability of local communities Investment in last-mile warning systems Risk Cycle + “the last disaster” “the next disaster”

  8. Vulnerability of local communities Investment in last-mile warning systems Sustainability + disaster reduction strategy “the last disaster” “the next disaster (averted?)”

  9. P2P (Hybrid)

  10. CAPAN (Canada)

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