Disaster Impacts and Risk Reduction Measures in Library Structure and Functions

Abstract

There are many disasters and emergencies in the world. The main reasons are climate change and urbanization. Migration from rural to urban areas is increasing day by day, and industrial activities cause more people to concentrate in cities. As a natural consequence of this, people face the threat of natural disasters. Emergencies and risks caused by human effects also threaten libraries, which are important information centers. These centers, which have a large number of people at the same time, are very vulnerable, especially under the effects of natural-oriented disasters. The main reasons for this are the presence of a large population at the same time, problems arising from buildings and equipment, inadequate precautions against earthquakes, fires and floods, the fragile nature of the library collection against disasters, and inadequate preparedness. The effects of natural disasters that may occur in library structures as well as the preventive risk reduction measures for these disasters, disaster awareness through disaster slogans are emphasized in this study.

Keywords

• Information Management
• Crisis Management.
• Disasters; Disaster Management; Library

Kütüphane Yapı ve Fonksiyonlarında Afet Etkileri ve Risk Azaltma Önlemleri

Abstract

Dünyada çok sayıda afet ve acil durum yaşanmaktadır. Bunun başlıca nedenleri olarak iklim değişikliği ve kentleşme sayılabilir. Gittikçe artan sayılarda kırsaldan kentlere olan göç ve endüstriyel faaliyetler daha çok insanın kentlerde yoğunlaşmasına neden olmaktadır. Bunun doğal sonucu olarak daha fazla insan doğa kaynaklı afet tehdidi ile yüz yüze gelmektedir. İnsan etkileri kaynaklı acil durumlar ve riskler de bilgi merkezleri olan kütüphaneleri tehdit etmektedir. Aynı anda çok sayıda insan bulunan bu merkezler özellikle de doğal kaynaklı afet etkileri altında çok hasar görebilir niteliktedir. Bunun başlıca sebepleri arasında yoğun insan kitlesinin aynı anda bulunması, bina ve ekipmanlardan kaynaklı problemler, deprem, yangın ve sel afetlerine karşı yetersiz önlemler, kütüphane dermesinin afetlere karşı kırılgan yapıda olması, yetersiz hazırlık çalışmaları sayılabilir. Çalışmada bilgi merkezlerinden kütüphane yapılarında meydana gelebilecek doğa kaynaklı afet etkilerinin araştırılması ve bu etkilere yönelik koruyucu risk azaltma önlemleri ile afet sloganları aracılığı ile afet farkındalığı vurgulanmıştır

Keywords

• Afetler; Afet Yönetimi; Kütüphane
• Bilgi Yönetimi
• Kriz Yönetimi.

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