Chand, A M and Loosemore, M (2012) Hospital facility resilience: An adaptation framework for extreme weather events. In: Smith, S D (ed.) Proceedings of 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
The fragility of hospital built infrastructure to extreme weather events has been widely acknowledged. However, the way in which hospital stakeholders interact with their built environment during such events has not. To address this important but missing element in hospital resilience thinking, a content analysis of thirteen hospitals disaster planning documents is reported. Using resilience and learning theories, the role of built environment assets in disaster management planning strategies is discussed. A conceptual framework is proposed to help hospital stakeholders learn about and adapt to their built environment in response to extreme weather events. This framework provides new insights, both theoretical and practical, into the important role of hospital infrastructure to healthcare delivery during such events.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | extreme weather events; resilience; built environment; hospitals; organisational learning; content analysis |
| Index terms: | learning theory, built infrastructure, built environment, disaster planning, adaptation, extreme weather event, content analysis, hospital facility, disaster management planning, organizational learning, conceptual framework, strategy, documents |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, theoretical framing, building construction, construction type, infrastructure and transport systems, user focus, professional development, environmental hazards, climate science, learning theory, management |
| Topics: | Information Management, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Design Practice, Urban Studies, Business Strategy, Construction Technology |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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