Indeed, the small city of Roanoke is highly prone to flooding since it has an abundance of creeks and rivers. Flooding in Roanoke is the most prevalent and widespread of all-natural disasters. The most affected areas by the floods are along the 13 main creeks (“ Department of Public Works Stormwater Division," n.d) ). I agree with you that for one to understand the magnitude of the havoc that flooding can cause to this city, they should use individual and aggregate research. This type of research will yield more holistic results than relying on applied research. According to Phillip, Neal, and Webb (2016), deciding on level one at which research information will be used is crucial. Individual-level research will describe and explain how the residents perceive flooding incidences while aggregate level research will give insights into whether the flooding incidences cause them psychological suffering. Using a combination of the two types of research will provide you with a holistic knowledge of the impacts of flooding in Roanoke.
References
Department of Public Works Stormwater Division. (n.d) Flooding In Roanoke: What Everyone Should Know [Ebook] (1st ed.). ROANOKE. Retrieved from roanokeva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10566/Flooding-in-Roanoke-
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Phillips, B., Neal, D. M., & Webb, G. (2016). Introduction to emergency management . CRC Press.
Reply to Mitchell Feaga’s Post
After such a disastrous storm hit Elliot City, the Office of Emergency Management needed to institute measures that would ensure that such damage never occurred again. One fundamental way of achieving such an endeavor is using scientific methods tailored at given unbiased data. As you have noted, the measures put in place post the 2016 storm were not adequate, as evidenced by the damage occasioned by the 2018 storm. Conducting primary research such as through surveys, interviews, and observations can leverage the attempts by disasters management department to avert high magnitude destruction by floods (Phillip, Neal & Webb, 2016). Fundamentally, interviews are an essential tool that can be used to gauge the concern of residents before, during, and after a disaster such as floods. However, I feel that the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could give actionable data on averting damage by floods rather than focusing on renovating the city after a storm. According to Faisal & Khan (2017), GIS systems such as NOAA AVHRR can be used to map floods through ascertaining the depth of flooding in different areas. Through the resultant data, the relevant government agencies can channel resources to areas that are more prone to damage by floods.
References
Faisal, A., & Khan, H. (2018). Application Of Gis And Remote Sensing In Disaster Management: A Critical Review Of Flood Management. In International Conference On Disaster Risk Mitigation .
Phillips, B., Neal, D. M., & Webb, G. (2016). Introduction to emergency management . CRC Press
