1. Population and Housing Census in Light of Disaster Management
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2007

2. Definitions Definition of Disaster
A singular, large, non-routine event that overwhelms local capacity to respond adequately
- natural disasters: generally short-lived events but long-term consequences
- man made disasters: long-term events and long-term intervention
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2007

3. Assessing population at risk requires linkage between
Population data by location
Frequency and severity of a specific kind of hazard
Coping capacity (resilience) of subsystems in that location
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2007

4. Data needs in responding to population crisis
- Where is the event occuring
- How many people are affected
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2007

5. Census as source of data
Requirements
Regular censuses
Small area statistics
Current and accurate digital boundary maps
Geo-referenced data
Core topics
Age
Gender
Economic attributes
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6. Census as source of data
Requirements (continued)
Core topics (continued)
Education
Ethno-cultural characteristics (religion, ethnicity…)
Household structure (families)
Housing characteristics
Census micro-data for special analysis
Workshop on Census Cartography and Management, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2007