Post-Disaster Population Sustainment in Cherokee County, Georgia
Disciplines
Geographic Information Sciences | Spatial Science
Abstract (300 words maximum)
As populations experience natural disasters in their localities, two options can be taken: evacuate from the affected zone or remain in the area under assistance of local infrastructure. For the former, elaborate plans and maps have been constructed to facilitate evacuations for disaster-prone regions throughout the United States and international community. For the latter option, no such systems or procedures have been created or at least found to be notable enough for recognition. The purpose of this project is to map sustaining infrastructure within an example locality of Cherokee County in the state of Georgia and to determine the feasibility behind such an action. Schools, churches, hospitals, urgent care centers, and food pantries will be considered as sustaining infrastructure as they can provide shelter, medical aid, and food supplies respectively for the population that remains. Additionally, population census data will be gathered and mapped for major cities within the county to supplement the infrastructure data. Infrastructure data and addresses will be collected through virtual databases from community and governmental organizations. City population data in Cherokee County will be gathered from recent US Census records. All data will then be geocoded through ArcGIS Pro to be displayed on several county maps. The results will be a map poster that includes sustainment infrastructure and related data within Cherokee County for local, state, and regional agencies to view and consider as a model for their contingency and disaster planning.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
Geography and Anthropology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Uli Ingram
Post-Disaster Population Sustainment in Cherokee County, Georgia
As populations experience natural disasters in their localities, two options can be taken: evacuate from the affected zone or remain in the area under assistance of local infrastructure. For the former, elaborate plans and maps have been constructed to facilitate evacuations for disaster-prone regions throughout the United States and international community. For the latter option, no such systems or procedures have been created or at least found to be notable enough for recognition. The purpose of this project is to map sustaining infrastructure within an example locality of Cherokee County in the state of Georgia and to determine the feasibility behind such an action. Schools, churches, hospitals, urgent care centers, and food pantries will be considered as sustaining infrastructure as they can provide shelter, medical aid, and food supplies respectively for the population that remains. Additionally, population census data will be gathered and mapped for major cities within the county to supplement the infrastructure data. Infrastructure data and addresses will be collected through virtual databases from community and governmental organizations. City population data in Cherokee County will be gathered from recent US Census records. All data will then be geocoded through ArcGIS Pro to be displayed on several county maps. The results will be a map poster that includes sustainment infrastructure and related data within Cherokee County for local, state, and regional agencies to view and consider as a model for their contingency and disaster planning.