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Impact of Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in Singapore: A Case Study of Singapore’s Experience in Fighting the SARS Epidemic

In: Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters

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  • Allen Yu-Hung Lai

    (ESSEC Business School – Asia Pacific)

  • Seck L. Tan

    (National University of Singapore)

Abstract

Singapore is vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters alongside its remarkable economic growth. One of the most significant disasters in recent history was the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003. The SARS outbreak was eventually contained through a series of risk mitigating measures introduced by the Singapore government. This would not be possible without the engagement and responsiveness of the general public. This chapter begins with a description of Singapore’s historical disaster profiles, the policy and legal framework in the all-hazard management approach. We use a case study to highlight the disaster impacts and insights drawn from Singapore’s risk management experience with specific references to the SARS epidemic. The implications from the SARS focus on four areas: staying vigilant at the community level, remaining flexible in a national command structure, the demand for surge capacity, and collaborative governance at regional level. This chapter concludes with a presence of the flexible command structure on both the way and the extent it was utilized.

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  • Allen Yu-Hung Lai & Seck L. Tan, 2015. "Impact of Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in Singapore: A Case Study of Singapore’s Experience in Fighting the SARS Epidemic," Risk, Governance and Society, in: Daniel P. Aldrich & Sothea Oum & Yasuyuki Sawada (ed.), Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 309-336, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:rischp:978-4-431-55022-8_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55022-8_15
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    1. Seck Tan & Allen Lai Yu-Hung, 2016. "Economic Repercussions Of Extreme Events For An Island Nation: Case Of Singapore," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 61(01), pages 1-19, March.

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