RESUMO
Two applications of Information Technology (IT) found a place in the Bandung Urban Earthquake Mitigation Project, within the framework of the Asian Urban Disaster Management Project, i.e. the use of GIS in risk assessment and mapping and the use of Internet facilities (Homepage and FTP) in disseminating project results through a collaborative network. The role of the GIS in the risk assessment process is in the management of all spatial information related to the hazard, exposure and the vulnerability of the city. Supported by GIS, risk analysis, by combining various hazard, exposure and vulnerability parameters at the postal code level of the city sub-districts, called kecamatan, produces risk maps of the city. The risk map is then fed in for the review of the city's spatial development and land use planning. The map will also be used for the purpose of raising awareness among various actors in the city development process, including the private sector and the community. Mitigation strategy drawn from the produced hazard and vulnerability maps, provides guidance for various mitigation activities such as the reform of the local building regulation, priorization of high risk area, training, etc. A networking scheme of national institutions, organizations and individuals advocate to mitigating natural disaster is also being set up within the project. The role of the IT in this activity is in providing a media of communication and dissemination of information and lesson-learned to those who are involved and/or interested in the project and the experience. A home page will be set up for the project, which can be accessed by the internal and external network participants and interested parties. Members of the networks might include high risk municipalities, national organizations and agencies dealing with disasters and emergency response, university disaster research centers, professionals and practitioners, NGOs and interested individuals
