Emergency Response Plans and Needs of Communities with Limited English Proficiency
A major component of an emergency plan is a well-organized evacuation proposal that takes into consideration all people with special needs and that uses all available resources. Given the wide distribution of people with limited English proficiency (LEP) in America’s urban areas, especially large metropolitan areas, issues related to LEP communities will occur when large numbers of citizens are evacuated in emergencies. This paper presents a picture of LEP communities, their needs and preferences, and potential concerns for LEP communities in the case of an emergency. The paper raises the issue of addressing LEP populations in the design of emergency plans and proposes tactics that can be used to assist and expedite the evacuation of LEP communities.
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Authors:
- Liu, Rongfang
- Schachter, Hindy Lauer
- Publication Date: 2007
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 1-7
- Monograph Title: Environmental Justice, Social and Economic Factors, Women's Travel, and Accessibility and Mobility 2007
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2013
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Emergencies; Evacuation; Metropolitan areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Language barriers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01046863
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309104395
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 25 2007 1:47PM