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Awareness of population issues in the context of weapons of mass destruction
ŠTURMOVÁ, Lenka
The aim of this diploma thesis was "To Analyse the awareness of the population in the area of South Bohemia region in context of emergencies in case of using weapons of mass destruction". In the theoretical part of the thesis the issue of the weapons of mass destruction is described from the description of particular groups to some historical consequences, to their arrangement or detailed description of the main types of weapons, and their harmful effects on a human body. As the issue is really wide, the main text is focused on the basic specification for easier understanding. Not many details are presented, but the most important information and some sidelights were given the priority. The target of the thesis was not to prepare a detailed and broad description, but on the other hand the comprehensive view of the studied issue, so a reader can obtain clear and brief analysis of the topic. For the practical part of the thesis the quantitative research and the method of a survey for obtaining data were chosen and done from January to March 2019. The questionnaire consists of four parts. Each part is specifically orientated. In the introductory part of the questionnaire there are three initial questions given to divide the responders according to their gender, age and education. After that there is the part A, which consists of ten questions, and it is aimed at the public awareness about the issue of public safety. The other parts B, C and D have five questions each, and they are aimed at the particular weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The main goal of the survey was to find the level of the public awareness in South Bohemia region. The obtained data show that the correct answers reached approx. 55 %, but the range of all particular correct answers was from 30 % up to 83 %. These results show that there is potential room for improvement of the public awareness by simple and well-arranged brochures, by creating professional web-sides or groups for modern society that can use social network such as Facebook or Instagram. The diploma thesis can be also used as an educational material.
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Use of Non-governmental organizations in dealing with emergencies or crisis situations in the South Bohemian Region
ŠTURMOVÁ, Lenka
Voluntary activities have developed since the ancient time. From the beginning people had a need to help to their neighbours in unexpected situation which came suddenly because they could not manage to do it on their own. Non-state and non-profit organizations engage in the case of emergency and they are ready to help to citizens who are affected. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to define which non-state and non-profit organizations are situated in South Bohemia area and how they work during the emergency in South Bohemia. The work also evaluates if non-state and non-profit organizations are used sufficiently when the emergency comes. The first part of bachelor thesis is devoted to voluntariness and voluntary service. Then it pursues to fundamental groups of non-state and non-profit organizations which our legal code distinguishes. It speaks about associations, generally beneficial companies, institutions, foundations, foundation funds and church organizations. The author speaks about history and describes development of non-profit sector since Hussite revolution, Austrian Empire or Austro-Hungarian Empire, The First Republic, World War the Second, communistic and post-communistic period. Last but not the least the work deals with Panel of Non-state and Non-profit Organizations in South Bohemia. At the end of the theoretical part the bachelor thesis is focused on the term of emergency according to law. It characterizes elementary and the other groups of Emergency Services of integrated rescue system. It gives a definition of rescue and liquidation works, who carries them out and what are they for. As next it explains integrated rescue system documentation, alarm degrees and characterizes them shortly. It speaks about the difference between emergency and crisis situation. In the last part of the theoretical work are described relations among non-state and non-profit organizations and integrated rescue system. In the second part of this bachelor thesis is worked out the research of non-state and non-profit organizations which made an agreement with Rescue Fire-fighting body of South Bohemia and are situated in South Bohemia. There are defined individual organizations, their characteristic and type of activity. In the table there are portrayed some received data about organizations. Bachelor thesis also speaks about analysis of potentially possible organizations for making an agreement with Rescue Fire-fighting body of South Bohemia. By using of Fuller´s method it determines suitable criterions which can be used for appraisal and determination of non-state and non-profit organizations which are convenient subjects for making agreement. This work is based on this research question: are non-state and non-profit organizations in the South Region not underused during emergency events and crisis situations? When processing this work, current standards of scientific literature and studies were used. The research founded out using of non-state and non-profit organizations is high level. Due to making and agreement among representatives from South Bohemia and chosen non-state and non-profit organizations was established Panel of Non-state and Non-profit Organizations in South Bohemia which helps a lot to effective humanitarian help when emergency or crisis situation. It was also discovered there is evident rising trend in cooperation of non-state and non-profit organizations in integrated rescue system during the intervention in the Czech Republic. In South Bohemia cooperation during the intervention is not any difference in previous years. The exceptions are years 2008 and 2012 in which the cooperation mildly increased. In comparing of resulting percents are co-operations in the Czech Republic and in South Bohemia roughly in the same level. The research also discovered it is necessary to keep precise statistics for more effective appraisal of using of non-state and non-profit organizations during the emergency and crisis situation.
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