[Nhcoll-l] FW: request for research assistance

[secretary at spnhc.org]

See below for a research survey forwarded on behalf of Karyn Ward, of New Zealand.
 
Cindy Opitz
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Karyn Ward" <karynsnotes at xtra.co.nz>
Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2018 4:48pm
To: secretary at spnhc.org
Subject: request for research assistance



34 Fergus Street
Kaiapoi 7630
North Canterbury 
New Zealand
Email: karynsnotes at xtra.co.nz
8 December 2018
To Whom It May Concern

Dear Sir / Madam
In 2019 I plan to undertake post-graduate studies in disaster risk and resilience with a focus on culture and heritage. Following on from my academic studies and research, my goal is to then establish a consulting business in this field. To those ends I am conducting some preliminary research and would be grateful if you would please take some time to answer the following questions (as appropriate).
When considering culture and heritage in emergencies and disasters (or their resilience to these), from your professional knowledge and perspective…:
• What would you consider the top 5 (or more) most challenging problems to overcome?
• Would you consider these problems as global issues, or unique to your country and/or organisation’s heritage/cultural focus? Why?
• Specifically, what are your ultimate desires/wants/needs in relation to the problems you have identified?
• Please briefly describe your vision of what a best outcome scenario would look like once your named problems had been solved. 
• What are your top 3 (or more) daily frustrations?
• Are you aware of anyone around the world who has solved any of your top 5 (or more) problems and/or frustrations? What are they doing? Is there anything you wish they were also doing as part of their solution, or doing differently? Why? 
• Please name the top 3-5 (or more) types of disaster/emergencies you would consider priority concerns in order, from most to least urgent. 
• How could you see a private consultancy business complementing the work of cultural and heritage government departments/units, and non-government organisations?
• While understanding that all organisations work within budgets, please indicate what yours would be willing to and/or expect to pay to have one or more of your top 5 (or more) problems and/or daily frustrations solved? Would you prefer to make one-off payments or have the option to pay a retainer?
If you feel a colleague or contact may be able to also add information and insights to my research, please feel free to forward this email. I would ask that all responses please be returned by 
1 February 2019. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely, 
Karyn Ward
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