Do Lessons People Learn Determine Disaster Cognition and Preparedness?

Mishra, Sasmita; Suar, Damodar

doi:10.1177/097133360701900201

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“…Actually, people in affected areas should be more prepared because of the personal experience with a disaster, which allows people to see the risk very closely and understand its nature and impacts on the community (Greening & Dollinger as cited in Mishra & Suar, 2007). Many communities in non-affected areas that do not face the direct threat of the disaster tend to avoid the need for disaster planning (Clark, 2008).…”

Section: Background and Significance Of The Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tsunami preparedness of people living in affected and non-affected areas: A comparative study in coastal area in Aceh, Indonesia

Rachmalia

Hatthakit

Chaowalit

2011

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

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The aims of this descriptive comparative study are to describe the levels of tsunami disaster preparedness of people living in areas affected and nonaffected by the December 2004 tsunami, and to compare the tsunami disaster preparedness of these two groups of people. A total of 304 subjects were recruited using a multistage-stratified random sampling from both of the areas along the west coast of Aceh Province. The Individual's Tsunami Preparedness Questionnaire was developed by the researcher and validated by three experts yielding a content validity index (CVI) of .95. Test-retest was performed with reliability coefficients for knowledge, individual emergency planning, and resource mobilization capacity of .99, 1, and .99, respectively. The Individual's Tsunami Preparedness Questionnaire was used to measure the subjects' knowledge, individual emergency planning, and resource mobilization capacity related to tsunami preparedness. The findings showed a moderate level of tsunami preparedness of people living in both areas including the variables that cover knowledge, individual emergency planning, and resources mobilization capacity. The mean scores for each variable of people living in affected areas were significantly higher than people living in non-affected areas (p <.05). Sub-variables were also at higher mean scores except one of the sub-variables, individual emergency planning: "skills related to disaster preparedness", that was at a lower mean score. This study provided evidence that direct experience for the people living in affected area and indirect tsunami experience for the people living in non-affected area has a significant impact on people's tsunami preparedness.

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Tsunami preparedness of people living in affected and non-affected areas: A comparative study in coastal area in Aceh, Indonesia

Rachmalia

Hatthakit

Chaowalit

2011

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

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“…The factors that affect risk perception are also strongly related to hazard mitigation, preparedness, and adaptation behaviors. For example, education and past experiences to disasters are both positively correlated with risk perceptions and flood preparedness (Mishra & Suar, 2007). Those sociodemographic indicators that affect risk perception also are included in the indicators of social vulnerability (e.g., SoVI by Cutter et al, 2003;Cutter & Morath, 2013).…”

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Risk Communication and Climate Justice Planning: A Case of Michigan’s Huron River Watershed

Cheng

Tsai

Yang

et al. 2017

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Communicating climate risks is crucial when engaging the public to support climate action planning and addressing climate justice. How does evidence-based communication influence local residents' risk perception and potential behavior change in support of climate planning? Built upon our previous study of Climate Justice maps illustrating high scores of both social and ecological vulnerability in Michigan's Huron River watershed, USA, a quasi-experiment was conducted to examine the effects of Climate Justice mapping intervention on residents' perceptions and preparedness for climate change associated hazards in Michigan. Two groups were compared: residents in Climate Justice areas with high social and ecological vulnerability scores in the watershed (n = 76) and residents in comparison areas in Michigan (n = 69). Measurements for risk perception include perceived exposure, sensitivity, and adaptability to hazards. Results indicate that risk information has a significant effect on perceived sensitivity and level of preparedness for future climate extremes among participants living in Climate Justice areas. Findings highlight the value of integrating scientific risk assessment information in risk communication to align calculated and perceived risks. This study suggests effective risk communication can influence local support of climate action plans and implementation of strategies that address climate justice and achieve social sustainability in local communities.

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“…Kohn et al [35], however, indicates that there are significant variations in the results of research concerning the impact of education on the level of readiness of citizens. Some studies, for instance, indicate that individuals with high levels of specific knowledge are more likely to be prepared for such events [36,37]. Similarly, Faupel et al [27] show that participation in educational programs on disasters is closely linked with level of readiness.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Mishra and Suar [36] suggest that education about disasters and resources are partial mediators between anxiety and readiness for floods and major mediators between anxiety and readiness for heat waves. Shiwaku et al [21] suggest that although current school education (which is based on lessons) can raise awareness about the risks, it cannot provide students with knowledge about the importance of preventive measures aimed at reducing risk.…”

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Knowledge and Perception of Secondary School Students in Belgrade about Earthquakes as Natural Disasters

Cvetković¹,

Dragićević²,

Petrović³

et al. 2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Do Lessons People Learn Determine Disaster Cognition and Preparedness?

Cited by 71 publications

References 26 publications

Tsunami preparedness of people living in affected and non-affected areas: A comparative study in coastal area in Aceh, Indonesia

Tsunami preparedness of people living in affected and non-affected areas: A comparative study in coastal area in Aceh, Indonesia

Risk Communication and Climate Justice Planning: A Case of Michigan’s Huron River Watershed

Knowledge and Perception of Secondary School Students in Belgrade about Earthquakes as Natural Disasters

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