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Social involvement makes local communities more proactive in developing risk management strategies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Power relations
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Local authorities, Government, NGOs, Entrepreneurs
In post-communist member states, the risk of flooding tends to be perceived only during extreme events
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Power relations, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Non-active citizens
Central-Eastern European countries place more attention on financial risk reduction measures and disaster mitigation than on prevention measure
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government
People from post-communist countries rely on regional and national authorities for both risk communication and prevention measures
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government, Local authorities
No one-size-fits-all strategy in order to explain social vulnerability in different countries and disaster phases
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Socio-economic status, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Local authorities, Government, Red Cross, NGOs
The perception of authorities as more trustworthy is a predictor of lower levels of perceived nuclear risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Government, Non-active citizens
Varying level of trust in authorities, with regards to nuclear risk in the UK, Spain, France and Sweden
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Ethnicity
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government
Disasters have a deep impact on public views, including an impact on basic beliefs and values
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward environmental issues, Norms/values, Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Local authorities, Government
In the aftermath of a disaster, levels of trust in authorities tend to decline significantly
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Local authorities, Government
Living in risk areas highlights higher levels of risk acceptance
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Local knowledge
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government
People with higher levels of education and higher incomes have a lower levels of trust in governments and higher levels of trust in scientific institutions
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Ethnicity, Attitudes toward authorities, Local knowledge
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, Government, National research bodies, Entrepreneurs, Local authorities
Limited transparency of Chinese government in various social contexts may affect the level of perceived nuclear risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward the media, Communication
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government, Media
Institutional preparedness raises levels of citizen concern
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Power relations, Norms/values, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, Red Cross, Military, Healthcare and emergency services
Importance of knowledge with regards to perception of risk and trust in authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Power relations, Attitudes toward authorities, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government, Local authorities
Communication strategy and risk perception
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Media, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Entrepreneurs, Government, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations, All types of actors
Links between trust in authorities and disaster behaviours
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, Government, National research bodies, Red Cross, Military, NGOs, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations, All types of actors
Low levels of awareness of appropriate behaviour in a disaster found in a study with Bucharest residents
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Government, Healthcare and emergency services
Considerable interest in disaster preparedness information found in a study with Bucharest residents
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Open-mindedness
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Active citizens, Media, Government
Role of simulation exercises in raising citizen disaster risk awareness
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Open-mindedness
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, UN and other international organisations
Disaster preparedness as the responsibility of national and local authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government
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