Cultural factor
Entries for Customs/traditions/rituals
Culture "enhancing" citizens' abilities in disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Livelihoods
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
The general role of cultural factors in citizen empowerment during disaster situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Social networks, Power relations
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
Trust issues in risk communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Local knowledge, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward the media
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Trust and communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward the media
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Media, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Lack of trust hampering risk-adapted behaviour
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Local knowledge, Communication
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, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Cultural adaptations in communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication, Social control
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Social capital can help building trust
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication
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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Engaging community leaders to foster trust in authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Local knowledge, Communication
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, Non-active citizens, Active citizens
Community leaders as mediators between DMAs and citizens
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods
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, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Measures to ensure collaborative partnerships between communities and DMAs
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Open-mindedness, Attitudes toward authorities
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, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Building trust in early warning systems
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Languages, Communication, Attitudes toward the media
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Building effective communication mechanism between communities and DMAs
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication, Social networks
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, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Urban safety and security in relation to local identities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Local knowledge, Gender roles
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, Government, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Local identities as a potential cause of man-made disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Languages, Rule of law, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status, Social exclusion
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Government, National research bodies, NGOs, Law enforcement agencies, UN and other international organisations
Relocation affecting individual and collective identity
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Individual/collective memory, Livelihoods
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Local identities as a source of coping mechanisms
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Open-mindedness, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Sustainability through collective identity and re-building the sense of ”place”
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Livelihoods, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Measures for recovering the sense of "place"
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Livelihoods, Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, NGOs
Preserving and restoring the physical environment to preserve local identity
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Individual/collective memory, Livelihoods
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government
Disaster affecting families' values and belief systems
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations