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Disaster Phases
Entries for All disaster phases
The EU-funded Citi-Sense project on data gathering strategies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Attitudes toward environmental issues, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: All types of actors, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, Government, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, European Civil Protection Mechanism, National civil protection body, Healthcare and emergency services, Non-active citizens, UN and other international organisations
The EU-funded Citi-Sense project on social and geographical mapping
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Social networks, Educational system, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens, NGOs
Loss of confidence in civil authorities after man-made disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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
People perceive human interference with nature as negative, regardless of its purpose
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward environmental issues, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Contemporary societies, promoters of individual freedom
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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: Government, Non-active citizens
The perception of causes of natural disasters from primitive to modern societies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Customs/traditions/rituals
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, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, 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
The connection between moral transgression and danger still exists today
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews
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, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, 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
Culture provides socially constructed myths about nature which, in turn, influence the individual interpretation of natural phenomena
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Social control, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, Government, National research bodies, Local authorities, National civil protection body, Non-active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Human responses to disasters remain unchanged due to our shared evolutionary heritage
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Prevention, Preparedness, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Natural and man-made hazards are perceived differently and elicit different types of emotions
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
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
People tolerate natural disasters better than man-made ones and media has an important influence on this
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Attitudes toward the media
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, Media
Previous experience with natural disasters is linked to a greater willingness to be better prepared and cooperate with local authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward environmental issues, Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Risk cultures emerge within risk societies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values
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, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, 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
Decisions for action are what differentiate hazards from risks
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
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
Larger number of hazards in the non-western world not simply a question of geography
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, 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
A community's local knowledge has value in dealing with disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Recovery, Response, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Capacities of local communities and their culture is important in defining their level of preparedness, response and recovery from a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge
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
Alternative knowledge strategies and local risk cultures are important in policy and decision-making processes, both for experts and non-experts
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Popular explanations of threats and disasters are important to the cultures in question
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
In some places, religious explanations for natural disasters are taken into account (Egypt), while in others scientific explanations are predominant (UK)
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues, Ethnicity
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
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