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Ethnicity / Man-made intentional hazards
Demographic and cultural characteristics contribute to the social constructions of risks
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Norms/values, Ethnicity
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Ethnicity as an important predictor of perceived risk related to terrorism
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Gender roles
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Education and income levels influence the levels of fear
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Age-related roles, Gender roles, Socio-economic status
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Cultural differences visible in the phases of disaster response and recovery
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Ethnicity
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, Active citizens
Cross-cultural differences such as skin colour, gender, and education, define the social vulnerability of the society
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Gender roles, Socio-economic status, Ethnicity
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
General rules for evacuation addressing religious and cultural rights
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Healthcare and emergency services, NGOs, Local authorities, National civil protection body, Red Cross
Citizen empowerment through technologies focused on local traditions
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Customs/traditions/rituals
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: All types of actors, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Government, Media, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations, National civil protection body, Non-active citizens
General factors regarding the disaster response phase
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Open-mindedness, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status, Social networks, 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, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, Government, 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
Disaster management plans should be in line with language and other specific requirements of ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Livelihoods, Ethnicity
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
Actors involved in disaster management for vulnerable groups in Bulgaria
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Ethnicity
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens, Red Cross
Description of the project: ‘Prepared Together for Disasters, Emergencies, and Crises’ (Bulgaria, 2013-2015)
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Ethnicity, Gender roles, Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Red Cross
Low vs high levels of social cohesion as weaknesses or strengths in disaster situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Social networks, Ethnicity, Open-mindedness
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Ethnic diversity contributes to collective community experience and knowledge on disaster preparedness and response
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Local knowledge
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, Active citizens
Relationships between Buddhism and disaster recovery
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Local knowledge, Ethnicity
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
Cultural context as a powerlessness factor
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Social exclusion
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
Inequalities caused by disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Access and use of infrastructure/services, Social exclusion, Socio-economic status, Ethnicity, Age-related roles, Gender roles, Customs/traditions/rituals, 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
Basic rules for respecting local cultural contexts and needs
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Communication, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status
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: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Government
National and regional backgrounds influence levels of trust in authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
The effect and origin of gender differences in perception of risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Open-mindedness, Gender roles, Ethnicity, Attitudes toward authorities
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
The effect of race and ethnicity on perception of risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity
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
Turning citizens into critical stakeholders and community representatives
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Livelihoods, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Local authorities, Government, National civil protection body, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
The importance of training on how to deal with multi-ethnic and religious neighbourhoods
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Gender roles, Ethnicity
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, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
The impact of differences in local cultures on disaster communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Differences in relationships with authority figures across cultural groups
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Attitudes toward authorities, Ethnicity
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, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
Different "types of power" within empowerment
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Gender roles, Ethnicity
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens
Empowerment-enhancing strategies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Gender roles, Ethnicity, Social exclusion, Age-related roles
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: Non-active citizens
Cultural influences on empowerment processes
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Gender roles, Age-related roles
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: Non-active citizens
Technology-use is often country dependent
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication, Ethnicity
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, Media, Healthcare and emergency services
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
Non-whites in evacuation situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity
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 relationship between trust and perceived nuclear risk is not universal: lower in the UK and higher in Sweden
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Education is a significant predictor of risk perception and attitudes towards those phenomena
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Gender roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Intensified information-seeking as a response to a disaster event
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Gender roles, Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Information categories concerning short term disaster recovery
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles, Gender roles, Ethnicity
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Empowerment of social actors
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Power relations, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards, Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: All types of actors, Local authorities, Active citizens, Entrepreneurs, Media, Government, National civil protection body, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations, Non-active citizens
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