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General factors regarding the disaster prevention stage
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Power relations, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
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
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
Citizen actors in the recovery stage
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Open-mindedness, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
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
Understanding locals cultures of "common sense"
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, 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: 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
Placing local people in decision-making processes
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods, 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, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, 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
Social causes for disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Livelihoods, 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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, 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
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
Citizen perceptions of natural vs man-made causes of disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Perceived impact of a disaster linked to degree of perceived risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Technology, gender and social control
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Communication, 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, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
The need of organisational cultures to change
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Open-mindedness, 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
Perceptions of technology
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, 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
Citizen lack of preparedness may be linked to perceived low probability to a disaster happening
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Norms/values
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, Government
Citizen lack of preparedness may be linked to perceived cultural traits, such as resourcefulness
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Recovery, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, National civil protection body
Fatalism as a mechanism when experiencing limited resources and support
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Access and use of infrastructure/services, Socio-economic status, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: UN and other international organisations, European Civil Protection Mechanism, Healthcare and emergency services, Law enforcement agencies, Military, NGOs, Red Cross, Government, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens
The potential risk of belief systems of the government and local decision-makers
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Government
Strong emotional reactions amongst research participants to the topic of terrorism
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Government
Neo-liberalism affecting vulnerability and risk reduction
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government
Voluntary citizen support activities in the response phase of a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Healthcare and emergency services, Active citizens, National civil protection body, Local authorities
The impact of political belief systems on disaster prevention policies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Non-active citizens
Spirituality affecting disaster recovery and facilitating empowerment
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: 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
Citizen responsibility to use new technologies and social media for support activities in disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, 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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Media, Government
Citizens are generally receptive to training as a preparedness measure
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Power relations, Social networks
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, Active citizens, Government, Red Cross, Healthcare and emergency services
Citizen perceptions of disaster simulations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Open-mindedness, Communication, Power relations, Attitudes toward authorities, 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, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
The role of smartphone apps in disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Open-mindedness, Communication, Attitudes toward the media, Social networks
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, Non-active citizens, Media, Government, Healthcare and emergency services
The role of smartphone apps in the "culture of preparedness"
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Open-mindedness, 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, Media, Government
Risk management is information management which considers the relationship between knowledge and the lack thereof
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: UN and other international organisations, European Civil Protection Mechanism, Healthcare and emergency services, Law enforcement agencies, Military, NGOs, Red Cross, National research bodies, Media, Entrepreneurs, Active citizens, Local authorities, National civil protection body, Government, All types of actors
Global risks are often exogenous and caused by decisions made in core states and areas that influences the periphery of a world-system
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Social control
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, Government, National civil protection body
Environmental problems are problems of people: their history, their living conditions, their relation to the world and reality and their social, cultural and political situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: National research bodies, Government
Trust levels in authorities amongst people with a migration background
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Recovery, Response, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, Law enforcement agencies
Current social forms and institutions are dominated by constant change, with no reference guidelines or long-term plans, which has resulted in risk becoming a prevalent phenomenon of our time
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
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
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
Trustworthiness of official messages sent via social media
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, 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, Media, Government
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
Information channels to be used to communicate information about disaster preparedness
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, 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, Government, Media, Healthcare and emergency services
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
Reactions to testing and using apps for providing information in case of a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Open-mindedness, Worldviews, 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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, Healthcare and emergency services
Perceptions of individual preparedness for disaster amongst citizens in Frankfurt
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Open-mindedness
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, Media, 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 role of cultural factors in assessing risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Local knowledge, Worldviews, Livelihoods
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, National research bodies, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Positive reactions to the idea of using of disaster mobile phone apps amongst, largely elderly, citizens who are not active on social media
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Open-mindedness, Communication, Attitudes toward the media, 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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government
Enhancing and cultivating local capacities as a component of empowering communities in India
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, 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: Local authorities, Government
Social media police sites are highly appreciated and trusted
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
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
Example of ineffective communication by public institutions in a disaster setting
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods, Rule of law, Attitudes toward authorities, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Military
The rigid nature of public institutions in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Power relations, Worldviews
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: Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Government, NGOs, Military, Local authorities
Risk perception in urban vs rural communities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Local knowledge, 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 heterogeneous nature of public institutions in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Power relations, Attitudes toward authorities
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: Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Government, Military, Local authorities
Religious beliefs may hinder first responders in a disaster situation
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews
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
Practitioner perceptions of elderly citizens who overestimate their own abilities during a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles, Social exclusion, Worldviews
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, Government, Healthcare and emergency services
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