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Experiences of people who have lived in the Gaza region for a longer time influence perceptions of risk which are relatively higher amongst this category than among those recently settled in the area

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge

Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

Importance of knowledge with regards to perception of risk and trust in authorities

30.09.2018


Local knowledge in empowerment processes

30.09.2018


Lack of knowledge of disaster guidelines and procedures found in a study with Bucharest residents

30.09.2018


LastQuake app user feedback concerning “Dos and don’ts” after an earthquake

30.09.2018


LastQuake app safety tips usage in areas with seismic activity

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Access and use of infrastructure/services

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness, Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, NGOs

LastQuake app safety tips usage differences between countries

30.09.2018


Perceived impact of a disaster linked to degree of perceived risk

30.09.2018


EMSC (Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) tools for detecting felt earthquakes and for meeting witnesses' immediate information needs, via on social media, websites and a mobile app

30.09.2018


Practical adaptation strategies for preventing disasters - the Singas example

30.09.2018


Local technical knowledge as cultural factor to mitigate risk

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response

Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens

Empowerment through traditions in farming, building and other land use

30.09.2018


Cultural adaptations of the build environment

30.09.2018


Culture and "seismic architecture"

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government

Prioritizing built environment policies as a prevention tool

30.09.2018


Personal involvement increases citizens' willingness to engage in activities aimed at preserving personal safety

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

Challenging risk perceptions and reducing vulnerabilities as a CBDM approach

30.09.2018


Enhancing and cultivating local capacities as a component of empowering communities in India

30.09.2018


Differences between natural and technological disasters in terms of suddenness, power, destructiveness, predictability and low point of the event

30.09.2018


Interdependency between different communication channels

30.09.2018


Citizen involvement experiments concerning the prevention and preparedness stage

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens

First steps of the participatory approach

30.09.2018


Community-based disaster management in central Vietnam

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Access and use of infrastructure/services

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness

Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Non-active citizens

Adaptive patterns to risk are linked to cultural practices and location

30.09.2018


Concepts of disasters and risk cultures are often linked to cultural geographies

30.09.2018


Societies and cultures are culturally, politically and environmentally distinctive

30.09.2018


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


In some cases, local knowledge is essential in providing reliable information about the area of intervention

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

Popular knowledge definition

30.09.2018


Experts should consider local knowledge a legitimate type of learning, and incorporate it into strategies and policies

30.09.2018


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

For natural hazards linked to geographical location, risk perception tends to decrease as distance from the risk source increases

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge, Socio-economic status, Ethnicity

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

Comparison of risk perception levels and its correlates among communities affected by natural disasters

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Individual/collective memory

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

Environmental monitoring campaigns with citizens and NGOs

30.09.2018


Perception of risk is different across countries

30.09.2018


Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Customs/traditions/rituals

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: Prevention

Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens

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

No one-size-fits-all strategy in order to explain social vulnerability in different countries and disaster phases

30.09.2018


Living in risk areas highlights higher levels of risk acceptance

30.09.2018


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


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