Types of Actors Concerned
Entries for Active citizens
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
Danger in elderly people overestimating their physical abilities during a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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: Local authorities, Active citizens, Healthcare and emergency services
Scouts as potential helpers in a disaster setting
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Active citizens
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
Shared responsibilities for preparedness measures amongst citizens and authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Active citizens, National civil protection body
Role of online communities in a disaster situation
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities, Social networks
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
Local communities as the first line of response in a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Social networks
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, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Government, Military
Physical fitness as a preparedness measure
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: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens
Elderly people and their role in disaster preparedness
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Open-mindedness, Age-related roles, Socio-economic status
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, Government, National research bodies
Real time use of social media during disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, Media, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies
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
Including migrants in disaster awareness activities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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, Active citizens, Government
Other groups that can act as volunteers during a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Social networks, Communication
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, Active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
"Angry groups" and empowerment processes
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Density of active citizenship
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Recovery, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens
Active citizens in empowerment contexts
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Density of active citizenship
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens
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 preparedness stage
30.09.2018
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, 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