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Cultural factor
Entries for Individual/collective memory
Use of the safety check feature by region
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Density of active citizenship, Socio-economic status, Communication, Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens, NGOs
Long-term disaster effects in the perception of threats
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Personal experience guides behaviour more than received information
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory
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
Experience with violent life events influences future perception of risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory
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
Prior negative experiences influence perceptions of future risks depending on the severity of personal consequences of the former
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Individual/collective memory
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
When powerlessness is negatively associated with mitigation intentions, victims become reluctant to engage in risk mitigation activities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Availability bias: recalling particular examples In judging the frequency of events
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, Non-active citizens
The narrative bias: information obtained from others' personal experiences influences risk behaviour more than that presented as a formal description
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Communication, Open-mindedness
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
Differences between natural and technological disasters in terms of suddenness, power, destructiveness, predictability and low point of the event
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government
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
The severity of risk consequences influences perceived risk of future disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Disaster events lower levels of optimism but after a period of time, perceptions of risk decrease
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Optimism bias is less present in victims of nuclear accidents as well as those who are not at any risk of their consequences
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Risk behaviour is to a large extent socially and culturally learnt, but not determined
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Individual/collective memory
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
People tend to estimate general risks to be larger than personal ones
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Individual/collective memory
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
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
Disasters have a deep impact on public views, including an impact on basic beliefs and values
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward environmental issues, Norms/values, Individual/collective memory
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, Local authorities, Government
In the aftermath of a disaster, levels of trust in authorities tend to decline significantly
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Individual/collective memory, 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
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