Disaster Phases
Entries for Preparedness
Optimism bias: the tendency to overestimate the probability of positive events and underestimate that of negative ones
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
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
Illusion of control: the tendency to overestimate the amount control they have over events
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
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
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 effect of immediate emotions on perceived risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
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
The impact and consequences of man-made disasters as compared to natural hazards
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Loss of confidence in civil authorities after man-made disasters
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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
People perceive human interference with nature as negative, regardless of its purpose
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward environmental issues, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Natural and man-made hazards are perceived differently and elicit different types of emotions
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Attitudes toward environmental issues
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
Man-made hazards provoke higher levels of concern compared to natural hazards
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
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
The media's influence on individuals who are directly involved in disaster events
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward the media
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, Media
Floods are perceived to have predominantly financial consequences while landslides are viewed as life threating events
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Links between age and gender and the vulnerability hypothesis
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles, Gender roles
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
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
A high level of trust in authorities might result in people believing that preparedness for disaster is exclusively the former's responsibility
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Trust in nuclear power is often linked to a lower level of perceived risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Gender roles, Worldviews
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Risk cultures emerge within risk societies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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, 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
Disaster risk reduction analysed in conjunction with the priorities of people, the needs of people at risk and cultural perspectives
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National research bodies, Non-active citizens
Decisions for action are what differentiate hazards from risks
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: 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