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Disaster Phases
Entries for Prevention
People with foreign backgrounds express a higher level of risk than native people
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Gender roles, Social exclusion
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Ethnicity as an indicator of inequality in the United States, which can be observed in the risk perception measures
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Open-mindedness, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Social vulnerability influences risk perception at the community level
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Social exclusion
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens
No one-size-fits-all strategy in order to explain social vulnerability in different countries and disaster phases
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Socio-economic status, Local knowledge
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Local authorities, Government, Red Cross, NGOs
Cross-national differences in levels of optimism bias
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Ethnicity
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
The perception of authorities as more trustworthy is a predictor of lower levels of perceived nuclear risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Government, Non-active citizens
Varying level of trust in authorities, with regards to nuclear risk in the UK, Spain, France and Sweden
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Ethnicity
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government
The relationship between trust and perceived nuclear risk is not universal: lower in the UK and higher in Sweden
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Values and beliefs, as well as the trust in authorities influence perceived nuclear risk and attitudes toward nuclear power.
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Attitudes toward authorities, Customs/traditions/rituals
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Race and gender as significant predictors of trust in authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Socio-economic status
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
Education is a significant predictor of risk perception and attitudes towards those phenomena
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Gender roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
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
Living in risk areas highlights higher levels of risk acceptance
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Local knowledge
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Government
Perceived vulnerability within several socio-demographic groups after the Fukushima accident
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Age-related roles, Gender roles, Attitudes toward authorities
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 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
Cultural Factors: Socio-economic status, Ethnicity, Attitudes toward authorities, Local knowledge
Hazards: Man-made intentional hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, Government, National research bodies, Entrepreneurs, Local authorities
Limited transparency of Chinese government in various social contexts may affect the level of perceived nuclear risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward the media, Communication
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, Government, Media
White man effect in risk perception
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Gender roles, Ethnicity, 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
Gender differences in perceived risk from different hazard types
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Gender roles
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Active citizens
Gender differences in perceived nuclear risk
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Gender roles, Ethnicity, 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
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