A review of themes in disaster resilience literature and international practice since 2012

Tiernan, Anne-Maree; Drennan, Lex; Nalau, Johanna; Onyango, Esther; Morrissey, Lochlan; Mackey, Brendan

doi:10.1080/25741292.2018.1507240

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“…The consequent recognition of a need for proactive and comprehensive risk reduction and management strategies was one reason for Australia becoming a signatory of the Sendai Framework (UNISDR, —Sendai Framework for Action [SFA]) for disaster risk reduction (DRR; Merrin‐Davies, ; Tiernan et al, ). An important component of a comprehensive DRR strategy is encouraging sustained preparedness (UNISDR, , ).…”

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Disaster risk reduction: Psychological perspectives on preparedness

Paton

2019

Australian Journal of Psychology

115

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Facilitating people's ability to anticipate, prepare for and recover from disaster is an important component of the UNISDR strategy for disaster risk reduction. Following a discussion of the functional characteristics of preparedness, this paper first discusses how hazard characteristics and psychological constructs influence people's ability to anticipate uncertain future events. It then reviews how psychological theories (Health Belief Model, Protection Motivation Theory, PrE Theory, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Critical Awareness Theory, Social Marketing, Protective Action Decision Model, Social Capital, Community Engagement Theory and Social Identity Theory) can inform understanding of preparedness for likely and current hazard events. Discussion then then turns to applying concepts and theories to understanding preparedness for current disasters. The all‐hazards and cross‐cultural applicability of preparedness theory is discussed, as are a need for a critical appraisal of preparedness, its predictors, and the nature and development of the preparedness process and its application in facilitating effective intervention strategies.

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Disaster risk reduction: Psychological perspectives on preparedness

Paton

2019

Australian Journal of Psychology

115

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“…Schoch-Spana et al produced a self-assessment toolkit-the Composite of Post-Event Well-being rubric-to predict post-disaster community function and resilience [16]. Tiernan et al identified three important emerging themes: the socialization of responsibility for resilience, concentration on utilizing public private partnership to continue risk management, and the exploration of adaptive resilience [17]. Besides, numerous studies have been conducted to understand the concepts of vulnerability and resilience.…”

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Resilience Assessment of Complex Urban Public Spaces

Wang

2020

IJERPH

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Risk events frequently occur in “complex urban public spaces” (CUPSs) and cause serious economic losses and casualties. To reduce the risks and enhance the system resilience, this paper formulates a theoretical framework to assess the resilience of CUPSs. Resilience is defined as the ratio of preparedness to vulnerability, according to the implication of the concept. Three-level practical indicator systems were established for these two dimensions, respectively. Furthermore, a hybrid approach combining the Analytic Network Process (ANP) and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) was adopted. The Chongqing West Railway Station (the Station (W)) and the Lianglukou Rail Transit Station (the Station (L)) were used for a case study. The results showed that the Chongqing West Railway Station was more resilient to risks than the Lianglukou Rail Transit Station. Therefore, the proposed theoretical framework could be applied in assessing the resilience level of CUPSs. Resilience improvement strategies can be formulated according to the assessment results. Furthermore, the practical indicators could also provide references for urban disaster management.

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“…The concept of "resilience" has also been used at several levels, including the city, community and individual [9,10]. Researchers have analyzed several aspects of resilience and related activities in many case studies [11][12][13][14][15].…”

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“…Researchers have analyzed several aspects of resilience and related activities in many case studies [11][12][13][14][15]. Tiernan et al [10] shows the number of published papers with both words of disaster and resilience in their titles per year since 2000. The number shows a rapid increase since 2009.…”

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Analysis of the Actions and Motivations of a Community during the 2017 Torrential Rains in Northern Kyushu, Japan

Nonomura

Fujisawa

Takahashi

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Damage caused by weather events has increased dramatically across the world in recent years. In the case of Japan, record-breaking rainfall has caused devastating damage almost every year since 2014; many people have been killed in these disasters. To better prepare for future heavy rainfalls, we need to discover how to prepare for disasters and mitigate damage by learning from examples in resilient communities. In 2017, torrential rains hit Toho Village in northern Kyushu, and the people as a whole responded well to avoid disastrous outcomes. We studied the actions and motivations of residents of Toho during this rainfall event by conducting semi-structured interviews in November 2017. The interviewees indicated that their motivation for evacuating was “personal observation of the danger” or “communication with neighbors”. Communication within the community was found to be an important factor that enabled the safe evacuation of community members, even without notice of the disaster risk and/or in the absence of timely information from the government because of a power outage. Knowledge of local landforms would be also helpful to reinforce appropriate actions and precautions needed during a disaster.

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A review of themes in disaster resilience literature and international practice since 2012

Cited by 101 publications

References 86 publications

Disaster risk reduction: Psychological perspectives on preparedness

Disaster risk reduction: Psychological perspectives on preparedness

Resilience Assessment of Complex Urban Public Spaces

Analysis of the Actions and Motivations of a Community during the 2017 Torrential Rains in Northern Kyushu, Japan

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