Disaster Risk Perception and Household Disaster Preparedness: Lesson Learned from Tsunami in Banten

Akbar, Zarina; Suryaratri, Ratna Dyah; Tri, Y.; Gumelar, Gumgum; Ariyani, Mira

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/448/1/012099

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“…The review presented in this paper highlights some relevant points related to people's perception of tsunami risk and the way in which this kind of research can be useful for risk management. First, before planning tsunami Second, as we have seen in this review, tsunami risk is not homogeneously perceived even within the same community, as it is affected by different socio-demographic variables such as gender, age, education level, average income and presence of children in the household/family (see Alam, 2016;Wei et al, 2017;Akbar et al, 2020;Buylova et al, 2020;Dhellemmes et al, 2021), as well as hazard proximity and social memory of past events (see Fraser et al, 2016;Arias et al, 2017;Cerase et al, 2019;Cugliari et al, 2021;Cugliari et al, 2022). These variables are directly or indirectly related to social stratification (e.g., owning a house close to the coastline) as well as to particular risk cultures or worldviews co-existing in the same society (e.g.…”

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“…However, tsunamis' low frequency of occurrence does not reduce their destructive potential. Moreover, how important it is to study people's perceptions of natural hazards (Bonaiuto et al, 2016;Wachinger et al, 2013;Paton et al, 2009;Lindell et al, 2011), particularly tsunami risk perceptions, emerges in various studies conducted in at-risk countries that were affected by tsunamis, such as for example, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami or the 2011 Japan tsunami (Kurita et al, 2007;Sugimoto et al, 2010;Alam, 2016;Arias, et al, 2017;Akbar et al, 2020).…”

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Tsunami risk perception, a state-of-the-art review with a focus in the NEAM region

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Large-scale coastal urban sprawl, development of tourist accommodations and industrial maritime poles have highly increased the tsunami risk to people living and/or traveling along the coasts of our planet. The disastrous tsunamis in the Indian Ocean (2004) and in the Pacific Ocean (2011), as well as a suite of other damaging events worldwide, have encouraged International Institutions, first of all UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, National Governments and Local Communities to implement Tsunami Warning Systems (TWS), to raise awareness on tsunami risk, and to create a multilevel risk governance. In this framework, research on tsunami risk perception plays a key role. The results of these studies should be taken into account in designing risk mitigation programs and tools (such as drills, activities with local communities, emergency plans, etc.). This paper presents a review of such studies, carried out in several countries worldwide through many thousands of interviews performed with different techniques. Most tsunami risk perception studies were carried out in the regions where the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System and the Pacific Ocean one (PTWS) operate. In the NEAMTWS (North-East Atlantic, Mediterranean and connected seas Tsunami Warning Systems) region, only few specific studies were conducted, mostly within the EU-funded ASTARTE project (2013–2017) and more recently in a few extensive surveys on tsunami risk perception conducted in Italy between 2019 and 2021. Although the twenty-three studies analyzed in our review show a strong heterogeneity of methodological approaches and population samples, they allow us to outline some general considerations on tsunami risk as perceived by people in the different regions of the world. With the help of a table, we schematically summarized the emerging strengths, weaknesses and lessons learned in the twenty-three papers, noting an increase in the number of such studies in the last 5 years. The surveys were mostly concentrated in high-risk areas and focused on local residents. Some differences emerged depending on the memory of past tsunamis, education level, and local cultures. This provides useful hints for sound citizen-based tsunami risk reduction actions, including improved risk communication aimed at increasing the resilience of tsunami-prone populations. The need for increasing the assessment of tourists’ tsunami risk perception, and for a more homogeneous survey strategy also emerge from our analysis.

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Tsunami risk perception, a state-of-the-art review with a focus in the NEAM region

2022

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“…Studies show that although there is a positive correlation between disaster preparedness and perceived disaster risk, the effect of this correlation is quite small (Akbar et al., 2020; Howe, 2018). Although many may feel that they are prepared for unforeseen disasters, surveys have shown that very few people are actually as prepared as they think they are (Kapucu, 2008).…”

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Forest Resource Availability After Nuclear War or Other Sun‐Blocking Catastrophes

Winstead

Jacobson

2022

Earth's Future

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A global, sun‐blocking catastrophe like nuclear war, an asteroid strike, or a super volcano eruption spells disaster for most aspects of life as we know it. There have been many studies on how differing magnitudes of sun‐blocking catastrophes would affect the global climate, and many mention the effects of this cold, dark climate on forests and cropping systems. However, few studies have solely focused on the effects of nuclear winter on forests in terms of food, resources, and decomposition. Forests already provide over a billion people with food and fuel for their livelihoods. In this review, we connect how prehistoric catastrophes affected the world's forests to how a current‐day catastrophe may affect forest health, forest resource availability, and wood decomposition rates. We briefly discuss how forest resources may be used in this post‐catastrophe climate for food and fuel in an energy and fuel‐depleted world. We use this information to make policy and education suggestions to prepare for future catastrophes, build resilience from smaller local disasters, prepare for the many effects of climate change, and discourage nuclear weapon stockpiles.

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Tsunami risk perception of the touristic population of Stromboli Island: towards effective risk communication strategies

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Cerbara

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Nat Hazards

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This study focuses on the risks that tourists would face during a tsunami on the island of Stromboli and discusses how to best inform and prepare them. Tsunamis affect coastal regions, where many of these are leisure destinations for tourists who often don’t have adequate knowledge of the region's risks. Due to their proximity to the affected areas, near-source or local tsunamis usually allow for a limited warning time, posing great challenges to the planning of effective risk mitigation action. Furthermore, tourist populations have a particular significance in studies on risk perception, since their needs intersect with those of the local population and must be taken into account. To gather key knowledge for developing robust risk communication strategies, a survey (n = 699) was conducted between July and October 2023 to assess tourists' risk perception and preparedness. The findings indicate that tourists often misdescribe tsunamis, leading to underestimation of the security threats posed by smaller events and revealing shortcomings in current communication approaches. Given the tourism industry practices on the island, effective communication strategies for tourists should prioritize providing comprehensive information within the first 24 h of their arrival. Furthermore, given the high percentage of tourists who visit the island for a few hours and within certain time slots, we invite the authorities to provide this information before disembarking on the island.

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Disaster Risk Perception and Household Disaster Preparedness: Lesson Learned from Tsunami in Banten

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Tsunami risk perception, a state-of-the-art review with a focus in the NEAM region

Tsunami risk perception, a state-of-the-art review with a focus in the NEAM region

Forest Resource Availability After Nuclear War or Other Sun‐Blocking Catastrophes

Tsunami risk perception of the touristic population of Stromboli Island: towards effective risk communication strategies

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