Evacuation decision making and risk perception: flooded rural communities in Pakistan

Facing the heat: A descriptive review of the literature on family and community resilience amidst wildfires and climate change

“…Other factors occurred at a specific point. At the preparedness stage, attachment (e.g., to possessions, homes, locations of residence) may pose a difficulty in evacuation, with injury or death possible results when people refuse to leave (Nuttman‐Shwartz, 2019; Shah et al, 2023; Taylor, 2020). Zikeloglou et al (2023) identified a community's fire‐culture (i.e., its perceptions and beliefs on fire) and emotional‐coping tools (e.g., denial of risk) as other factors that may influence evacuation decisions.…”

“…Further factors at play included management policies, as noted in Corsica (France), where permanent and temporary residents were both more likely to remain within their dwellings instead of evacuating during wildfires possibly due to the island's primary wildfire management policy of "confinement" (Vaiciulyte et al, 2019). Shah et al (2023) highlighted that evacuation decisions may also be impacted by factors relating to the families themselves, such as number of family members, number of adults in the household, and presence of children and of older people. Other reasons included hazard proximity, gender-based decisions and perception of life-threathening events, physical disabilities, medical conditions, property status (i.e., rented or owned), as well as income and education levels (Shah et al, 2023).…”

“…Shah et al (2023) highlighted that evacuation decisions may also be impacted by factors relating to the families themselves, such as number of family members, number of adults in the household, and presence of children and of older people. Other reasons included hazard proximity, gender-based decisions and perception of life-threathening events, physical disabilities, medical conditions, property status (i.e., rented or owned), as well as income and education levels (Shah et al, 2023).…”