If Only We Knew What We Know: Factors for Mobilizing Citizen Participation in Community-based Emergency Preparedness

Wu, Weining; Chang, Kaiju; Tso, Yi-En

doi:10.22140/cpar.v7i1.98

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“…Hicks et al demonstrated that citizens' participation led to global mapping and resulted in enhancing the disaster reduction [6]. They showed how a real-time natural disaster In fact, when disaster strikes, because citizens are present at the scene of a disaster, they can be the "true" first responders, who can actively address community needs by participating in activities such as the restoration of public services and infrastructure [22][23][24][25][26][27]. Therefore, the government expects more efficient solutions by encouraging individuals to participate in disaster management.…”

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Analyzing the Role of Resource Factors in Citizens’ Intention to Pay for and Participate in Disaster Management

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This study aimed to analyze how resource variables (health status, economic affordability, social network, social capital, and neighborhood environment) influence citizens’ intention to pay for and participate in disaster management and safety activities. We compared four psychometric paradigm variables with five resource variables and analyzed how the latter moderate the relationships of the perception variables with intention to pay and to participate. A regression analysis revealed that willingness to pay was mainly explained by trust, followed by social capital, economic affordability, perceived risk, and experience, respectively. Participation was explained by knowledge, social capital, age, trust, and social network, respectively. Gender, trust, and social capital had an influence both on willingness to pay and to participate. Perceived risk, knowledge, and trust had a moderating effect on willingness to pay, but this effect depended on the quality of the neighborhood environment. Trust, knowledge, and stigma had a moderating effect on participation intention, but this effect depended on social capital and the neighborhood environment.

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Analyzing the Role of Resource Factors in Citizens’ Intention to Pay for and Participate in Disaster Management

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“…National and local government authorities perform a central role of networks and inter-connectivity established through an increasingly globalized economy [42] and their ability to communicate information to local citizens [43]. However, Schipper and Pelling [44] suggested that "DRR is largely a task for local actors, although with support from national and international organizations." This is because DRR policies and approaches consider a comprehensive view of risks and hazards, mostly socio-economic and political in origin since "wider social, political, environmental and economic environments in which a hazard is situated" [45].…”

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The Mediating Role of Disaster Policy Implementation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in Sierra Leone

Sawaneh

Luo

2021

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This research reports the role of disaster policy implementation achieving disaster risk reduction (DRR) and sustainable development (SD) in Sierra Leone. The factors were highlighted to help policymakers measure disaster risk perception (DRP), disaster adaptation (DA), community participation (CP), and disaster policy implementation (DPI) towards achieving disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. A questionnaire was administered to collect data from the respondents in six disaster-prone communities (Dwarzarck, Portee-Rokupa, Kroobay, Susan’s Bay, Moyiba, and Colbot) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Employing the structural equation model approach, we found that all the disaster risk reduction factors (DRP, CP, DA, and DPI) directly influence SD. Furthermore, disaster policy implementation serves as a channel through which disaster risk reduction influences sustainable development. This study suggests to policymakers to use the factors mentioned earlier to design effective disaster policy implementation to achieve disaster risk reduction and sustainable development in Sierra Leone.

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“…Facing ever-changing and dynamic environments, network participants in the emergency management process create complex systems of disaster response [24]. Public agencies dominate disaster responses; however, they possess limited capacities and organizational fragility, which means they cannot solely manage emergency situations [25,26]. The enhancement of NPO engagement is the chief factor in developing community resilience because community-based NPOs assist in the delivery of accurate information, disseminate emergency messages, and offer emergency services to local residents [27,28].…”

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“…In terms of their roles, the Volunteer Firefighter Unit and Phoenix Volunteer Team offer immediate assistance when regional disasters occur, whereas the Women's Fire Prevention Promotion Team focuses on the implementation of emergency preparedness plans. Before disaster occurrence, they join disaster response exercises and plan and deliver disaster response information to the public, particularly imparting emergency-related knowledge and approaches to potential disaster responses [25].…”

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Collaboration Mechanisms of Taiwan Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Relief Efforts: Drawing Lessons from the Wenchuan Earthquake and Typhoon Morakot

Chang

2018

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Participation of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) is important in emergency management because NPOs often work in conjunction with governments to offer assistance and resources in the emergency management process. NPO participation in disaster relief efforts is a valuable experience for public officials and practitioners, but research investigating NPOs’ experiences in disaster relief efforts is limited. This study examines Taiwan’s NPO collaboration mechanisms during disaster relief efforts and specifically examines the lessons drawn from two major catastrophes by focusing on the opinions of NPO managers in the 88 Flooding Service Alliance who joined the disaster relief operation for the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China and 2009 Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. The vital strategies and factors that contributed to successful NPO collaborations in disaster relief operations were determined through a survey on NPOs’ strategies for resource sharing and service integration and semi-structured interviews with 19 NPO managers. The findings indicate that NPO engagement in disaster services was crucial for the relief efforts of the two disaster events, and that long-term disaster service alliances are effective mechanisms for emergency collaboration in relief work.

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If Only We Knew What We Know: Factors for Mobilizing Citizen Participation in Community-based Emergency Preparedness

Abstract: This study examines factors for mobilizing citizen participation in community-based emergency preparedness.

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Analyzing the Role of Resource Factors in Citizens’ Intention to Pay for and Participate in Disaster Management

Analyzing the Role of Resource Factors in Citizens’ Intention to Pay for and Participate in Disaster Management

The Mediating Role of Disaster Policy Implementation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in Sierra Leone

Collaboration Mechanisms of Taiwan Nonprofit Organizations in Disaster Relief Efforts: Drawing Lessons from the Wenchuan Earthquake and Typhoon Morakot

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