Measuring Tsunami Preparedness in Coastal Washington, United States

Johnston, David; Paton, Douglas; Crawford, George L.; Ronan, Kevin R.; Houghton, B. F.; Bürgelt, Petra T.

doi:10.1007/1-4020-3607-8_12

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“…Local planners must accurately identify tsunami risk areas, so state and federal programs must provide comprehensive information about tsunami hazards to local planners ͑Bernard 2005; Darienzo et al 2005;Dengler 2005;Johnston et al 2005;Jonientz-Trisler et al 2005;McCreery 2005;Oppenheimer et al 2005;Ramirez and Perez 2004;Titov et al 2005͒. In fact, much of this information is available on the internet and some is GIS based, so it is readily available.…”

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“…Education and public participation programs are crucial components of tsunami hazard management that promote hazard awareness ͑Dengler 2005; Johnston et al 2005͒. Specific awareness of tsunami risk areas ͑e.g., signs designating tsunami inundation zones͒ and specific guidance for tourists and visitors ͑e.g., signs indicating evacuation directions͒ are critical elements of the risk communication process.…”

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Measuring Tsunami Planning Capacity on U.S. Pacific Coast

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The U.S. Pacific coastal states are at risk from both locally and distantly generated tsunamis. This vulnerability can be reduced by effective hazard management plans, but no studies have been conducted to determine how local jurisdictions have incorporated tsunami hazard management into their planning frameworks. This paper analyzes the quality of hazard management plans from 43 coastal counties in these states. Plan quality was measured by a plan evaluation protocol defined by five components and 37 indicators. The results show that few Pacific coastal counties have prepared well for tsunamis. Most plans have a weak factual basis, unclear goals and objectives, weak policies, and few coordination and implementation mechanisms. The average plan quality score is 12.25 out of 50 points and 10 counties never mention tsunami risks in their local plans at all. This evaluation suggests that these jurisdictions need to build a solid factual basis about tsunami hazards, set appropriate goals and practical objectives, expand the array of tools used by planners, enhance interdisciplinary and interorganizational coordination mechanisms, and improve their mechanisms for plan implementation.

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“…Haynes et al, 2008a;Johnston et al, 2005) has shown that in order to capture the true complexity of a hazard in a societal context mixed methodologies which employ both qualitative and quantitative techniques should be applied. In relation to hazards research, Rohrmann (1998) notes that quantitative and qualitative approaches generate different results and as such are complementary.…”

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“…This is because the development of appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies will not evolve from the physical sciences alone but rather in combination with an understanding of public knowledge and perception of hazard and risk (Anderson-Berry, 2003;Barberi et al, 2008;Dominey-Howes, 2006, 2008;Brilly and Polic, 2005;Dominey-Howes and Minos-Minopoulos, 2004;Gregg et al, 2007;Johnston et al, 2005;Lindell and Whitney, 2000;Solana and Kilburn, 2003) and behaviour when faced with hazards (Chester et al, 2008;Gaillard, 2008;Gaillard et al, 2008;Gregg et al, 2004b;Haynes et al, 2008a;Lavigne et al, 2008;McIvor and Paton, 2007;Paton et al, 2008b). This article reviews current knowledge and practice for developing and implementing questionnaires.…”

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The use of questionnaires for acquiring information on public perception of natural hazards and risk mitigation – a review of current knowledge and practice

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2009

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Questionnaires are popular and fundamental tools for acquiring information on public knowledge and perception of natural hazards. Questionnaires can provide valuable information to emergency management agencies for developing risk management procedures. Although many natural hazards researchers describe results generated from questionnaires, few explain the techniques used for their development and implementation. Methodological detail should include, as a minimum, response format (open/closed questions), mode of delivery, sampling technique, response rate and access to the questionnaire to allow reproduction of or comparison with similar studies. This article reviews current knowledge and practice for developing and implementing questionnaires. Key features include questionnaire design, delivery mode, sampling techniques and data analysis. In order to illustrate these aspects, a case study examines methods chosen for the development and implementation of questionnaires used to obtain information on knowledge and perception of volcanic hazards in a tourist region in southern Iceland. Face-to-face interviews highlighted certain issues with respect to question structure and sequence. Recommendations are made to overcome these problems before the questionnaires are applied in future research projects. In conclusion, basic steps that should be disclosed in the literature are provided as a checklist to ensure that reliable, replicable and valid results are produced from questionnaire based hazard knowledge and risk perception research.

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“…The use of the questionnaire instrument to investigate the public perception of a range of hazards is becoming increasingly common [31][32][33][34][35]. Typically, the questionnaire consists of a number of questions that the respondent must answer in the form of a group.…”

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Public Evaluation of Speed Humps Performance and Effectiveness

Shwaly¹,

Al-Ayaat

Zakaria

2018

CivileJournal

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In Egypt, it is believed that speed humps are the cheapest and best solutions to reduce vehicles speed and thus reduce the number of potential accidents. Due to the lack of specifications in Egypt that govern the installation of speed humps, they were spread randomly and with different dimensions without adequate studies. Consequently, this practice can cause adverse effects on the road users and the surrounding environment. For this purpose, a questionnaire was designed to discuss the different effects of using speed humps in Kafr El-Sheikh city as a typical model in the Egyptian cities. To verify that the questionnaire is appropriate for the intended task, it was evaluated by 30 respondents aged 18 years and over. After the trial process, the required corrections were made to the proposed form of the questionnaire. Then, final questionnaires were distributed and 1000 responses were collected from all road users, whether they were pedestrians, drivers, and owners of vehicles or vehicle repairmen by using face-to-face interviews. The responses were analysed using SPSS program. The results reflected that the installation of speed humps contributed greatly to reduce vehicles speed, the flow of traffic and accidents rate. On the other hand, the results proved that humps also contribute significantly to the environmental pollution, damage to the pavement and vehicles especially when they are poorly designed and located. The majority of respondents attributed the random spread of the speed humps to the weakness of the authorities in law enforcement and the prevention of the installation of new humps without authorization. Finally, with the widespread use of speed humps and with the exception of the positive impact on traffic safety, it also has negative impacts on both the economy and the environment. Finally, the use of speed humps can cause many harmful effects to the neighbourhood, if there no strict control on its installation process. Unless specifications and some standards should be strictly followed, other means of traffic calming measures should be considered.

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Measuring Tsunami Preparedness in Coastal Washington, United States

Cited by 43 publications

References 13 publications

Measuring Tsunami Planning Capacity on U.S. Pacific Coast

Measuring Tsunami Planning Capacity on U.S. Pacific Coast

The use of questionnaires for acquiring information on public perception of natural hazards and risk mitigation – a review of current knowledge and practice

Public Evaluation of Speed Humps Performance and Effectiveness

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