2006
DOI: 10.1108/09653560610685893
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Preparing for bushfires: understanding intentions

Abstract: PurposeTo examine the relationship between behavioural intentions and preparing for bushfire hazards and to test the hypothesis that intentions can inform how people reason about their relationship with environmental hazards.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 280 residents in high bushfire risk areas and analysed using multiple regression analysis. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a theoretical sample drawn from those who completed the survey. Data were analysed using grou… Show more

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“…Faced with complex and uncertain events, when they do not possess all the information they need themselves, peoples' perception of risk and how they might mitigate it, is influenced by information from others who share their interests and values (Earle 2004;Lion et al 2002;Paton and Bishop 1996;Paton et al 2006;Paton, Büergelt and Prior 2008;Poortinga and Pidgeon 2004). Thus levels of community participation will influence the availability of a social context in which people can formulate risk beliefs and actions.…”
Section: Social Influences On Hazard Interpretationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Faced with complex and uncertain events, when they do not possess all the information they need themselves, peoples' perception of risk and how they might mitigate it, is influenced by information from others who share their interests and values (Earle 2004;Lion et al 2002;Paton and Bishop 1996;Paton et al 2006;Paton, Büergelt and Prior 2008;Poortinga and Pidgeon 2004). Thus levels of community participation will influence the availability of a social context in which people can formulate risk beliefs and actions.…”
Section: Social Influences On Hazard Interpretationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It also promotes networks of communication and interaction between diverse 377 types of residents, resource managers and emergency services in peri-urban landscapes. Above all, it 378 provides an avenue to complement awareness raising mass-communication methodologies, which 379 alone generate inconsistent results (Paton et al 2006 wildfire is made -from motivating people to engage, to facilitating the intention to prepare, and to the 397 promotion of action ). It identifies the important factors that influence the stages of 398 this process -stages that can be addressed by knowledge of the individual learning style, and the 399 education mechanism appropriate to that stage in the learning cycle.…”
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“…Only a small proportion of people prepare adequately for wildfire [20,80]. There are a range of reasons affecting individuals decision to prepare or not to prepare, which include direct personal wildfire experience [50,78,81], a preference for a more natural environment [82,83], neighbourhood attitudes to preparation [50,78,79,84,85] or the resident(s) perception of risk from wildfire [27,84].…”
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confidence: 99%