Relationships between typhoons, climate and crime rates in Taiwan

Yu, Chin‐Hsien; Mu, Jianhong E.; Ding, Jinxiu; McCarl, Bruce A.

doi:10.1007/s11069-017-2998-9

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“…Taiwan is situated in one of the main paths of tropical cyclones in the Pacific Ocean and has experienced a series of typhoons with extraordinary amounts of rainfall and intense winds. Between 1958 and 2015, Taiwan experienced an average of 4.88 typhoon strikes per year [ 55 , 56 ]. Climate change is considered to be playing an important role in the increase of typhoons [ 57 , 58 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Climate Change Risk Perception in Taiwan: Correlation with Individual and Societal Factors

Sun

Han

2018

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This study differentiates the risk perception and influencing factors of climate change along the dimensions of global severity and personal threat. Using the 2013 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSGS) data (N = 2001) as a representative sample of adults from Taiwan, we investigated the influencing factors of the risk perceptions of climate change in these two dimensions (global severity and personal threat). Logistic regression models were used to examine the correlations of individual factors (gender, age, education, climate-related disaster experience and risk awareness, marital status, employment status, household income, and perceived social status) and societal factors (religion, organizational embeddedness, and political affiliations) with the above two dimensions. The results demonstrate that climate-related disaster experience has no significant impact on either the perception of global severity or the perception of personal impact. However, climate-related risk awareness (regarding typhoons, in particular) is positively associated with both dimensions of the perceived risks of climate change. With higher education, individuals are more concerned about global severity than personal threat. Regarding societal factors, the supporters of political parties have higher risk perceptions of climate change than people who have no party affiliation. Religious believers have higher risk perceptions of personal threat than non-religious people. This paper ends with a discussion about the effectiveness of efforts to enhance risk perception of climate change with regard to global severity and personal threat.

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Climate Change Risk Perception in Taiwan: Correlation with Individual and Societal Factors

Sun

Han

2018

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“…Other studies conducted in similar climatic conditions include Trujillo and Howley’s (2019) study of Barranquilla, Colombia, and Afon and Badiora’s (2018) study of Ibadan, Nigeria, both cities enjoying tropical climates. Another study by Yu et al (2017) examined the link between typhoons and crime in Taiwan, a nation that similar to our case study context is located (for all but its most southern tip) in the subtropics.…”

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The Effect of Weather on Assault

Corcoran

Zahnow

2021

Environment and Behavior

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This paper examines the role of local weather conditions in explaining variations in assault, in sub-tropical Brisbane, Australia. It details the extent to which local variations in weather are important in shaping the necessary preconditions for assault to take place. Results suggest that higher daily temperatures are associated with an increased propensity for assault at the neighborhood level after controlling for seasonal effects. Assaults occur significantly less frequently in summer than in spring and there is a greater propensity for assaults to occur on weekends compared to weekdays. Neighborhood disadvantage, ethnic diversity, and the presence of risky facilities such bars, schools, or shops increased the propensity for assault above and beyond the effect of temperature. Findings are important in their capacity to isolate the effect of the prevailing local weather conditions whilst controlling for seasonal variations, land use, and the socio-economic and demographic context within which assaults took place.

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“…In Taiwan, examining extreme precipitation, specifically typhoons that produce lower temperatures and heavy rain, research has found that typhoons produce an initial decrease in crimes such as violence and vehicle theft, followed by an increase (or lagged effect) in crime [ 11 ]. Typhoons that last longer than usual increase rates of violence, theft of vehicle, and robbery, but reduce rates of burglary.…”

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“…However, much of this research has been conducted in the global north and examines climate zones that are generally warm/hot in the summer and cool/cold in the winter. Apart from a few studies conducted in subtropical and tropical climates [ 9 – 11 ], little is known about the influence of other climate regions on social behaviour, that impact on crime over time, and across diverse climate regions.…”

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Violent assault geographies in northeastern Australia

Hodgkinson

Corcoran²,

Andresen³

2023

PLoS ONE

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As climate change produces more extreme weather, it is increasingly important to understand the impacts of these changes on social behaviour. The relationship between weather and crime has been studied across numerous contexts. However, few studies examine the correlation between weather and violence in southern, non-temperate climates. In addition, the literature lacks longitudinal research that controls for international changes in crime trends. In this study, we examine over 12 years of assault-related incidents in the state of Queensland, Australia. Controlling for deviations in trend for temperature and rainfall, we explore the relationship between violent crime and weather across Köppen climate classifications. Findings provide important insight into the impact of weather on violence across temperate, tropical, and arid climate regions.

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Relationships between typhoons, climate and crime rates in Taiwan

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

Climate Change Risk Perception in Taiwan: Correlation with Individual and Societal Factors

Climate Change Risk Perception in Taiwan: Correlation with Individual and Societal Factors

The Effect of Weather on Assault

Violent assault geographies in northeastern Australia

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