2022
DOI: 10.1108/ijdrbe-08-2021-0095
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on public engagement approaches to disaster preparedness for foreign residents: case of Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Japan

Abstract: Purpose Foreign residents in Japan are classified as one vulnerable group at risk of disasters. Therefore, various measures are in place to engage, educate and offer first-hand experiences of disaster countermeasures required to overcome systematic disaster preparedness problems. However, the need for Japan to prevent the spread and infection of COVID-19 has necessitated measures that prohibit public gatherings and other social activities. This study aims to look at how these arrangements have impacted public … Show more

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“…To converge all the issues along with the approach to improving efficacies in the case of foreign residents in the Tokyo area, previous research highlights the relevance of enhanced public engagement strategies as an integration mechanism for foreign residents in disaster preparedness. It emphasizes that the system of engagement of foreign residents in disaster preparedness activities in the Tokyo metropolitan areas comprises both virtual and physical environments which aim to inform, consult, involve, and promote collaborations among all parties [ 29 ]. These descriptions are in line with the properties of self-efficacy improvements [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]; therefore, by utilizing the public engagement aspect of the virtual and physical environments, the elements of self-efficacy improvement could be aligned as such.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…To converge all the issues along with the approach to improving efficacies in the case of foreign residents in the Tokyo area, previous research highlights the relevance of enhanced public engagement strategies as an integration mechanism for foreign residents in disaster preparedness. It emphasizes that the system of engagement of foreign residents in disaster preparedness activities in the Tokyo metropolitan areas comprises both virtual and physical environments which aim to inform, consult, involve, and promote collaborations among all parties [ 29 ]. These descriptions are in line with the properties of self-efficacy improvements [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]; therefore, by utilizing the public engagement aspect of the virtual and physical environments, the elements of self-efficacy improvement could be aligned as such.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Contextualizing the EPPM in the case of the Tokyo Metropolitan area can generally be looked at as the contents of risk communication in the form of information delivery to residents in the city and most especially foreign residents. Per existing study findings [ 29 ], various methods exist for risk communication and the portrayal of a fear factor in that regard can be established by virtual and physical risk communications methods. Scouting through disaster prevention information from the Tokyo Government’s websites provides sections on the risks and hazards in the city, disaster effects and impacts, warnings, and the efforts to prevent and protect oneself should any emergency occur [ 30 ].…”
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confidence: 98%