The role of sense of place, risk perception, and level of disaster preparedness in disaster vulnerable mountainous areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Khan, Garee; Qureshi, Javed Akhter; Khan, Anwar; Shah, Attaullah; Ali, Sajid; Bano, Iram; Alam, M. S.

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-10233-0

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“…However, people may choose to stay in the threatened area in order to avoid an interruption in their relationship with the place. This is also supported by a lot of research [ 8 , 22 ]. In addition, strong place attachment is believed to promote the behavioral adaptation of residents [ 57 ].…”

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“…For example, Stain et al [ 20 ] studied people who have suffered from drought for a long time and found that people’s strong sense of place increases their worries about drought. On the other hand, some studies point out that there is a negative connection between place attachment and risk perception [ 21 , 22 ]. However, Bernardo [ 23 ] classified Portugal’s different types of risks into different levels, and found that place attachment helps to amplify the perception of high-probability risk (low risk), while weakening the perception of low-probability risk (high risk).…”

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Stay in Risk Area: Place Attachment, Efficacy Beliefs and Risk Coping

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Guo

Deng

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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For residents living in earthquake-threatened areas, choosing suitable risk coping behaviors can effectively reduce the loss of family life and property. However, some residents still choose to continue to live within areas at risk of earthquake disaster. Place attachment may play an important role. Based on place attachment theory and the Protective Action Decision Model (PADM), this study explores the possible relationships among place attachment, efficacy beliefs, and evacuation/relocation intention. Furthermore, it examines the mediating role of efficacy beliefs. The study also used the partial least squares method (PLS-SEM) to test samples of 327 rural households in Wenchuan and Lushan earthquake-hit areas. The results show that: (1) Place attachment has a significant effect on response efficacy (RE), but not on self-efficacy (SE); (2) Place dependence (PD) has a negative and significant effect on relocation intention (RI) but has no significant effect on evacuation intention (EI). However, place identity (PI) can indirectly affect EI by influencing RE; (3) Efficacy beliefs have a significant positive effect on EI and RI. These results help us understand the complex relationships among place attachment, efficacy beliefs, and residents’ risk coping behavior, thus providing decision-making references for the formulation and improvement of regional disaster risk management policies.

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Stay in Risk Area: Place Attachment, Efficacy Beliefs and Risk Coping

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Guo

Deng

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“…The literature claims that people with higher self-efficacy always perform better in action (24). Selfefficacy can be fostered through directive experience alternative experience, verbal persuasion and emotional response (25,26).…”

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Factors Associated With Individual Emergency Preparedness Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among the Public in Three Chinese Provinces

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Qiao

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: This study aimed to identify factors associated with individual emergency preparedness behaviors which play an important role in effective emergency response.Methods: Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted in China's Heilongjiang, Guangdong and Sichuan provinces in 2017. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews, and 2,506 were valid for data analyses. A structural equation model was established to test the direct and indirect effects of the relevant factors on individual emergency preparedness behaviors.Results: Low levels of emergency preparedness were found: 28% of respondents reported being fully/partly prepared. The attitudes of the respondents toward emergency preparedness had the strongest association with emergency preparedness behaviors, with a total effect of 0.483. This was followed by self-efficacy (0.305) and training/exercise (0.295). Risk perception had the weakest effect (0.045) on emergency preparedness behaviors.Discussion: Improving attitudes of the public as well as their ability to prepare for emergency events is important for effective emergency management.

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“…Due to its geographic location, it is permanently exposed to natural and anthropogenic hazards, including forest fires [15], tsunamis [11], volcanic eruptions [16], floods [17], and earthquakes [18]. Earthquakes are also agents of indirect hazards, due to their relationship with landslides [19][20][21]. In addition, the Chilean geomorphology and geology contribute to landslides, surface deformation, and mass removal.…”

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Signals of Surface Deformation Areas in Central Chile, Related to Seismic Activity—Using the Persistent Scatterer Method and GIS

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Interferometric synthetic aperture radar is an effective means of measuring changes in the altitude of the Earth’s surface. In this research, the areas of surface deformation associated with low- and medium-intensity seismic events in Central Chile were analyzed using SENTINEL 1 satellite radar interferograms and geographical information system (GIS) tools. The persistent scatterer method was used to reduce noise from conventional InSAR methods. The results revealed that the coastal zone of Central Chile has a high density of daily earthquakes with a prevalence (93.03%) of low- and medium-intensity earthquakes. Monthly deformation maps were developed for the coast of the Biobio region in Central Chile. A clear deformation pattern is defined along the coast, being greater in the Arauco, Lota and Lebu areas. It was also shown that there was a slight upward trend in the north and northeast zone (i.e., δup ~3 mm/year), while there was an obvious accentuated upward trend (i.e., δup ~24 mm/year) in the southern part. This movement increases as latitude increases. This pattern is related to the daily seismic activity, the product of the movement between plates, and the geological faults located in the area. The deformation and trend maps provide certainty in terms of where hotspots are located, e.g., the most hazardous areas in the study zone, which can be applied to urban planning and/or safety assessment.

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The role of sense of place, risk perception, and level of disaster preparedness in disaster vulnerable mountainous areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Cited by 23 publications

References 46 publications

Stay in Risk Area: Place Attachment, Efficacy Beliefs and Risk Coping

Stay in Risk Area: Place Attachment, Efficacy Beliefs and Risk Coping

Factors Associated With Individual Emergency Preparedness Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among the Public in Three Chinese Provinces

Signals of Surface Deformation Areas in Central Chile, Related to Seismic Activity—Using the Persistent Scatterer Method and GIS

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