Developing a “culture of disaster preparedness”
The citizens’ view
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22025662 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Appleby‐arnold (University of Malta, corresponding author), Sandra Appleby-Arnold, Noellie Brockdorff (0000-0001-5439-0890, University of Malta), Celia Callus |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Pages | 102133 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-4209 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102133 |
| OpenAlex | W3133788061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study investigated the potential for citizens developing “cultures of disaster preparedness”, which are informed by citizens' values and experiences rather than imposed from “above”. Based on previous research we conducted during Citizen Summits in Romania, Malta, Italy and Germany, we developed a set of recommendations, which were evaluated during two final Citizen Summits held in Portugal and the Netherlands, using an electronic audience response system and focus group discussions. The results point at three main strategies, which can be expected to foster a “soft” cultural change towards disaster preparedness over time: (1) encouraging measures that build upon already existing cultural values and daily routines; (2) organising preparedness-related activities that are designed as part of citizens' everyday-life events; and (3) improving perceived self-efficacy by demonstrating how citizens’ already existing, personal everyday skills can be harnessed in disaster situations
Business · Disaster preparedness · Emergency management · Everyday life · Focus group · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 7,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |