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Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Actions before and after Two Earthquakes

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ID19607048
AuthorsLisa A Russell (Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University), James D Goltz (0000-0003-0723-3811, EQE International's Spedal), Linda B Bourque (Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles)
Year1995
Volume27
Issue6
Pages744-770
Publication date1995-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-9165 • E-ISSN: 1552-390X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013916595276002
OpenAlexW1976884628
LanguageEN
Citations received86
References cited17

This study examines the current state of preparedness among Los Angeles County and San Francisco Bay Area residents, determines the extent to which levels of preparedness have changed since the Sylmar earthquake in 1971, identifies the circumstances under which people have prepared, and assesses the extent to which respondents' overall perceptions of preparedness match their reports of preparedness activities. Since the 1970s, residents of the two areas have increased their level of survival activities substantially, but progress in home-hazard mitigation and family earthquake planning has generally remained constant and low. Pre-earthquake preparedness was predicted by home ownership, income, education, marital status, number of children at home, number of years in the neighborhood, and number of earthquakes experienced. In contrast, post-earthquake preparedness was predicted by proximity to the earthquake epicenter, earthquake-related experiences, fear, and levels of pre-earthquake preparedness

Civil engineering · Emergency management · Environmental health · Epicenter · Geography · Hazard · Marital status · Political science · Population · Preparedness · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

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