scholarly journals Household Preparedness for Natural Disasters

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Jelena Kitanović
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Household Preparedness ◽  
Communication Methods

Numerous literature reviews have been carried out in the area of household preparedness activities for natural disasters. The present study aims to summarize the latest findings of natural disaster preparedness levels and aims to address the following research questions: What evidence is there for natural disaster preparedness levels? What are the demographic characteristics and potential variables that influence natural disaster preparedness? What has been reported in major bibliographic databases? The first step involved a systematic search to identify relevant studies published between 1995 and 2019 in the following electronic databases EBSCOhost, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final review. By analysing the available literature, it has been observed that the in the area of preparedness activities for natural disasters most households do not have a rapid development plan for preparation. Although little research has been done on the preparedness of the older population, it will be necessary to analyse which communication methods would be used in case of a natural disaster, as well as look into the benefits of their use for networking and rapid communication of information before and during the natural disaster.

Fatal Work Injuries Involving Natural Disasters, 1992–2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M. Fayard
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Disaster Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Classification Structure

ABSTRACTObjective: Although a goal of disaster preparedness is to protect vulnerable populations from hazards, little research has explored the types of risks that workers face in their encounters with natural disasters. This study examines how workers are fatally injured in severe natural events.Methods: A classification structure was created that identified the physical component of the disaster that led to the death and the pursuit of the worker as it relates to the disaster. Data on natural disasters from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for the years 1992 through 2006 were analyzed.Results: A total of 307 natural disaster deaths to workers were identified in 1992–2006. Most fatal occupational injuries were related to wildfires (80 fatalities), hurricanes (72 fatalities), and floods (62 fatalities). Compared with fatal occupational injuries in general, natural disaster fatalities involved more workers who were white and more workers who were working for the government. Most wildfire fatalities stemmed directly from exposure to fire and gases and occurred to those engaged in firefighting, whereas hurricane fatalities tended to occur more independently of disaster-produced hazards and to workers engaged in cleanup and reconstruction. Those deaths related to the 2005 hurricanes occurred a median of 36.5 days after landfall of the associated storm. Nearly half of the flood deaths occurred to passengers in motor vehicles. Other disasters included tornadoes (33 fatalities), landslides (17), avalanches (16), ice storms (14), and blizzards (9).Conclusions: Despite an increasing social emphasis on disaster preparation and response, there has been little increase in expert knowledge about how people actually perish in these large-scale events. Using a 2-way classification structure, this study identifies areas of emphasis in preventing occupational deaths from various natural disasters. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3:201–209)

scholarly journals INTERVENSI KOMUNITAS: STRATEGI PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA BERBASIS MASYARAKAT DI KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-26
Author(s):  
Ahmad Yaneri
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Community Interventions ◽  
Research Findings

The BPBD annual report of North Sumatera shows that almost every year at several points the area has experienced an increase in natural disasters, this has implications for the formation of disaster preparedness cadets (Tagana) in Deli Serdang Regency who act as the front guard in disaster management. Through a qualitative approach, this thesis was conducted to describe how community intervention applied by Tagana in Deli Serdang regency in managing natural disaster so that it creates self-community in solving the problems, particularly the alertness in preparation to face natural disaster. The research findings show that, implementation of community interventions by Tagana in disaster management in Deli Serdang has a maximum are because of several supporting factors such as the community participation and professional personnel in terms of disaster expertise. In addition, Tagana is also facing the obstacle factors in the implementation of community interventions such as the predisposition and the dependence on funding.

scholarly journals Modeling Agent-Oriented Methodologies for Landslide Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Very Sugiarto ◽  
Fatwa Ramdani ◽  
Fitra Bachtiar
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Prometheus Methodology ◽  
Agent Development

One of the most fatal natural disasters in Batu City was a landslide. The percentage of casualties if directly affected by landslides is 47%. This number is quite large when compared to other natural disasters. Even though the potential of the tsunami is the biggest, when compared to the intensity of the occurrence, landslides are the most common and most often cause fatalities. One of the causes of many fatalities in natural disasters is the lack of preparedness management. For that reason the need to develop a technology that can support to reduce fatalities in landslides is needed. One of the technologies used to prevent the number of fatalities caused by natural disasters is to use multi-agent system. One of the advantages of an agent is use Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) models for building the Muiti-Agent Systems (MAS). The specific objective of this study was to model a simulated natural disaster landslide using the Prometheus Methodology. Evaluation is done by generating a model using jackCode and implementing it using the Java Agent Development Framework. The results of this study indicate that a model made using the Prometheus Methodology can be used as a simulation of natural disaster preparedness for landslides.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL SELF-EFFICACY AND FLOOD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OF INDONESIAN NURSES

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Adi Try Wurjatmiko ◽  
Lilik Zuhriyah ◽  
Mukhamad Fathoni
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman Rank

Background: Indonesia is one of the countries that is prone to natural disaster. There are between 1,500-2,000 cases of natural disasters annually and most of the cases are related to hydro meteorological activities such as flood. Preparedness is a critical phase in disaster management as it is able to decrease or prevent negative effects of natural disasters for example negative effects of natural disaster in health sector. Nurse preparedness is one of the determining factors in describing how severe effects of natural disasters are in health sector.Objective: To identify and analyze relationship between personal self-efficacy and flood disaster preparedness of Indonesian nurses.Method: The study used analytical observational design with cross sectional approach. The population was 191 nurses and the samples were 160 nurses working in public health centers. The sampling method was purposive sampling. The setting on the study was 5 public health services located in areas prone to flood in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Spearman rank correlational test was used for data analysis with significant level (α) =0.05.Results: Spearman Rank correlational test showed a significant relationship between self-efficacy and flood disaster preparedness of nurses (p =0.00 and r =0.63).Conclusion: Personal factor such as nurses’ self-efficacy in dealing with flood is related to their flood disaster preparedness in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

When Mother Earth Rises Up

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Sacchi ◽  
Paolo Riva ◽  
Marco Brambilla
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Willingness To Help ◽  
Mother Earth

Anthropomorphization is the tendency to ascribe humanlike features and mental states, such as free will and consciousness, to nonhuman beings or inanimate agents. Two studies investigated the consequences of the anthropomorphization of nature on people’s willingness to help victims of natural disasters. Study 1 (N = 96) showed that the humanization of nature correlated negatively with willingness to help natural disaster victims. Study 2 (N = 52) tested for causality, showing that the anthropomorphization of nature reduced participants’ intentions to help the victims. Overall, our findings suggest that humanizing nature undermines the tendency to support victims of natural disasters.

Law on Natural Disasters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Gab Park
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
International Community ◽  
The State ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
International Solidarity ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Prior Consent ◽  
Humanitarian Crises

The chapter argues that natural disasters are common concerns in the international community. At the same time, the current international cooperation mechanism, based on the principle of equal sovereignty, require prior consent by the state affected by a natural disaster. Unfortunately, this is not always an efficient tool for the protection of victims. The globalization of problems and the proliferation of humanitarian crises make the veritable solidarity of the international community increasingly necessary, and therefore another high value, namely international solidarity or community obligations, should create direct and immediate obligations for all members of the international community. The main object of this chapter is to discuss the future-oriented direction of the law on natural disasters. This means, first, to ascertain the lex lata, especially customary rules. The chapter further offers some suggestions on possible ways for the international community to provide more effective relief for victims of natural disasters.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Alexithymia in the Population of Hemodialysis Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 2862
Author(s):  
Đorđe Pojatić ◽  
Ivana Tolj ◽  
Davorin Pezerović ◽  
Dunja Degmečić
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Bodily Sensations

Alexithymia is a construct defined as the inability to differentiate between emotional experiences and bodily sensations. According to existing knowledge, alexithymia may have a major effect on the process of treatment and the outcome of the hemodialysis disease. The objective of this literature review was to determine the significance that alexithymia has for compliance and variables of clinical and mental health in the population of hemodialysis patients. For the above purpose, bibliographic databases “MEDLINE” and “Web of Science” were searched. The matrix method was used in analysis of articles. Searching both databases resulted in 248 articles. After applying exclusion and inclusion criteria, we included results of 13 articles in the literature review. The results of the search are findings regarding the prevalence and correlation of alexithymia with variables of clinical and mental health in hemodialysis patients. Alexithymia is significantly more common in the population of hemodialysis patients, and it has a negative effect on their mental and somatic health. Alexithymia levels in hemodialysis patients are more pronounced in cases where there is a greater number of comorbidities. Alexithymia is the predictor of high mortality rate in the population of hemodialysis patients, independent of other comorbidities.

scholarly journals Do Long-Term Natural Disasters Influence Social Trust? Empirical Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7280
Author(s):  
Yao Li ◽  
Haoyang Li ◽  
Jianqing Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Flood Frequency ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

The natural environment is one of the most critical factors that profoundly influences human races. Natural disasters may have enormous effects on individual psychological characteristics. Using China’s long-term historical natural disaster dataset from 1470 to 2000 and data from a household survey in 2012, we explore whether long-term natural disasters affect social trust. We find that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between long-term natural disaster frequency and social trust. We further examine the impact of long-term natural disaster frequency on social trust in specific groups of people. Social trust in neighbors and doctors is stronger where long-term natural disasters are more frequent. Our results are robust after we considering the geographical difference. The effect of long-term natural disasters remains positively significant after we divide the samples based on geographical location. Interestingly, the impact of long-term flood frequency is only significant in the South and the impact of long-term drought frequency is only significant in the North.

scholarly journals Place Attachment and Household Disaster Preparedness: Examining the Mediation Role of Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5565
Author(s):  
Ziyi Wang ◽  
Ziqiang Han ◽  
Lin Liu ◽  
Shaobin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Disaster Experience ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Household Preparedness

Household preparedness is essential for resilience-building and disaster risk reduction. Limited studies have explored the correlations between place attachment, self-efficacy, and disaster preparedness, especially in the east Asian cultural context. This study investigates the mediating role of self-efficacy between place attachment and disaster preparedness based on data from the 2018 Shandong General Social Survey (N = 2181) in China. We categorized the preparedness behaviors into three specific clusters: material, behavioral and awareness preparedness. Multiple linear regressions and the Sobel Goodman tests were employed to estimate the correlations with the control of necessary confounding variables such as disaster experience, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. The results demonstrate that both the place attachment and self-efficacy are correlated with higher degrees of overall preparedness and all three types of preparedness, and self-efficacy plays a mediating role between place attachment and disaster preparedness. These findings highlight the importance of promoting place attachment and self-efficacy in the advocacies and outreach activities of disaster preparedness.

Conceptualizing Disaster Preparedness Interventions and Research: What Does Literature Have to Do With It?

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942097811
Author(s):  
Chathapuram Ramanathan ◽  
William Crawley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Effective Intervention

Natural disasters are frequent, widespread, and derail the lives of large percentages of the population. Social work professionals are among those suitable for intervening in natural disasters as they assist individuals, families, and communities. To understand the knowledge in the areas of disaster preparedness—the authors investigated the literature by reviewing 10 major social work journals—a conceptual model of disaster preparedness was developed for effective intervention and research. While specific needs vary for individuals, communities, and cultures, there are universal aspects central to human existence.

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