Risk of a disaster: Risk knowledge, interpretation and resilience.
South Africa
disaster preparedness
natural hazards
resilience
risk knowledge
risk perception
Journal
Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
ISSN: 1996-1421
Titre abrégé: Jamba
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 101606753
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
11
05
2019
accepted:
13
03
2020
entrez:
16
6
2020
pubmed:
17
6
2020
medline:
17
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Knowledge and interpretation of local risks are essential in disaster mitigation. Auckland's exposure to multiple hazards is a source of national concern. Considering the multiplicity of natural hazards in Auckland, investigations on how communities can enhance their resilience to possible disasters have become imperative. Convincing individuals to embark on activities that would reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards is difficult, especially in communities that have not recently experienced the impact of natural hazards. This research investigated risk knowledge and interpretation in the South African community in Auckland. Data for this study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. A questionnaire was distributed amongst the South African population, and follow-up interviews with participants constituted the primary sources of data collection. Other sources were materials in the public domain. Regarding data analysis, an independent-sample
Identifiants
pubmed: 32537094
doi: 10.4102/jamba.v12i1.845
pii: JAMBA-12-845
pmc: PMC7276349
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
845Informations de copyright
© 2020. The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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