DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04076-8
论文题名: An indicator based approach for assessing household’s perceptions of landslide risk in Murree hills of Pakistan
作者: Qasim S. ; Qasim M.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2020
卷: 103, 期: 2 起始页码: 2171
结束页码: 2182
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Indicators
; Landslides
; Murree hills
; Pakistan
; Risk perception
英文关键词: household survey
; landslide
; policy making
; risk perception
; rural area
; social indicator
; training
; urban area
; Murree
; Pakistan
; Punjab [Pakistan]
英文摘要: The Murree region in Pakistan is frequently affected by landslides and causes damages to lands, houses, life lines and even loss of livestock and human life. We have attempted in this paper to compare the landslide risk perception of three selected sites of Murree based on selected indicators. A questionnaire survey was used to collect information from a sample of 200 households in a random manner. A Likert scale technique was used to assess the main indicators (awareness, likelihood, impact and fear) of risk perceptions. Results showed that the index values for the above-mentioned indicators were low for the rural fringe, medium for urban fringe and high for inner city. Results of the values of the overall perceived risk were higher for inner city as compared to urban fringe and rural fringe. The study has important implications for policy makers to arrange trainings and workshops particularly for the residents of rural and urban fringe to raise their awareness and perception levels about landslide risks. The proposed measures will increase their levels of preparedness and mitigation measures in the study area. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168686
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作者单位: Geography Department, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan; Government Post Graduate College, Charsadda, Pakistan
Recommended Citation:
Qasim S.,Qasim M.. An indicator based approach for assessing household’s perceptions of landslide risk in Murree hills of Pakistan[J]. Natural Hazards,2020-01-01,103(2)