DOI: | 10.1007/s11069-020-04164-9
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论文题名: | How ready is ready? Measuring physical preparedness for severe storms |
作者: | Ryan B.; King R.
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刊名: | Natural Hazards
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ISSN: | 0921030X
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出版年: | 2020
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卷: | 104, 期:1 | 起始页码: | 171
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结束页码: | 199
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语种: | 英语
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中文关键词: | Checklist
; Cyclone
; Hazard adjustments
; Hurricane
; Inventory
; Preparedness
; Storm
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英文关键词: | disaster management
; early warning system
; efficiency measurement
; hazard assessment
; hurricane
; information system
; Internet
; inventory
; mobile phone
; storm
; Australia
; Queensland
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英文摘要: | This paper investigates use of inventories, or checklists of activities, as an emergency management tool to motivate preparedness action in individuals. It develops the inventory concept to provide the foundation for a more targeted approach to storm preparation communication and community engagement. It also examines the potential efficacy of alternatives to paper-based checklists, such as web or smartphone applications. Academic and grey literature was reviewed to collect activities for a storm inventory for emergency agencies to measure individual preparedness and for individuals to measure their preparation progress. The resulting master list was refined for application and tested for useability in a pilot study of semi-structured interviews in a storm-susceptible community in Queensland, Australia. Also, clustering items by type of preparedness activity reveal where strengths and weaknesses exist in individual preparedness. For instance, preparation for leaving and safety planning were shown to be the areas of weakest activity in the pilot sample, while preparation of the house for a storm was the strongest area. In addition, behaviour change literature shows potential for effective use of an inventory-based smartphone application in motivating preparation activity. Data collected by a storm preparedness smartphone application could show where a communication or engagement program for targeted communities should be focused. It is supported by health literature that identifies preferences of individuals to make progress on complex tasks in stages, the value of lists to achievement of goals and demonstrated increase in uptake of activities prompted by smartphone applications over web or paper-based diaries. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. |
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资源类型: | 期刊论文
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标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168709
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Appears in Collections: | 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: | University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
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Recommended Citation: |
Ryan B.,King R.. How ready is ready? Measuring physical preparedness for severe storms[J]. Natural Hazards,2020-01-01,104(1)
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