Earthquake Disaster Risk Perception Process Model for Rural Households: A Pilot Study from Southwestern China
| Autor: | Linmei Zhuang, Kai Huang, Yi Liu, Dingde Xu, Xin Deng, Zhuolin Yong, Chen Qing |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Rural Population China 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Disaster risk reduction Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0211 other engineering and technologies Earthquake disaster lcsh:Medicine Pilot Projects Theoretical research 02 engineering and technology Risk Assessment 01 natural sciences Article Disasters Insurance Empirical research risk perception Earthquakes Humans Socioeconomics Path analysis (statistics) risk reduction Aged 0105 earth and related environmental sciences disaster avoidance behavior 021110 strategic defence & security studies Emergency management business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health risk awareness Consumer Behavior Middle Aged Models Theoretical Risk perception Knowledge Wenchuan earthquake Female Perception Business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 22 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 22, p 4512 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16224512 |
| Popis: | There are many important factors to consider when creating robust, regional disaster prevention systems. These include rural households&rsquo knowledge and reported skills of earthquake disasters, disaster risk perception, awareness of disaster risk reduction, willingness to purchase insurance, and willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. However, few empirical studies have systematically established the theoretical research frameworks to analyze these factors. This study analyzed the data sampled from 241 rural households located in counties affected by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. A theoretical model was designed to investigate rural households&rsquo disaster risk perception and used path analysis to systematically analyze the mechanism of the factors stated above. The results showed that 53.11% of rural households had a stronger willingness to purchase disease insurance and 72.19% had a stronger willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Risk perception, knowledge and reported skills, and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly correlated with a willingness to purchase disaster insurance. Risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly positively correlated with a willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Knowledge and reported skills indirectly affected the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction. Risk perception could indirectly affect the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through awareness of disaster risk reduction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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