Facilitating people's ability to anticipate, prepare for and recover from disaster is an
important component of the UNISDR strategy for disaster risk reduction. Following a …

Despite considerable effort and expenditure on public hazard education, levels of disaster
preparedness remain low. By integrating and expanding on natural hazards and health …

Despite considerable expenditure on public hazard education, levels of natural
preparedness remain low. Building on natural hazard and health research about protective …

This paper describes the assessment of the †œall-hazards†capabilities of a theory of
hazard preparedness based on identifying the personal-and social-level processes …

Preparedness is a basic core concept in disaster research. Yet, its conceptual construction
and empirical validity have rarely been assessed. Combining a theoretical variable-based …

Being prepared for a disaster is an important strategy for reducing physical, social,
psychological and cultural harm. Preparedness practices mitigate the immediate impacts of …

Purpose–This paper seeks to further develop a model of natural hazard preparedness by
examining the role of attitudes to natural hazards and their mitigation and social norms. It …

Disaster preparedness has been identified with planning, resource identification, warning
systems, trowing and simulations, and other predistister actions intended to improve the …

Large, damaging earthquakes are rare. When they occur, they do so without warning. This
makes being prepared for such occurrences important. However, the rarity of the events …

Background: Preparedness for disasters and emergencies at individual, community and
organizational levels could be more effective tools in mitigating (the growing incidence) of …