This study aims at understanding the role of education in promoting disaster preparedness.
Strengthening resilience to climate-related hazards is an urgent target of Goal 13 of the …

Motivating household preparedness for earthquakes can be difficult, especially given the
infrequent and varying nature of major events. Past research has shown that people's …

Individual and household (IH) preparedness is critical for saving lives and reducing losses
and damages, especially in developing and least developed countries and territories …

In this paper we investigate how well residents of the Andaman coast in Phang Nga
province, Thailand, are prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. It is hypothesized that formal …

Earthquake preparedness can reduce casualties and economic losses caused by
earthquakes effectively. Existing literature confirms that people's knowledge and perception …

The growing multi-hazard environment to which millions of people in the world are exposed
highlights the importance of making sure that populations are increasingly better prepared …

This paper analyzes the impact of disaster experience on household preparation of
emergency supplies for natural disasters using originally collected Japanese data from …

One way to reduce the risk from earthquakes is for individuals to undertake preparations for
earthquakes at home. Common preparation measures include gathering together survival …

The majority of people at risk from earthquakes do little or nothing to reduce their
vulnerability. Over the past 40 years social scientists have tried to predict and explain levels …

Prior research has found little or no direct link between beliefs about earthquake risk and
household preparedness. Furthermore, only limited work has been conducted on how …