Public intention to participate in sustainable geohazard mitigation: an empirical study based on an extended theory of planned behavior
<p>Giving full play to the public's initiative for geohazard reduction is critical for sustainable disaster reduction under a government-led top-down disaster governance approach. According to the public's intention to participate in geohazard mitigation activities, this study introd...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2023-04-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/23/1529/2023/nhess-23-1529-2023.pdf |
Summary: | <p>Giving full play to the public's initiative for geohazard reduction is
critical for sustainable disaster reduction under a government-led top-down
disaster governance approach. According to the public's intention to
participate in geohazard mitigation activities, this study introduces the
analytical framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), with
attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control as the primary
explanatory variables, with three added explanatory variables: risk
perception, disaster experience, and participation perception.</p>
<p>Survey data obtained from 260 respondents in Jinchuan County, Sichuan
Province, China, are analyzed using structural equation modeling and
combined with multivariate hierarchical regression to test the explanatory
power of the model. The results indicate that attitude, subjective
normative, perceived behavioral control, and participatory cognition are
significant predictors of public intention to participate. Disaster
experience is negatively associated with public intention to participate. In
addition, the extended TPB model contributes 50.7 % to the explanation of
the behavioral intention of public participation.</p>
<p>Practical suggestions and theoretical guidance are provided for
strengthening geohazard risk management and achieving sustainable disaster
reduction. In particular, it is concluded that, while correctly guiding
public awareness of disaster reduction activities, policymakers should
continue developing participatory mechanisms, paying attention to two-way
communication bridges between the public and the government, uniting social
forces, and optimizing access to resources.</p> |
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ISSN: | 1561-8633 1684-9981 |