Associating Factors With Public Preparedness Behavior Against Earthquake: A Review of Iranian Research Literature

Local preparedness against earthquakes has been recently highlighted in research and policies on disaster management and risk reduction promotion in Iran. To advance the understanding of public preparedness and how it can be applied in diverse localities, further information is required about the pr...

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Main Authors: Maryam Ranjbar, Ali Akbar Soleimani, Bahram Saleh Sedghpour, Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi, Douglas Paton, Mehdi Noroozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2018-01-01
Series:Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
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Online Access:http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-260-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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Summary:Local preparedness against earthquakes has been recently highlighted in research and policies on disaster management and risk reduction promotion in Iran. To advance the understanding of public preparedness and how it can be applied in diverse localities, further information is required about the predictors of people’s adoption of mitigation activities and earthquake preparedness. A synthesis of the available published research results on earthquake preparedness and the influencing factors in Iran are presented in this literature review. It emphasizes the complexity of both the concept of preparedness and the contextual factors that mediate its adoption. The predominant roles of public awareness, trusted information resources, social capital and community collaboration as predictors are discussed. 
ISSN:2345-4210
2345-4210