Catastrophes and Cultures: Differing Approaches, Differing Responses
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چکیده
Introduction: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes culture as “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or group.” Also noted are: characteristic features everyday existence (such diversions way life) shared by people in place time.” Much has been written about the impact on disaster risk response. However, issues are complex multifactorial. Method: author/presenter extensively reviewed current qualitative quantitative literature regarding phases mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery. Results: There over thousand publications issue disaster. While it is clear plays role management, there continues to be debate weight which should placed culture, whether can seen separate from other elements significantly disaster, including political, economic, technologic, geophysical, etc. Conclusion: With subject matter expertise based lived academic experience, presenter plans utilize tabletop format engage small groups discussion above concepts well their experiences relating catastrophes cultures. hope that this will spur further translational research interest.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1049-023X', '1945-1938']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x23005022