Raising risk preparedness by flood risk communication

Flood preparedness initiatives of high-risk communities of Jakarta

Disas ter p reparedness o f a megacity is enhanced by disaster preparedness of its communities. This case study shows how flood preparedness in the high-risk communities of Jakarta can be achieved through a combination of understanding their risks, preparing for disasters, and by improving the early warning of incoming inundation. What’s inside 1 Hazard and socio-economic profile of Jakarta 1 H...

Public Perception of Flood Risk and Community-based Disaster Preparedness

Improving flood risk communication by focusing on prevention-focused motivation.

This article proposes an approach to flood risk communication that gives particular emphasis to the distinction between prevention and promotion motivation. According to E. Tory Higgins, the promotion system and the prevention system are assumed to coexist in every person, but one or the other may be temporarily or chronically more accessible. These insights have far-reaching implications for o...

risk taking in english to persian translation process by novice iranian translators

این پژوهش به بررسی ریسک پذیری مترجمان تازه کار در طی فرآیند ترجمه از زبان انگلیسی به فارسی می پردازد. پژوهش درباره مترجمان به عنوان اولین خواننده متن مبدا از اهمیت به سزایی برخوردار است. مترجمان تازه کار (و حرفه ای) در طی فرآیند ترجمه با مشکلات متعددی روبرو می شوند که باعث عدم اطمینان آنها از متن ترجمه شده می شود. با توجه به اینکه عدم اطمینان به انجام ریسک منتهی می شود، هدف این پژوهش بررسی کیفی...

Emotions, trust, and perceived risk: affective and cognitive routes to flood preparedness behavior.

Despite the prognoses of the effects of global warming (e.g., rising sea levels, increasing river discharges), few international studies have addressed how flood preparedness should be stimulated among private citizens. This article aims to predict Dutch citizens' flood preparedness intentions by testing a path model, including previous flood hazard experiences, trust in public flood protection...