Behavioral Response in the Immediate Aftermath of Shaking: Earthquakes in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan

نویسندگان

  • Ihnji Jon
  • Michael K. Lindell
  • Carla S. Prater
  • Shih-Kai Huang
  • Hao-Che Wu
  • David M. Johnston
  • Julia S. Becker
  • Hideyuki Shiroshita
  • Emma E.H. Doyle
  • Sally H. Potter
  • John McClure
  • Emily Lambie
چکیده

This study examines people's response actions in the first 30 min after shaking stopped following earthquakes in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan. Data collected from 257 respondents in Christchurch, 332 respondents in Hitachi, and 204 respondents in Wellington revealed notable similarities in some response actions immediately after the shaking stopped. In all four events, people were most likely to contact family members and seek additional information about the situation. However, there were notable differences among events in the frequency of resuming previous activities. Actions taken in the first 30 min were weakly related to: demographic variables, earthquake experience, contextual variables, and actions taken during the shaking, but were significantly related to perceived shaking intensity, risk perception and affective responses to the shaking, and damage/infrastructure disruption. These results have important implications for future research and practice because they identify promising avenues for emergency managers to communicate seismic risks and appropriate responses to risk area populations.

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دوره 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016