Human response to extreme events: A review of three post-tsunami disaster case studies

Bird, DK; Chagué-Goff, C; Gero, A

Human response to extreme events: A review of three post-tsunami disaster case studies

Bird, DK Chagué-Goff, C Gero, A

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Citation:: Australian Geographer, 2011, 42 (3), pp. 225 - 239
Issue Date:: 2011-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bird, DK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chagué-Goff, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gero, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-4250	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Geographer, 2011, 42 (3), pp. 225 - 239	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-9182	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31196
dc.description.abstract	Investigating survivors' behaviour prior to, during and after a disaster provides emergency management agencies with greater understanding of the complexities which influence public response. This information can then be used to develop better community-based disaster risk-reduction strategies. In this paper, we review three posttsunami disaster case studies: the Indian Ocean tsunami (IOT) on 26 December 2004, the Java tsunami on 17 July 2006 and the South Pacific tsunami on 29 September 2009. The 2004 IOT and 2006 Java tsunami surveys involved delayed-response post-disaster research using video interviewing. The 2009 South Pacific tsunami entailed rapid-response post-disaster research using questionnaire interviews. We highlight the major outcomes of each case study and, based on these, make recommendations for improving tsunami education programs in Australia. These include educating the public about tsunami risk, natural warning signs of tsunamis and regionally specific behavioural response. To help facilitate improvements to future post-disaster research, discussion on survey-related issues from each case study is provided. © 2011 Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Geographer	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00049182.2011.595670	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en_US
dc.title	Human response to extreme events: A review of three post-tsunami disaster case studies	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

Investigating survivors' behaviour prior to, during and after a disaster provides emergency management agencies with greater understanding of the complexities which influence public response. This information can then be used to develop better community-based disaster risk-reduction strategies. In this paper, we review three posttsunami disaster case studies: the Indian Ocean tsunami (IOT) on 26 December 2004, the Java tsunami on 17 July 2006 and the South Pacific tsunami on 29 September 2009. The 2004 IOT and 2006 Java tsunami surveys involved delayed-response post-disaster research using video interviewing. The 2009 South Pacific tsunami entailed rapid-response post-disaster research using questionnaire interviews. We highlight the major outcomes of each case study and, based on these, make recommendations for improving tsunami education programs in Australia. These include educating the public about tsunami risk, natural warning signs of tsunamis and regionally specific behavioural response. To help facilitate improvements to future post-disaster research, discussion on survey-related issues from each case study is provided. © 2011 Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc.

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