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[Determinant factors of community-based disaster preparedness: a case study of flood prone area]
Tadahiro Motoyoshi1, Kenji Takao, Saburo Ikeda
1National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-0006.
Abstract:
This study examined the determinants of willingness to participate in a community-based disaster preparedness scheme. The theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1977, 1980; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975) was applied as a basic model and was complemented by the factor of concern about disaster. A structural equation modeling was performed to validate this model. The hypothetical model was supported for the data from the residents (N = 3 036) of an area with a high risk of flood damage. It was clarified that the subjective norm and concern about flood positively contributed to the intention of participating in a community-based disaster preparedness scheme. The perceived cost of preparedness was the inhibitory factor of participating in such a scheme.
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