Household Risk Perceptions and Hazard Adjustments to Earthquakes in Oklahoma

俄克拉荷马州家庭对地震的风险认知和灾害调整

• 批准号: 1827851
• 负责人: Hao-Che Wu
• 金额: $ 34.06万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1827851&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Household; Risk; Perceptions; Hazard; Adjustments

This research improves our understanding of the risk perceptions that people have regarding techna hazards (i.e., a natural disaster triggered by technology) with a focus on earthquakes in Oklahoma. Earthquakes are a relatively new phenomenon in Oklahoma, and have become increasingly common since 2008. Residents lack experience dealing with this type of hazard and do not know how to protect themselves or their property in the event of an earthquake. This scientific research contribution thus supports NSF's mission to promote the progress of science and to advance our national welfare. In this case, the benefits will be information for emergency managers to develop plans and campaigns to help residents adjust to earthquakes , taking into account the special needs associated with different demographic groups. The project supports education and promotes diversity through outreach activities aimed at recruiting and retaining under-represented students in research.This project examines the fundamental understanding of risk in relation to disasters that blur the line between natural and technological. It provides emergency managers with key information they can use to encourage local households to adopt hazard adjustment measures. It builds upon existing hazard adjustment theories and a recent pilot study to address five research objectives: 1) to understand Oklahomans' view of earthquakes, risk perceptions, and levels of adjustment in different earthquake risk zones, 2) to investigate differences in household earthquake hazard adjustment levels across different demographic groups, 3) to understand household views of earthquake triggers (endogenous vs. exogenous), 4) to discover ways researchers can increase their mail survey response rate, and 5) to develop a theory that better describes how households adjust to hazards. By capturing household perceptions of earthquake hazard risks, origins, and implications, along with their understanding of their ability and responsibility to address these threats, this project provides a critical complement to technical assessments of these events.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项研究提高了我们对人们对技术危害（即技术触发的自然灾害）的风险看法的理解，重点是俄克拉荷马州的地震。地震是俄克拉荷马州的一种相对较新的现象，自2008年以来已经变得越来越普遍。居民缺乏处理这种危害的经验，并且在发生地震时不知道如何保护自己或其财产。因此，这项科学研究的贡献支持NSF促进科学进步并促进我们的民族福利的使命。在这种情况下，考虑到与不同的人口组相关的特殊需求，应紧急管理人员为应急管理人员制定计划和运动的信息。该项目通过旨在招募和保留代表性不足的学生的外展活动来支持教育并促进多样性。该项目研究了对风险与自然与技术之间界限模糊的灾害有关的风险的基本理解。它为应急管理人员提供了他们可以使用的关键信息，以鼓励当地家庭采取危险调整措施。 It builds upon existing hazard adjustment theories and a recent pilot study to address five research objectives: 1) to understand Oklahomans' view of earthquakes, risk perceptions, and levels of adjustment in different earthquake risk zones, 2) to investigate differences in household earthquake hazard adjustment levels across different demographic groups, 3) to understand household views of earthquake triggers (endogenous vs. exogenous), 4) to discover ways researchers can increase their mail survey回应率和5）开发一种更好地描述家庭如何适应危害的理论。通过捕获家庭对地震危险风险，起源和影响的看法，以及他们对应对这些威胁的能力和责任的理解，该项目对这些事件的技术评估提供了重要的补充。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用该基金会的智力功能和广泛的影响来评估Criteria，并通过评估值得评估。