Risk Information Sources for Snow Disaster Risk Preparedness in Scotland

作     者：Josephine Adekola Fabrice Renaud Carol Hill Josephine Adekola;Fabrice Renaud;Carol Hill

作者机构：Adam Smith Business SchoolUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow G128QQ.UK School of Interdisciplinary Studies.University of Glasgow.Dumfries DG14ZLUK 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Disaster Risk Science》 (国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第12卷第6期

页      面：854-866页

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学科分类：07[理学] 070601[理学-气象学] 0706[理学-大气科学] 

基　　金：the Scottish Funding Council as part of the National Centre for Resilince.This research received no external funding 

主　　题：Disaster preparedness Heavy snow Risk information sources Risk perception Scotland 

摘      要：Heavy snow disruptions are common and costly occurrences in the UK,including ***,heavy snow remains an underresearched aspect of disaster risks in *** study critically examined the 2018 heavy snow event in Scotland referred to as the“Beast from the East(BfE)in order to explore the different sources of information used by the public in preparation for and response to heavy snow *** study also examined the effectiveness of BfE risk communication between authorities and the public and sought to determine if there is a relationship between risk information received and the intention to mitigate *** were collected through a semistructured survey from(n=180)residents of the Annandale and Eskdale region of Dumfries and Galloway,*** analysis shows that public authority information sources were the most sought-after information sources,followed by online and web *** found statistically significant differences between groups(such as age,gender,and mobility/disability)in terms of using risk information *** analysis shows that the relationship between information received and the intention to mitigate risks is not linear but influenced by intervening variables such as work pressures,financial commitment,and stakeholders’*** argue that where full adherence to official risk advice is required,policymakers should carefully consider issues around these three factors.