The Earthquake Readiness Scale: The Development of a Valid and Reliable Unifactorial Measure     

Matthew J. Spittal  Frank H. Walkey  John McClure  Richard J. Siegert  Kimberley E. Ballantyne 《Natural Hazards》2006,39(1):15-29

Preparedness is a key dependent variable in many studies examining people’s response to disasters such as earthquakes. A feature of many studies on this issue, however, is the lack of attention given to psychometric issues when constructing measures of preparedness. With regard to earthquake preparation, for example, many studies could be greatly improved by the use of a valid and reliable measure of preparedness. This research developed such a measure that assessed both low-level preparedness, such as having an emergency kit, and high-level preparedness, such as altering home structures to mitigate damage. Studies of Wellington (New Zealand) residents using two samples totalling n=652 showed that 23 items measuring these different aspects of earthquake preparation could be combined into a reliable, valid, unifactorial scale. This brief scale should have utility in multivariate studies of earthquake preparation, either as a dependent variable, where preparation is the outcome variable of primary interest, or as one of several independent variables, where preparation and other measures predict another outcome variable.  相似文献   

城市地区抗御地震灾害风险评估项目综述     

何玉林  韩渭宾  裴锡瑜  李广俊 《四川地震》2002,(4):35-38

城市地区抗御地震灾害风险评估项目系联合国在上世纪末为减轻地震灾害所实施的规模宏大，影响甚远的国际性研究项目，其宗旨是为了提高社会公众防灾意识，有效地减轻城市地区的地震灾害。这一历时2年的项目在有限的经费支持下，取得了令人瞩目的成绩。结合自贡市开展这个项目的实践。综合介绍和总结了该项目的情况及经验。  相似文献   

依法行政做好防震减灾工作--纪念《中华人民共和国防震减灾法》实施5周年     

阎正萃  张跃平  郄晓芸 《山西地震》2003,(2):1-3

从立法、法制宣传、建立健全规章制度和科学规范的管理程序、公正严格执法、执法监督和法制工作队伍建设等6个方面，论述了做好防震减灾依法行政工作的重要性，指出。只有依法行政，才能保障防震减灾工作的顺利发展。  相似文献   

做好基层防震减灾宣传工作的几点对策     

李炜  史雯 《国际地震动态》2003,(5):20-22

当前，城市防震减灾宣传工作卓有成效，但在存在诸多困难的广大基层，特别是农村地区的防震减灾宣传工作还有很多不尽人意的地方。作者在借鉴一些基层地震部门工作经验的基础上，结合自身工作实际总结出了做好基层防震减灾宣传工作的几点对策。  相似文献   

A methodology for drought preparedness     

Donald A. Wilhite 《Natural Hazards》1996,13(3):229-252

Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate that affects virtually all countries to some degree. The number of drought-induced natural disasters has grown significantly since the 1960s, largely as a result of increasing vulnerability to extended periods of precipitation deficiency rather than because of an increase in the frequency of meteorological droughts. This increase in drought-induced natural disasters has resulted in a considerable growth of interest in drought mitigation and preparedness worldwide. The purpose of a national preparedness plan is to reduce societal vulnerability to drought through the adoption of preventive, anticipatory policies and programs. This paper describes a ten-step planning process that nations can follow to develop a drought preparedness plan. This process, originally developed in 1987, has been the basis of discussions at training seminars on drought preparedness for developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It has also been adopted, with appropriate modifications, by state or provincial governments and by municipalities. The process is intended to be flexible so that governments can add, delete, or modify the suggested steps, as necessary.Published as Paper No. 10946, Journal Series, Nebraska Agricultural Research Division. The work reported here was conducted under Nebraska Agricultural Research Division Project 27-007. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ATM-8704050.  相似文献   

The　research　of　a　solution　on　locating　optimally　a　station　for　seismic　disasters　rescue　in　a　city     

姚清林 《地震学报(英文版)》1995,8(1):135-142

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浅谈“3S”技术在防灾减灾中的应用     

年光延  李锡福 《高原地震》2001,13(3):67-70

通过描述传统测绘地形图在防灾减灾中的特殊作用及局限性,进而介绍了现代测绘高科技“3S”技术在灾害防治中的应用前景及其优越性。  相似文献   

攀枝花市对武定6．5级地震的应急反应     

游贤芳 《四川地震》2001,(3):46-48

云南省武定1995年10月24日的6．5级地震对攀枝市造成了Ⅵ度的破坏。震后，地震部门提出近期不会发生破坏性地震，为政府决策提供依据。通过广播电台、电视台发布震情通报、公告，为抗震救灾和安定民心起到了积极作用。  相似文献   

世界一些大城市防灾减损的比较研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

崔秋文  陈长林  陈英方 《国际地震动态》2001,(3):13-18

比较分析了一些大城市的防灾减损措施，提出了具体对策。  相似文献   

结构主动控制和混合控制的装置和方法     

谭承业 《地震研究》1996,19(1):85-94

本系统讨论了土木工程结构的主动控制和混合控制设备的构造和性能及其实际应用的效果；对一般非线性优化控制方法及其效用做了分析介绍；对当前土木工程结构控制研究中存在的困难和问题以及今后的发展趋势进行了分析讨论和展望。  相似文献