TY - JOUR
T1 - A rapid indicator-based assessment of foreign resident preparedness in Japan during Typhoon Hagibis
AU - Dasgupta, Rajarshi
AU - Basu, Mrittika
AU - Kumar, Pankaj
AU - Johnson, Brian Alan
AU - Mitra, Bijon K.
AU - Avtar, Ram
AU - Shaw, Rajib
N1 - Funding Information:
All survey data were sorted and coded before statistical analysis using XLSTAT? statistical analysis package. At first, we performed reliability analysis to determine Cronbach's alpha for composite variables used to measure disaster preparedness (i.e. 14 variables in Q6), as well as the six indicators used for perception analysis of respondents (Q7). Cronbach's alpha is a measure of internal consistency and a higher value (?0.70) indicates relatively high internal consistency. Cronbach's alpha for all the composite variables were found to be greater than 0.7, and therefore, were considered for further statistical analysis. Exploratory factor analysis [principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation] was conducted to examine whether the 14 indicators used for measuring disaster preparedness support the three conceptual dimensions proposed by Refs. [26]. PCA is a standard data reduction process, where multiple variables are loaded in a limited number of dimensions, known as factors. To do so, we adopted the general criteria of retaining factors, i.e. Eigenvalues ?1 and factor loading ?0.4 [27]. Next, multiple linear regression analysis was used to model the relationship between disaster preparedness and perceived differences against the native Japanese population (i.e. variables used under Q7). Here, the factors (i.e. dimension scores) loaded in the PCA were kept as dependent (y) variables, whereas six perception variables as well as the duration of living in Japan, Japanese language ability, age, and number of days to have received the early warning were kept as exploratory (x) variables.This work was supported by the Strategic Research Fund (SRF/2019) of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The authors are also thankful to group administrators in social media pages for allowing us to post the survey link.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Strategic Research Fund ( SRF/2019 ) of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The authors are also thankful to group administrators in social media pages for allowing us to post the survey link.
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - The paper narrates a pilot study to understand disaster preparedness among foreign residents living in Japan, using typhoon Hagibis as a reference. We empirically evaluated an individual disaster preparedness framework following the 72-h golden rule of disaster survival. The framework consisted of 14 variables, and responses were collected over a five-point Likert scale. In addition, six perceptive variables, which provided a self-evaluation of disaster preparedness against the native Japanese population, were also administered to 133 foreign residents. The data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regression modeling to understand the thematic dimensions and association of perceptive variables that contribute towards disaster preparedness. Our results indicated three interlinked dimensions, namely, (a) Emergency preparation and awareness (b) Experiential learning, and (c) Training and exposure. Of these, ‘Emergency preparation and awareness’ and “Training and exposure” showed a statistically significant and positive association with several perceptive variables (particularly, the ability to seek neighborhood help, participation in community events, and the ability to receive local level disaster information). The paper concludes with several recommendations, of which, building a local support network for foreign residents and to disseminate local disaster-related information remains critical.
AB - The paper narrates a pilot study to understand disaster preparedness among foreign residents living in Japan, using typhoon Hagibis as a reference. We empirically evaluated an individual disaster preparedness framework following the 72-h golden rule of disaster survival. The framework consisted of 14 variables, and responses were collected over a five-point Likert scale. In addition, six perceptive variables, which provided a self-evaluation of disaster preparedness against the native Japanese population, were also administered to 133 foreign residents. The data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regression modeling to understand the thematic dimensions and association of perceptive variables that contribute towards disaster preparedness. Our results indicated three interlinked dimensions, namely, (a) Emergency preparation and awareness (b) Experiential learning, and (c) Training and exposure. Of these, ‘Emergency preparation and awareness’ and “Training and exposure” showed a statistically significant and positive association with several perceptive variables (particularly, the ability to seek neighborhood help, participation in community events, and the ability to receive local level disaster information). The paper concludes with several recommendations, of which, building a local support network for foreign residents and to disseminate local disaster-related information remains critical.
KW - 72-H golden rule
KW - Immigrants
KW - Individual preparedness
KW - Performance indicators
KW - Typhoon hagibis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101849
DO - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101849
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090919431
VL - 51
JO - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
SN - 2212-4209
M1 - 101849
ER -