TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Volcanic Hazard-related information relevant to Volcano tourism areas in Japan
AU - Kuri, Miwa
AU - Suppasri, Anawat
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Program for Leading Graduate Schools, “Inter-Graduate School Doctoral Degree Program on Global Safety,” by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), a special research project to enhance collaboration with UK universities and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., through IRIDeS, Tohoku University. We also highly appreciate very helpful discussion with Dr. Amy Donovan (King’s College London) and Dr. Tetsuya Torayashiki (IRIDeS, Tohoku University).
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PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Perceptions of volcanic hazard-related information relevant to volcano tourism areas in Japan were investigated using an Internet questionnaire survey. This study focused on the possibilities of tourism activities as a method of disseminating disaster information not only to residents but also to visitors. We evaluated the effects of educational programs (EP) including recreational activities at geopark, for the purpose of further enhancing information content and establishment of cooperation system. The survey focused on the roles and perspectives of residents, the tourism industry, scientists, and the government in volcanic disaster mitigation, as well as the dissemination of volcanic information with regard to daily activities and the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency. Hazard perceptions tended to be actuate in areas where knowledge dissemination activities were active, but this did not lead to evacuation awareness. Evacuation awareness was correlated with disaster awareness, specifically regarding the degree of interest in a volcano, eruption frequency and style, perceptions of eruption predictability, and trust in information source. Disaster awareness correlated somewhat with eruption style and with the time elapsed science the most recent eruption. Our results showed that the perceptions of residents living near volcanoes depended on eruption frequency, their experience during previous eruptions, and local government assessments of the severity of the volcanic hazard. Despite advances in tools of social media, that is not yet to take advantage under disaster circumstances. A disaster prevention system that incorporates disaster prevention education and open lines of communication among scientists, government, media, residents, and the tourism industry is necessary to improve the disaster resilience of communities in volcanic areas.
AB - Perceptions of volcanic hazard-related information relevant to volcano tourism areas in Japan were investigated using an Internet questionnaire survey. This study focused on the possibilities of tourism activities as a method of disseminating disaster information not only to residents but also to visitors. We evaluated the effects of educational programs (EP) including recreational activities at geopark, for the purpose of further enhancing information content and establishment of cooperation system. The survey focused on the roles and perspectives of residents, the tourism industry, scientists, and the government in volcanic disaster mitigation, as well as the dissemination of volcanic information with regard to daily activities and the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency. Hazard perceptions tended to be actuate in areas where knowledge dissemination activities were active, but this did not lead to evacuation awareness. Evacuation awareness was correlated with disaster awareness, specifically regarding the degree of interest in a volcano, eruption frequency and style, perceptions of eruption predictability, and trust in information source. Disaster awareness correlated somewhat with eruption style and with the time elapsed science the most recent eruption. Our results showed that the perceptions of residents living near volcanoes depended on eruption frequency, their experience during previous eruptions, and local government assessments of the severity of the volcanic hazard. Despite advances in tools of social media, that is not yet to take advantage under disaster circumstances. A disaster prevention system that incorporates disaster prevention education and open lines of communication among scientists, government, media, residents, and the tourism industry is necessary to improve the disaster resilience of communities in volcanic areas.
KW - Actor of disaster reduction
KW - Educational program
KW - Residents/visitor
KW - Tourism
KW - Volcanic hazard information
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U2 - 10.20965/jdr.2018.p1082
DO - 10.20965/jdr.2018.p1082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85058503576
VL - 13
SP - 1082
EP - 1095
JO - Journal of Disaster Research
JF - Journal of Disaster Research
SN - 1881-2473
IS - 6
ER -