Environmental Disasters and Individuals' Emergency Preparedness: In the Perspective of Psychology and Behavior

• Other Authors: Hong, Yuxiang (Editor), Han, Ziqiang (Editor), Kim, Jong-Suk (Editor), Lee, Joo-Heon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Psychology; social networks; trust; risk perception; multiple disasters; China; volunteering; disaster preparedness; accidental life insurance; training; organizational identification; pandemic; public sentiment; system dynamics; cross-validation; simulation and control; place attachment; self-efficacy; disaster experience; water resources carrying risk; vulnerability of disaster-bearers; hazard of disaster-causing factors; coping behaviors; psychological capital; theory of planned behavior; structural equation model; MHO staff; emergency preparedness behavior; COVID-19; campus signal; disaster awareness; structural regression model
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Environmental disasters are becoming more frequent. These disasters not only include the most common natural disasters, but also include man-made disasters, such as public health, accident disasters, etc., which have caused greater damage to human society and cities. Because of the limitations of a single government-led model in emergency response, the emergency preparedness of communities, families and individuals are more important. In particular, the emergency preparedness psychology and behavior of individuals directly determine whether or not they can effectively protect themselves and their families in the first time of disaster. This Special Issue focuses on environmental disasters and individuals' emergency preparedness in the perspective of psychology and behavior.