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Facing and managing natural disasters in the Sporades islands, Greece
The region of the Sporades islands located in central Greece is at the mercy of many natural phenomena, such as earthquakes due to the marine volcano Psathoura and the rift of Anatolia, forest fires, floods, landslides, storms, hail, snowfall and frost. The present work aims at studying the perceptions and attitudes of the residents regarding how they face and manage natural disasters. A positive public response during a hazard crisis depends not only upon the availability and good management of a civil defense plan but also on the knowledge and perception of the possible hazards by the local population. It is important for the stakeholders to know what the citizens expect so that the necessary structures can be developed in the phase of preparation and organization. The residents were asked their opinion about what they think should be done by the stakeholders after a catastrophic natural disaster, particularly about the immediate response of stakeholders and their involvement and responsibilities at different, subsequent intervals of time following the disaster. The residents were also asked about the most common disasters that happen in their region and about the preparation activities of the stakeholders. ; Research Center for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics (CIEO); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Facing and managing natural disasters in the Sporades islands, Greece
The region of the Sporades islands located in central Greece is at the mercy of many natural phenomena, such as earthquakes due to the marine volcano Psathoura and the rift of Anatolia, forest fires, floods, landslides, storms, hail, snowfall and frost. The present work aims at studying the perceptions and attitudes of the residents regarding how they face and manage natural disasters. A positive public response during a hazard crisis depends not only upon the availability and good management of a civil defense plan but also on the knowledge and perception of the possible hazards by the local population. It is important for the stakeholders to know what the citizens expect so that the necessary structures can be developed in the phase of preparation and organization. The residents were asked their opinion about what they think should be done by the stakeholders after a catastrophic natural disaster, particularly about the immediate response of stakeholders and their involvement and responsibilities at different, subsequent intervals of time following the disaster. The residents were also asked about the most common disasters that happen in their region and about the preparation activities of the stakeholders. ; Research Center for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics (CIEO); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Facing and managing natural disasters in the Sporades islands, Greece
Karanikola, P. (author) / Panagopoulos, Thomas (author) / Tampakis, S. (author) / Karantoni, M. I. (author) / Tsantopoulos, G. (author)
2014-01-01
doi:10.5194/nhess-14-995-2014
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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