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The impact of income disparity on vulnerability and information collection: an analysis of the 2011 Thai Flood
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| Title: | The impact of income disparity on vulnerability and information collection: an analysis of the 2011 Thai Flood |
| Authors: | Henry, M. Browse this author | | Kawasaki, A. Browse this author | | Takigawa, I. Browse this author | | Meguro, K. Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Age | | education | | evacuation | | flooding | | income | | information dissemination | | media use |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2017 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Flood Risk Management |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page: | 339 |
| End Page: | 348 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1111/jfr3.12144 |
| Abstract: | The impact of income disparity on vulnerability and information collection during the 2011 Thai Flood was examined through a survey investigation. Lower-income respondents were found to have been more likely to be inundated by the flood than higher-income respondents because of the location of their residences, and lower-income respondents whose residences flooded were also less likely to have evacuated. Television was widely used, regardless of income level, but lower-income respondents tended to also utilise lowertechnology modes, such as radios and loudspeakers, in contrast to the Internetbased modes used by higher-income respondents. Lower-income respondents also tended to be less aware of the government hotline; however, those that were aware of it were more likely to find it useful. Overall, while income was a good predictor of people's flood vulnerability, it was not the best predictor for media usage; other demographic characteristics, such as education level and age, should also be considered. |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/70165 |
| Appears in Collections: | 工学院・工学研究院 (Graduate School of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: HENRY Michael Ward
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