Tsunami awareness and preparedness in Aotearoa New Zealand: The evolution of community understanding

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dc.citation.volume65
dc.contributor.authorDhellemmes A
dc.contributor.authorLeonard GS
dc.contributor.authorJohnston DM
dc.contributor.authorVinnell LJ
dc.contributor.authorBecker JS
dc.contributor.authorFraser SA
dc.contributor.authorPaton D
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-11T00:49:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T22:15:16Z
dc.date.available2023-09-11T00:49:52Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T22:15:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-01
dc.date.updated2023-09-11T00:20:38Z
dc.description© 2021 The Authorsen_US
dc.description.abstractAfter catastrophic events such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami there is a clear need for vulnerable countries like Aotearoa New Zealand to get prepared for tsunami. In the last ten years, the New Zealand government initiated major efforts to raise awareness of tsunami risk among coastal residents. This study explores tsunami awareness, preparedness, and evacuation intentions among residents of the East Coast of the North Island in a 2015 survey. The ten chosen locations also participated in a tsunami survey in 2003, with results demonstrating that tsunami awareness rose in the twelve years between the surveys. The 2015 survey also included questions on preparedness and intended action. Even though coastal residents know they live in a tsunami prone area, preparedness is relatively low and high expectations of a formal warning remain, even for a local source tsunami scenario. Furthermore, survey respondents had unrealistic ideas of evacuation procedures. When asked about their evacuation intentions, respondents intended to undertake a number of different actions before evacuating their homes, which could cause significant delays in the evacuation process. Most respondents were also reluctant to evacuate on foot and prefer using their vehicles instead, which could create dangerous traffic congestion. These surveyed intentions are consistent with a study of actual evacuation behaviours in the subsequent 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and tsunami, providing validation for the survey indicators. This paper identifies the procedures least understood by the public and offers some solutions to improve tsunami preparedness.
dc.identifierARTN 102576
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dc.identifier.citationDhellemmes A, Leonard GS, Johnston DM, Vinnell LJ, Becker JS, Fraser SA, Paton D. (2021). Tsunami awareness and preparedness in Aotearoa New Zealand: The evolution of community understanding. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 65.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102576
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2212-4209
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/20139
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectTsunami
dc.subjectAwareness
dc.subjectPreparedness
dc.subjectRisk perception
dc.subjectTsunami warning
dc.subjectEvacuation
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.titleTsunami awareness and preparedness in Aotearoa New Zealand: The evolution of community understanding
dc.typeJournal article
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