Characterizing Risk Communication and Awareness for Sustainable Society: The Case of Foreign Residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area of Japan
Characterizing Risk Communication and Awareness for Sustainable Society: The Case of Foreign Residents in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area of Japan
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DOI：
10.3390/su13115786
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发表时间：
2021-06-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Shaw, Rajib
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作者：
Adu-Gyamfi, Bismark;Shaw, Rajib
日本发生许多灾害，因此实施了许多教育外国居民并使其融入社会的举措，以克服系统性障碍并加强备灾。然而，研究强调，外国居民是该国面临灾害风险的弱势群体。国家对未来可能发生的特大灾害进行预测和准备;因此，有效的风险沟通对于建立必要的认识和准备至关重要。因此，本研究着眼于东京都市区不断变化的日本人-日本人人口组合，以确定其多样性水平和风险沟通特征。它使用二手和原始数据来分析外国人之间的异质性如何转化为对他们意识的不同理解。研究表明，东京都内的23个特别区可以与世界上其他公认的多样化城市进行比较，新宿市、美娜多市、荒川市和台东市是东京都内最多样化的城市。然而，外国居民内部的多样性导致了信息收集偏好、灾害演习参与偏好和灾害预防整体知识的多样性。该研究建议使用这些偏好作为工具，以促进有针对性的风险沟通机制。
Many disasters occur in Japan, and therefore many initiatives to educate and integrate foreign residents into its society to overcome systematic barriers and enhance disaster preparedness have been implemented. Nevertheless, studies have highlighted foreign residents as a vulnerable group who are at risk of disasters in the country. The country anticipates and prepares for potential mega-disasters in the future; therefore, effective risk communication is vital to creating the required awareness and preparation. Therefore, this study looked at the changing foreigner-Japanese population mix in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to ascertain its level of diversity and risk communication characteristics. It used secondary and primary data to analyze how heterogeneity among foreigners translates into a different understanding of their awareness. The study reveals that the 23 special wards within the Tokyo Metropolitan area can be compared to other recognized diverse cities in the world, with Shinjuku city, Minato city, Arakawa, and Taito cities being the most heterogeneous cities in Tokyo. Nevertheless, diversity within foreign residents creates diversity in information-gathering preferences, disaster drill participation preferences, and the overall knowledge in disaster prevention. The study suggests the use of these preferences as a tool to promote targeted risk communication mechanisms.