Awareness of Coastal Disasters: Case of an Impoverished Low-Lying River Mouth Community in Southern Vietnam
Awareness of Coastal Disasters: Case of an Impoverished Low-Lying River Mouth Community in Southern Vietnam
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对沿海灾害的认识：越南南部贫困低洼河口社区的案例
DOI：
10.24910/jsustain/5.2/7785
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发表时间：
2017
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L. T. Anh
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M. Esteban;H. Takagi;V. P. Valenzuela;N. Thao;Tran Thu Tam;D. Trang;L. T. Anh
贫困社区往往因自然灾害而遭受不成比例的损失，因为他们的居民生活在特别容易遭受自然灾害的土地上，与其他社区相比，他们的认识和防备水平较低。在本研究中，作者进行了结构化的问卷调查，生活在一个贫穷的社区在潘切在越南南部的河岸废弃的海贝壳的顶部，以了解居民对沿海灾害的认识水平。结果表明，虽然当地居民似乎有一个中度到高度的认识，洪水和台风的危害，他们对他们构成的风险评估是中度到低度。尽管该地区发生沿海灾害的频率很低，但任何重大事件的后果都将是灾难性的，因为该社区位于水面以上不到半米的地方。因此，必须在该地区采取更好的对策，以提高居民的复原力，确保定居点的长期可持续性。.
Impoverished communities often suffer disproportionately due to natural hazards, as their inhabitants live in lands which are particularly prone to natural hazards, and exhibit lower levels of awareness and preparedness than other communities. In the present research the authors conducted structured questionnaire surveys amongst a poor community living on top of discarded sea shells in a river bank in Phan Thiet in Southern Vietnam in order to understand the level of awareness of residents against coastal hazard. The results show that although local inhabitants appear to have a moderate to high level of awareness about flooding and typhoon hazards, the evaluation of the risk that they pose to them is moderate to low. Despite the low frequency of coastal hazards in the area, the consequences of any significant event would be disastrous, as the community is located less than half a metre above water level. Thus, it is imperative that better countermeasures are put in place in the area to improve the resilience of inhabitants and ensure the long-term sustainability of the settlement. .