Earthquake Hazard Response in the United States and Japan: A Cross-Cultural Survey

9316749 Palm在减少地震灾害方面，特别是在国际减少自然灾害十年的支持下，已经对制定跨国政策给予了极大的关注。例如，加州官员调查了日本实施的一些政策和做法，以及这些政策在美国的翻译方式。先前的研究表明，风险传达的方式与其对个人的突出程度之间存在关系。研究还分析了公共政策对个人行为的影响。但是，在美国研究中观察到的关系是否适用于其他文化？的确，我们自己的结论可能是有偏见的，因此，由于他们的单一文化的经验基础贫乏。采用调查方法，本研究有两个具体目标：(1)确定地震风险感知和理解的跨文化异同；(2)确定在采取包括非强制性地震保险在内的减灾措施方面的跨文化异同。＊＊＊

9316749 Palm A great deal of attention has been given to the development of cross-national policy in earthquake hazard reduction-particularly under the aegis of the International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction. For example, California officials have investigated some of the policies and practices in force in Japan-and the ways in which these policies might be translated in the U.S. context. Previous research shows a relationship between the ways the risks are communicated and their salience to individuals. Studies have also analyzed the effects of public policy on individual behavior. But are the relationships observed in U.S. studies applicable in other cultures? Indeed, have our own conclusions possibly been biased and therefore impoverished as a result of their mono-cultural empirical base. Using survey methodology the study has two specific goals: (1) to determine cross-cultural similarities and differences in perception and understanding of earthquake risk; and (2) to determine cross-cultural similarities and differences in the adoption of mitigation measures, including non-mandatory earthquake insurance. ***