People’s Response to Potential Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Threats after a Sudden-Onset Earthquake in Indonesia

Fatma Lestari, Yasuhito Jibiki, Daisuke Sasaki, Dicky Pelupessy, Agustino Zulys and Fumihiko Imamura
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Fatma Lestari: Occupational Health & Safety Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Java Barat 16424, Indonesia
Yasuhito Jibiki: Next Generation Volcano Researcher Development Program, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
Daisuke Sasaki: International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
Dicky Pelupessy: Disaster Risk Reduction Center, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java 16424, Indonesia
Agustino Zulys: Disaster Risk Reduction Center, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java 16424, Indonesia
Fumihiko Imamura: International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: (1) Background: We aim to examine whether people activate initial protection behavior, adopt evacuation behavior, worry about the possibility of a tsunami, and consider natural hazard-triggered technological (Natech) situations in a sudden-onset earthquake. The literature suggests that risk perception is a significant predictor of people’s response to potential Natech threats. We aim to empirically verify the variables relating to people’s responses. (2) Methods: We conducted a household survey following a January 2018 earthquake in Indonesia. (3) Results: Immediately after the earthquake, almost 30% of the respondents assembled at the evacuation point. However, sequential steps of people’s response were not observed: evacuation immediately after the earthquake was due to worry about the possibility of a tsunami, but this worry was not related to Natech damage estimation. The relevant factors for evacuation behavior were information access, worry about the possibility of a tsunami, and knowledge of groups and programs related to disaster risk reduction (DRR). The survey location (two villages), perceived earthquake risk, and DRR activity participation are less relevant to the behavior of assembling at the evacuation point. (4) Conclusions: Contrary to the existing literature, our results do not support that higher risk perception is associated with evacuation behavior, or that immediate evacuation is related to foreseeing cascading sequential consequences.

Keywords: natural hazard-triggered technological (Natech); risk perception; protective actions; evacuation; household survey; Cilegon; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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