A Comparison of the Role of Voluntary Organizations in Disaster Management

Do-Young Jung and Kyoo-Man Ha
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Do-Young Jung: Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan 46033, Korea
Kyoo-Man Ha: Department of Emergency Management, Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: This research aimed to compare different voluntary organizations in disaster management in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Comparative case studies were used to evaluate the following: the specialized expertise and unsolicited goods and services approach of the United States, the collaborative relations and small-scale approach of Japan, and the additional support and unsystematic coordination approach of community-based organizations in Korea. Three variables were considered: volunteers and their organizations, financial independence, and preferred strategies. The key findings are as follows: each country has tried to enhance the role of its own voluntary organizations in disaster management; the nations studied have similarities and differences in their strategies and actions; and the specific developments in each country have been varied and reflective of its respective culture. This work, as a pioneering study, evaluated three national cases in terms of voluntary organizations in disaster management in the Asia–Pacific region.

Keywords: volunteers; comparative case studies; United States; Japan; Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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