Perceptions of Cyclone Preparedness: Assessing the Role of Individual Adaptive Capacity and Social Capital in the Wet Tropics, Australia

Perceptions of Cyclone Preparedness: Assessing the Role of Individual Adaptive Capacity and Social Capital in the Wet Tropics, Australia

Given projections of future climate-related disasters, understanding the conditions that facilitate disaster preparedness is critical to achieving sustainable development. Here, we studied communities within the Wet Tropics bioregion, Australia to explore whether people’s perceived preparedness for...

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Main Authors: Anushka Sandanam, Amy Diedrich, Georgina G. Gurney, Tristam D. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
climate change
climate related disasters
disaster risk management
sustainable development
perceived disaster preparedness
cyclones
sustainability
adaptive capacity
place attachment
social capital
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/4/1165

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