Analysis on Affecting Factors of Flood Mitigation and Preparedness in Elderly Welfare Facilities

• Main Authors: CHANG, CHIH-HSUAN, 張芝瑄
• Other Authors: LU, JING-CHEIN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/nr9342

碩士 === 中央警察大學 === 防災研究所 === 107 === In recent years, domestic elderly welfare facilities have been flooded and caused casualties. Facility decision makers neglected the criticality of the risk of flood disasters and the subsequent impact, which resulted in the evacuation inconvenience for the elderly, the lack of rescue manpower in the event of floods and evacuation was not carried out in time when the disaster scenario was expanded. However, whether the current situation of institution of flood mitigation and preparation is in line with the needs of the organization in response to disasters remains to be examined. This study, through literature review and field investigation, understands the issues of flood mitigation and preparedness in domestic elderly welfare facilities, and summarizes the impact factors of flood prevention in the facilities. Through the questionnaire survey, we examine the situation of flood disaster prevention in domestic welfare facilities, explore the impact of disaster risk and perception, facilities characteristics as well as governance performance on flood disaster reduction of facilities, and provide research results to guide the future planning of elderly welfare facilities policy reference. This study finds that institutional disaster reduction (anti-flood facilities) mostly rely on reserve sandbags; self-assessment of their disaster prevention plans is relatively complete, and planning for evacuation from different places is insufficient; most of them use existing self-defense firefighting groups to replace flood mission grouping, flood drills, education as well as training is less; storage and maintenance of materials and equipment are in general preparation of disaster risk and perception, facilities characteristics and governance. Partial factors have significant impacts on institutional flood disaster reduction. Among them, empowerment participation attitude has a wide-ranging impact on facility of flood mitigation and preparation, disaster risk and external communication links are also important impact factors. It is suggested that government agencies should invite agencies to conduct disaster risk communication, conduct disaster prevention education and training, and use disaster prevention and training mechanisms such as workshops, field surveys, and inter-agency observations. The counseling agencies identify disaster risks and inadequate disaster reduction and provide appropriate disaster prevention for the institution to enhance its disaster prevention knowledge and resilience while promoting inter-agency linkages.