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Development of a Method for Measuring Social Interest Index on Disaster Using News Data

뉴스 데이터를 활용한 재난에 대한 사회적 관심 측정방법 개발

  • Eun Hye Shin (Center for Societal Disaster Research, National Disaster Management Research Institute) ;
  • Do Woo Kim (Center for Societal Disaster Research, National Disaster Management Research Institute) ;
  • Jae Hak Chung (Center for Societal Disaster Research, National Disaster Management Research Institute) ;
  • Seong Rok Chang (Department of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • 신은혜 (국립재난안전연구원 사회재난연구센터) ;
  • 김도우 (국립재난안전연구원 사회재난연구센터) ;
  • 정재학 (국립재난안전연구원 사회재난연구센터) ;
  • 장성록 (부경대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2023.06.16
  • Accepted : 2023.09.01
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

Social interest in disasters is a significant factor in shaping disaster management policies, enabling the enhancement of disaster safety management and prevention activities according to the specific needs of society. However, in the past, there were limits to measuring which disasters society was particularly interested in. Hence, in this study, a method of measuring social interest using news data was devised. Specifically, we classifed news reports into natural and social disasters, creating a comprehensive Social Interest Index (SII) on disasters covering from 2011 to 2021. Additionally, we quantitatively compared the SII with budgets allocated to disaster-related efforts. Our primary findings are as follows: First, our methodology not only distinguishes natural disasters from social disasters but also identifies emerging areas of societal concern. Second, in recent years (2014-2021), social disasters gained more attention than natural disasters. Third, the disaster safety budget accounted for approximately 3.5% of Korea's total budget, closely paralleling the SII we measured. However, exceptions were noted in cases such as heavy snow, cold waves, and heat waves, where the SII remained high, but the disaster safety budget was relatively low, indicating potential outliers. The findings of this research are projected to contribute to the improvement of national disaster management policies by providing a quantitative measure of social interest in disaster, enabling more informed and effective policy decisions.

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Acknowledgement

The study financially supported by the 'National Disaster Management Research Institute', Ministry of the Interior and Safety(NDMI-Main-2023-04-02).

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