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Research on the Consciousness of Disaster Prevention to Analyze Disaster Characteristics of Gangwon Province  

Jun, Kye-Won (강원대학교 방재기술전문대학원)
Lee, Ho-Jin (강원대학교 소방방재학부)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.7, no.3, 2007 , pp. 51-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study surveyed 750 graduate and undergraduate students who were living or not living in Gangwon province concerning the characteristics of disasters in Gangwon province, people's consciousness of disaster prevention, etc. According to the results of analysis, all the respondents thought that the possibility of disasters is higher in Gangwon province(74.0%) than in any other province. Compared to non-residents, Gangwon province residents tended to perceive that the possibility of storm and flood disasters and forest fires is high in Gangwon province. As to reasons for frequent disasters in Gangwon province, the respondents mentioned disadvantageous natural conditions, the shortage of disaster prevention facilities and local residents' low consciousness of disaster prevention. As to methods for enhancing people's consciousness of disaster prevention in Gangwon province, they considered essential the expansion of disaster prevention facilities and education on disaster prevention. In particular, 62.1% of the respondents did not have experiences in disaster education. This suggests the necessity for extending disaster education.
Keywords
disaster; disaster prevention; Gangwon province; storm and flood disaster;
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