DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04789-4
论文题名: Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh
作者: Salam R. ; Ghose B. ; Shill B.K. ; Islam M.A. ; Islam A.R.M.T. ; Sattar M.A. ; Alam G.M.M. ; Ahmed B.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2021
卷: 108, 期: 3 起始页码: 2569
结束页码: 2587
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Actual risk and perceived risk
; Bangladesh
; Disaster risk reduction
; Drought risk perception
; Teesta River
英文摘要: Disaster risk perception and risk appraisal are essential in formulating an appropriate disaster risk reduction policy. This study examines the actual vs perceived drought risks by constructing risk indices at the household and expert levels using survey data from the lower Teesta River Basin in northern Bangladesh. The survey data were collected from 450 farmers using a structured questionnaire conducted between August and September 2019. A composite drought risk index was developed to understand households’ perceived and actual risks in the designated areas. The results show that the actual and perceived risk values differ significantly among the three case study sites locally known as Ganai, Ismail, and Par Sekh Sundar. The risk levels also differ significantly across the households’ gender, income, occupation, and educational attainment. People with insolvent socioeconomic status are more prone to drought risk compared to others. Results also reveal that the mean level of perceived risk agrees well with the actual risk, whereas females perceive comparatively higher risk than their male counterparts. Expert views on drought risk are similar to the individual household level perceived risk. The outcomes of this study would assist the policymakers and disaster managers to understand the concrete risk scenarios and take timely disaster risk reduction actions for ensuring a drought-resistant society. © 2021, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/169333
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作者单位: Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh; Department of Disaster Risk Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, 8602, Bangladesh; Department of Agribusiness, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Dhaka, 1706, Bangladesh; Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR), University College London (UCL), Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Salam R.,Ghose B.,Shill B.K.,et al. Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh[J]. Natural Hazards,2021-01-01,108(3)