Evaluating fuel complexes for fire hazard mitigation planning in the southeastern United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne G. Andreu ◽  
Dan Shea ◽  
Bernard R. Parresol ◽  
Roger D. Ottmar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Mitigation Planning

Accounting for vulnerable populations in rural hazard mitigation plans: Results of a survey of emergency managers

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Horney, PhD, MPH ◽  
Mai Nguyen, PhD ◽  
John Cooper, PhD ◽  
Matt Simon, MA ◽  
Kristen Ricchetti-Masterson, MSPH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Mitigation Planning

Rural areas of the United States are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters. One possible way to mitigate vulnerability to disasters in rural communities is to have a high-quality hazard mitigation plan in place. To understand the resources available for hazard mitigation planning and determine how well hazard mitigation plans in rural counties meet the needs of vulnerable populations, we surveyed the lead planning or emergency management official responsible for hazard mitigation plans in 96 rural counties in eight states in the Southeastern United States. In most counties, emergency management was responsible for implementing the county’s hazard mitigation plan and the majority of counties had experienced a presidentially declared disaster in the last 5 years. Our research findings demonstrated that there were differences in subjective measures of vulnerability (as reported by survey respondents) and objective measures of vulnerability (as determined by US Census data). In addition, although few counties surveyed included outreach to vulnerable groups as a part of their hazard mitigation planning process, a majority felt that their hazard mitigation plan addressed the needs of vulnerable populations “well” or “very well.” These differences could result in increased vulnerabilities in rural areas, particularlyfor certain vulnerable groups.

Assessing the Quality of Rural Hazard Mitigation Plans in the Southeastern United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Horney ◽  
Mai Nguyen ◽  
David Salvesen ◽  
Caroline Dwyer ◽  
John Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Plan Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Key Informant

High-quality hazard mitigation plans may improve postdisaster outcomes in many ways, including establishing a community fact base and providing rationales for protective policies and actions. Hazard mitigation plans in eighty-four rural counties in the Southeastern United States were scored using an established protocol. To supplement quantitative data, twenty-one key informant interviews were conducted in a subsample of seven counties. While overall plan quality was poor, informants identified areas for improvement. Understanding potential shortcomings of rural hazard mitigation plans can help communities identify areas to direct limited resources to improve plans, particularly in communities that self-identify as highly vulnerable to disasters.

Does Enhancing Mind Perception Affect Conspiracy Belief?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Noguera
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Social Discourse ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Mind Perception ◽  
Mixed Anova ◽  
Interaction Term ◽  
The Mind

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a novel mind perception manipulation. Mind perception is currently theorized to be an essential aspect of a number of human social psychological processes. Thus, a successful manipulation would allow for the causal study of those processes. This manipulation was created in an attempt to explore the downstream impact of mind perception on the endorsement of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are steadily becoming more and more prominent in social discourse. Endorsement of conspiracy theories are beginning to show real world ramifications such as a danger to human health (e.g., in the anti-vaccination movement). A sample of college students (valid N = 53) from a large rural institution in the southeastern United States participated for course credit. These participants completed a mind perception pretest, were randomly assigned to either the manipulation in question (in which participants are asked to consider the ‘mind’ of several targets and write their thoughts about them) or the control condition, and then they completed a posttest. The mixed ANOVA revealed that the interaction term between Time and Condition was not significant. Because the manipulation did not work, other analyses were aborted, in accord with the pre-registration. My Discussion focuses on the procedures and potential shortcomings of this manipulation, in an effort to lay the groundwork for a successful one.

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