What Role Do Disaster Victims Play as the Mainstream for Future Disaster Preparedness in Korea? Case Studies of Foundations Established by Disaster Victims

Historically, the primary agents performing key roles in disaster preparedness, as well as risk mitigation and vulnerability reduction, in Korea have been the central government, local government, and regional government. Recently, and without controversy, the disaster management paradigm has shifte...

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Published inSocial sciences (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 182
Main Authors Kwon, Seol A., Ryu, Sang Il
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
Subjects
Case studies
Cooperation
crisis management
Decision making
disaster management
disaster preparedness
Disaster recovery
disaster survivors
Disasters
Emergency preparedness
Local government
Nonprofit organizations
resilience
Trauma
vulnerability
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Summary:Historically, the primary agents performing key roles in disaster preparedness, as well as risk mitigation and vulnerability reduction, in Korea have been the central government, local government, and regional government. Recently, and without controversy, the disaster management paradigm has shifted from disaster relief to disaster preparedness, risk mitigation, and vulnerability reduction. This study examines case studies in an effort to document the integral roles that direct victims and their families have played in disaster preparedness. The success of the Foundation for Disaster Preparation, established by survivors of disasters, is analyzed through a framework using media interviews. The results of this study demonstrate that disaster survivors and bereaved families play significant roles as primary agents in the effective management of various regeneration projects as well as in the strengthening of resilience after disasters. As the case studies show, legitimate disaster victims are more informed concerning the requirements for disaster management because they have experienced first-hand the trauma caused by a disaster and its aftermath. These subdivided activities are expected to provide assistance by characteristics of local governments, types of disasters, and targets.
ISSN:2076-0760
2076-0760
DOI:10.3390/socsci9100182