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1. Chile.

Subjects
Americas, Chile, Communication, Culture, Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Environment, Financial Management, Geography, Health Workforce, Latin America, Longevity, Mortality, North America, Population Characteristics, Population Dynamics, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, South America, United States, Urban Population, Conservation of Natural Resources, Demography, Economics, Educational Status, Employment, Ethnicity, Government, Government Publications as Topic, Industry, Infant Mortality, International Cooperation, Language, Life Expectancy, Politics, Population, Population Growth, Religion, Urbanization
Published
1992

2. Chile.

Subjects
Americas, Chile, Copper, Demography, Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Educational Status, Environment, Human Rights, Industry, Infant Mortality, Latin America, Life Expectancy, Mortality, Politics, Population Characteristics, South America, Conservation of Natural Resources, Economics, Government, Population, Socioeconomic Factors
Published
1988

3. Metropolitan migration and population growth in selected developing countries.

Subjects
Africa, Algeria, Americas, Argentina, Asia, Birth Rate, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Developed Countries, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Geography, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Latin America, Mexico, Mortality, North America, Peru, Philippines, Population Characteristics, Population Density, Singapore, Socioeconomic Factors, South Africa, South America, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela, Demography, Developing Countries, Economics, Emigration and Immigration, Population, Population Dynamics, Population Growth, Social Planning, Transients and Migrants, Urban Population, Urbanization
Published
1983

4. Natural disaster preparedness in a multi-hazard environment: Characterizing the sociodemographic profile of those better (worse) prepared.

Author

Bronfman, Nicolás C., Cisternas, Pamela C., Repetto, Paula B., and Castañeda, Javiera V.

Subjects
EMERGENCY management, NATURAL disasters, NATURAL history, ECOLOGY, NATURAL disaster warning systems, WARNINGS
Abstract

The growing multi-hazard environment to which millions of people in the world are exposed highlights the importance of making sure that populations are increasingly better prepared. The objective of this study was to report the levels of preparedness of a community exposed to two natural hazards and identify the primary sociodemographic characteristics of groups with different preparedness levels. A survey was conducted on 476 participants from two localities of the Atacama Region in the north of Chile during the spring of 2015. Their level of preparedness at home and work was assessed to face two types of natural hazards: earthquakes and floods.The findings show that participants are significantly better prepared to face earthquakes than floods, which sends a serious warning to local authorities, given that floods have caused the greatest human and material losses in the region's recent history of natural disasters. Men claimed to be more prepared than women to face floods, something that the authors attribute to the particular characteristics of the main employment sectors for men and women in the region. The potential contribution of large companies on preparedness levels of communities in the areas in which they operate is discussed. The sociodemographic profile of individuals with the highest levels of preparedness in an environment with multiple natural hazards are people between 30 and 59 years of age, living with their partner and school-age children. The implications of the results pertaining to institutions responsible for developing disaster risk reduction plans, policies and programs in a multi-hazard environment are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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