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Risk perception of heat waves and its spatial variation in Nanjing, China
- Source :
- International Journal of Biometeorology. 62:783-794
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- The intensity, frequency, and duration of heat waves are expected to increase with climate change. In this study, we found a significant difference of public perceived effects of heat waves and trust in government among urban, suburban, and rural districts. Rural residents had a significant higher effect perception than urbanites and also showed stronger willingness to have medical insurance or regular physical examinations. Meanwhile, suburban residents had the lowest trust perception in government among these three districts, which may be due to suburban districts' unique social structure and complex social issues. Besides, we assessed the relationship between the factor effect and demographic variables. The results showed that urban respondents' effect perception was significantly related to heat wave experiences. Suburban respondents' effect perception was significantly related to age, income, and heat wave experiences. And rural respondents' effect perception was significantly related to income and chronic diseases. Based on our results, much more attention needs to be paid to rural districts. The government should strengthen infrastructure construction such as cooling centers, improve emergency response plans and mechanisms, and increase reserves of emergency supplies in rural districts. Also, targeted risk communication is of the equal importance to aid the policy-makers improving the relationship with the public and regaining the public's trust and support.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Risk
Rural Population
China
Atmospheric Science
Hot Temperature
Adolescent
Urban Population
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
media_common.quotation_subject
Trust
Social issues
01 natural sciences
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Perception
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Duration (project management)
Socioeconomics
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
Government
Ecology
Civil Defense
Middle Aged
Heat wave
Suburban Population
Risk perception
Geography
Female
Spatial variability
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321254 and 00207128
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Biometeorology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cd8780219ef052bdd6d68e3adc127bff