The Elderly Evacuation Decision-making and Influence Factors：A Case Study in Jiasian District, Kaohsiung
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Hsueh, Hsin-Yi
Abstract
Because of the reason of low fertility and the progress in medical field, Taiwan is becoming an aging society rapidly. However, according to the experiences of Kobe Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, the elderly suffers higher risk in disasters, and only evacuating the elderly from hazard as soon as possible can ensure their safety. Owing to the lack of study in evacuation of the elderly in Taiwan, in this study I interview fifteen elders who had experienced Typhoon Morakot in Jiasian to understand the elderly evacuation decision-making and influence factors.
In this study, we find that the elderly obtain information from multiple channels, and the main source is from news especially Taiwanese pronunciation of cable television, the second source is from social network and the elderly who get message from official and social network are easier to evacuate. After accepting message, the elderly will identify the message and assess the risk based on their own or others experiences. Part of the elderly who are willing to evacuate will seek assistance in transportation and refuge from social network, no matter the elderly willing to evacuate or not before, once the sign of threat happens or the assistance arrives they all will escape, especially who have children at home. After making evacuation decision, people will leave house with his or her spouse who lives with, and solitaries will leave house with assistance from ordinary social networks, and the elderly who live with their children will leave house separately. After leaving house, the elderly tend to seek refuge through familiar social network at first, and the next choice is official refuge.
According to this study, social environmental factors have small effect on evacuation decision making of the elderly, instead, the elderly tend to assess risk based on their own experience and physical environment, highlight the cognition and experience of the elderly at the same time. However, duo to the physical limitation, the elderly reduce their participation including the lessons about disasters, so if want to improve their cognition must via their daily life. Additionally, specific messages including the assistance in transport and refuge will tempt the elderly to evacuate from their house. It shows the need of the elderly in evacuation, and the importance of preparation for evacuation before disaster happens.
Subjects
typhoon Morakot
the elderly
evacuation
decision making
Type
thesis
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