Spontaneous volunteer coordination during disasters and emergencies: Opportunities, challenges, and risks

L Daddoust, A Asgary, KJ McBey, S Elliott… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
During major disaster and emergency events, significant numbers of individuals known as
Spontaneous Volunteers (SV) show up to provide help, often in an unplanned fashion. SV …

[HTML][HTML] Bottom‑up citizen initiatives in natural hazard management: Why they appear and what they can do?

T Thaler, S Seebauer - Environmental Science & Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
In the face of increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather events due to climate
change, merely top-down governance approaches are increasingly found inadequate and …

Trust and the communication of flood risks: comparing the roles of local governments, volunteers in emergency services, and neighbours

S Seebauer, P Babcicky - Journal of flood risk management, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Risk information need to be communicated by trusted groups, in order to promote attitude
and behaviour change. We compare different levels of trust in local governments, volunteers …

The determinants of households' flood mitigation decisions in France-on the possibility of feedback effects from past investments

C Richert, K Erdlenbruch, C Figuières - Ecological Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the determinants of private flood mitigation in France. We
conducted a survey among 331 inhabitants of two flood-prone areas and collected data on …

Volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic: Attitudes and perceptions of clinical medical and dental students in Lagos, Nigeria

AA Adejimi, BA Odugbemi, OO Odukoya… - Nigerian …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Volunteering within the health-care sector is crucial during pandemics. This
study aimed to assess the attitudes and perceptions of clinical medical and dental students …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven decision-making model for determining the number of volunteers required in typhoon disasters

SQ Chen, J Bai - Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, 2023 - Elsevier
Volunteer teams provide valuable support after large-scale disasters. However, excessive
volunteer participation poses challenges for formal operations. Therefore, an appropriate …

Emergency volunteering willingness and participation: a cross-sectional survey of residents in northern China

M Shi, W Xu, L Gao, Z Kang, N Ning, C Liu, C Liang… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to identify factors that influence people's willingness to
volunteer and participation in emergency volunteering in northern China. Design/Setting …

[PDF][PDF] The benefits of flood mitigation strategies: effectiveness of integrated protection measures

E Genovese, T Thaler - AIMS Geosciences, 2020 - aimspress.com
The benefits of flood mitigation strategies: effectiveness of integrated protection measures
Page 1 AIMS Geosciences, 6(4): 459–472. DOI: 10.3934/geosci.2020025 Received: 28 …

Volunteers' capabilities and their perceived satisfaction and performance in volunteering tasks during socio-natural disasters

D Jaime, P Martínez, D Contreras, C Bonacic… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volunteers can be a valuable human resource for disaster risk management. In the
aftermath of natural hazard events affecting vulnerable communities, there are many …

Understanding volunteerism among dental students and professionals to reach Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 goals

K Aboalshamat, T Alayyafi, G Elaiwa, M Assayegh… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Volunteering can be defined as activities a person does for free to help another
person or group. Saudi Vision 2030 has a target of one million volunteers from the country …