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Preparedness on Seismic Risk: A Case Study of a Community in Oaxaca, Mexico
Abstract
The book chapter presents some results on children's seismic risk knowledge and perception for a sample size of n=522. The study has been conducted in Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico. The municipality is located in a highly seismic region. The data was collected by employing a questionnaire-based survey. Some of the main findings are the following: a) earthquakes (72.4%) and floods (34.1%) were recognized as a threat, but not drought, however, the lack of water is one of the major concerns of the community, b) around 40% perceived that they lack the knowledge on seismic risk; 57% recognized they live in a highly seismic region, around 95% responded that they know what to do in case of an earthquake while in a classroom, c) most of the students perceived that earthquakes would happen sometime in the future, e.g., 48.3% considered an earthquake would occur “next year”, and d) around 68% of the participants “sometimes” feel scared or upset when thinking of earthquakes.
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