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Muzwardi, Ady. "Kerjasama Korea Selatan –Indonesia dalam Manajemen Bencana Alam (Rekontruksi Aceh Pasca Tsunami Samudera Hindia)." Andalas Journal of International Studies (AJIS) 5, no. 2 (November 1, 2016): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/ajis.5.2.178-193.2016.
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Natural Distasters is a part of media diplomacy and cooperation between nations, strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels. In coping with disasters, national resources could be overwhelmed, especially in the event of large-scale disasters. In this respect, bilateral and regional cooperation is of particular importance, and this is part of the Korean Indonesian relations. The political dialogue also intends to foster closer cooperation on humanitarian and activities between the Indonesia and Korean. The tsunami in Aceh serves as an example of media diplomacy between the two nations as part of global cooperation. The development of political, social and culture cooperation through reconstruction efforts, programs and projects in Aceh has become a strength in the diplomatic relations between South Korea and Indonesia. This research aims to share knowledge and exchange best practices and to be able to work together in the event of major disasters. . Keywords:Natural Disasters, diplomacy, reconstruction.
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Kong, So Yeon, Kyoung Jun Song, Sang Do Shin, and Young Sun Ro. "Cardiovascular Events after the Sewol Ferry Disaster, South Korea." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34, no. 02 (April 2019): 142–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19000207.
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Background:Major incidents affecting large numbers of people may increase the rate of acute cardiovascular events, even among those who are not directly involved in the incident. It is hypothesized that the MV Sewol ferry disaster (South Korea) would increase the incidence of cardiovascular events nation-wide.Methods:Data on all adult patients (>18 years) who were diagnosed with acute cardiovascular events, including acute myocardial infarction (MI), angina, and cardiac arrhythmias, were extracted from the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) from March 15 through June 17, during the years 2011-2014 (four weeks before to eight weeks after the event date). Poisson regression models were used to calculate the incidence rate ratios (IRRs) comparing the weekly changes in the occurrences of cardiovascular events from the week of the Sewol event (April 16-22, 2014) to eight weeks after the disaster (June 11-17, 2014), using the one-month period before Sewol as a reference period (March 15-April 15), adjusting for calendar years (years 2011-2014) and environmental factors.Results:During the study periods, cardiovascular events were identified in 73,823 patients. Compared to the reference period, the week of the Sewol disaster and the three weeks after the disaster showed a significant increase in the number of acute cardiovascular events, IRRs of 1.09 (95% CI, 1.03-1.15) and 1.08 (95% CI, 1.02-1.15), respectively (P <.01 for both). In particular, there was 21% increase in incidence of arrhythmia (IRR = 1.21; 95% CI, 1.02-1.44; P = .03) during the week of the Sewol disaster compared with the reference period.Conclusion:This study showed a significant increase in the incidence of acute cardiovascular events during the week of, and the three weeks after, the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014. These additional cardiac emergencies may be triggered by emotional stressors related to the event, highlighting the public health importance of indirect exposure to a tragic catastrophe.Kong SY, Song KJ, Shin SD, Ro YS. Cardiovascular events after the Sewol ferry disaster, South Korea. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019;34(2):142–148
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Lee, Bomi, Aetti Kang, and Sungil Ham. "Measure of Utilizing Space Database Information for Improvement of Efficient Disaster Management (Focusing on Nuclear Power Plant Accidents)." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 11, no. 8 (August 2, 2022): 438. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11080438.
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The damage caused by disasters is increasing worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of deaths due to the occurrence of complex large-scale disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 2004 Indian tsunami. South Korea has also experienced human casualties and damage to property caused by large-scale disasters in the past 10 years. Accordingly, a disaster-appropriate response measure is needed. Thus, we conducted this study to present a measure of utilizing spatial database and image information to improve the efficiency of disaster management that is operated based on the country’s existing national disaster management system. We present an efficient disaster response measure that differs from the existing collection-, reporting-, and propagation-oriented operating methods of disaster information through the use of spatial database and image-based information that can be combined with mandatory information with regard to nuclear power plant accidents. Thus, this study contributes to deriving a system that could collect and provide information rapidly at the time of disaster by defining the attribute and spatial information required at the time of disaster during nuclear power plant accidents and by deriving available systems and providing institutions.
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Kim, Yea Eun, Seok Ran Yeom, and Yu Jeong Jeon. "Roles of Public Health Disaster Response Team within the National Disaster Response System in South Korea." Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis 15, no. 10 (October 30, 2019): 29–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.14251/crisisonomy.2019.15.10.29.
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Kim, Chung-kang. "Monstrous Science: The Great Monster Yonggari (1967) and Cold War Science in 1960s South Korea." Journal of Korean Studies 23, no. 2 (October 1, 2018): 397–421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/21581665-6973383.
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AbstractThis essay explores the cinematic Cold War in 1960s South Korea, focusing on a popular film, The Great Monster Yonggari (Taegoesu Yonggari, 1967), and its transnational production, circulation, and responses. Initially produced as a children’s movie by Korean film director Kim Kidŏk, Yonggari had great success at the box office in South Korea. Later, with cooperation and international marketing by the Japanese company Toei, this film was introduced by American International Pictures television in the United States in 1969 with the title Yongary, Monster from the Deep. The transnational cultural nexus in the production and distribution of The Great Monster Yonggari obviously reflects the global Cold War politics among the nations in the “free world.” While paying attention to this ideological aspect of the film and the centrality of science as a national developmental agenda in South Korea, the essay also looks closely at the anxieties behind the Cold War science within Yonggari, as the “silenced” nuclear disaster of Japan started to be publicly spoken in South Korean media in the mid-1960s. The film reminded Koreans of the victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and of East Asian “Hot Wars” that were hidden behind monstrous Cold War science.
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Paek, Seunghan, and Dai Whan An. "Reassembling Heritage after the Disaster: On the Sungnyemun Debate in South Korea." Sustainability 12, no. 9 (May 11, 2020): 3903. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12093903.
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This article explores the changing values of heritage in an era saturated by an excess of media coverage in various settings and also threatened by either natural or manmade disasters that constantly take place around the world. In doing so, we focus on discussing one specific case: the debate surrounding the identification of Sungnyemun as the number one national treasure in South Korea. Sungnyemun, which was first constructed in 1396 as the south gate of the walled city Seoul, is the country’s most acknowledged cultural heritage that is supposed to represent the national identity in the most authentic way, but its value was suddenly questioned through a nationwide debate after an unexpected fire. While the debate has been silenced after its ostensibly successful restoration conducted by the Cultural Heritage Administration in 2013, this article argues that the incident is a prime example illustrating how the once venerated heritage is reassembled through an entanglement of various agents and their affective engagements. Methodologically speaking, this article aims to read Sungnyemun in reference to the growing scholarship of actor-network theory (ANT) and the studies of heritage in the post-disaster era through which to explore what heritage means to us at the present time. Our synchronic approach to Sungnyemun encourages us to investigate how the once-stable monument becomes a field where material interventions and affective engagements of various agents release its public meanings in new ways.
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Jung, Do-Young, and Kyoo-Man Ha. "A Comparison of the Role of Voluntary Organizations in Disaster Management." Sustainability 13, no. 4 (February 4, 2021): 1669. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13041669.
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This research aimed to compare different voluntary organizations in disaster management in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Comparative case studies were used to evaluate the following: the specialized expertise and unsolicited goods and services approach of the United States, the collaborative relations and small-scale approach of Japan, and the additional support and unsystematic coordination approach of community-based organizations in Korea. Three variables were considered: volunteers and their organizations, financial independence, and preferred strategies. The key findings are as follows: each country has tried to enhance the role of its own voluntary organizations in disaster management; the nations studied have similarities and differences in their strategies and actions; and the specific developments in each country have been varied and reflective of its respective culture. This work, as a pioneering study, evaluated three national cases in terms of voluntary organizations in disaster management in the Asia–Pacific region.
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Yoon, Young-hoon, Jung-Youn Kim, Gwang-ryol Heo, Bo-Sun Sim, and Sung-Woo Moon. "A Pilot Study of Surge Capacity in the Metropolitan Area of South Korea." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34, s1 (May 2019): s158—s159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19003583.
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Introduction:Seoul is the third most densely populated area in the world except for the city-state. However, a national disaster plan has not yet been established.Aim:From September 2017, representatives of seven regional emergency medical centers in Seoul met monthly and decided to investigate basic data for the future establishment of surge capacity planning.Methods:Staff, supply, space, and systems for surge capacity were surveyed in seven hospitals. The additional surveyed data were as follows: hospital incident command system and actual operational experience; performance of disaster drill; safety and security plan; estimation of surge capacity in normal operating conditions and extreme operating conditions; alternative therapeutic spaces; back-up plan to call non-duty medical staff; decontamination equipment; contingency plan for stuff shortage; etc.Results:All the hospitals reported they have hospital incident command systems and held disaster drills every year, however, the two hospitals (28.5%) had no real experience of hospital incident command system activation. Five hospitals (71.4%) did not have a safety and security plan. They replied they can treat average 7.7 emergency patients (Korean Triage and Acute scale (KTAS) ≤ 3), 10 non-emergent patients (KTAS>4), 0.9 surgical patients and 0.7 unstable patients simultaneously in normal operating conditions. In extreme operating conditions, they replied they can treat average 26.4 emergency patients (KTAS ≤ 3), 54.3 non-emergent patients (KTAS>4), 37 surgical patients and 2.3 unstable patients simultaneously. The two hospitals (28.5%) had no alternative therapeutic spaces, no back-up plan to call non-duty medical staff and no contingency plan for stuff shortage. Three hospitals (42.9%) did not have decontamination equipment.Discussion:The survey revealed the basic data for surge capacity planning in Seoul. Data from hospitals other than regional emergency medical centers should be collected for the completion of disaster plans.
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Kim, Jongsung, Donghyun Kim, Myungjin Lee, Heechan Han, and Hung Soo Kim. "Determining the Risk Level of Heavy Rain Damage by Region in South Korea." Water 14, no. 2 (January 12, 2022): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14020219.
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For risk assessment, two methods, quantitative risk assessment and qualitative risk assessment, are used. In this study, we identified the regional risk level for a disaster-prevention plan for an overall area at the national level using qualitative risk assessment. To overcome the limitations of previous studies, a heavy rain damage risk index (HDRI) was proposed by clarifying the framework and using the indicator selection principle. Using historical damage data, we also carried out hierarchical cluster analysis to identify the major damage types that were not considered in previous risk-assessment studies. The result of the risk-level analysis revealed that risk levels are relatively high in some cities in South Korea where heavy rain damage occurs frequently or is severe. Five causes of damage were derived from this study—A: landslides, B: river inundation, C: poor drainage in arable areas, D: rapid water velocity, and E: inundation in urban lowlands. Finally, a prevention project was proposed considering regional risk level and damage type in this study. Our results can be used when macroscopically planning mid- to long-term disaster prevention projects.
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Sung, Kyoung-Suk. "“The Safety of South Korea has Fallen”: A New National Trauma of Collapsed Community Ethics in Korean Disaster Films." Film Studies 84 (June 30, 2020): 229–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.17947/fs.2020.6.84.229.
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Lee, Jang Won, and Hak Sil Kim. "A Study of Governance Conducting in National Disaster Response Process: comparison between South Korea and China." Journal of Modern China Studies 16, no. 2 (February 25, 2015): 43–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.35820/jmcs16.2.2.
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Choi, Daihai, Jangsun Lim, Myeong-Il Cha, Changshin Choi, Seungyoul Woo, Seongmi Jeong, Seong Youn Hwang, Inbyung Kim, and Heebum Yang. "Analysis of Disaster Medical Response: The Sejong Hospital Fire." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 37, no. 2 (March 16, 2022): 284–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x22000334.
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AbstractThis paper provides a field report on a fire that broke out on January 26, 2018 at Sejong Hospital in Miryang, South Korea, engendering the establishment of a committee to investigate the hospital fire response. This field report analyzes the disaster medical response. The official records of the disaster response from each institution were examined. On-site surveys were conducted through interviews with government officials and other health care workers regarding communication during the disaster response without using a separate questionnaire. All medical records were abstracted from hospital charts. There were 192 casualties: 47 victims died, seven were seriously injured, and 121 suffered minor injuries. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived three minutes after the fire started, while news of the fire reached the National Emergency Medicine Operation Center based in Seoul in 12 minutes. The first disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) was dispatched 63 minutes after the National Emergency Medicine Operation Center was notified. The disaster response was generally conducted in accordance with disaster medical support manuals; however, these response manuals need to be improved. Close cooperation among various institutions, including nearby community public health centers, hospitals, fire departments, and DMATs, is necessary. The response manuals should be revised for back-up institutions, as the relevant information is currently incomplete.
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Kim, Sanghyun, and Chankyu Kang. "Analysis of the Complex Causes of Death Accidents Due to Mobile Cranes Using a Modified MEPS Method: Focusing on South Korea." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (March 3, 2022): 2948. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052948.
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The convenience and efficiency of mobile cranes are expanding their applicability in industrial sites, but fatal accidents continue to occur as their use increases. There were 56 cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2019, killing 59 workers. To accurately investigate the cause of a fatal accident, accident investigation reports were used. Since they are used not only as the cause of the accident but also as a result of judicial treatment, only direct causes are mentioned. Thus, indirect causes in this study were separately analyzed to induce a complex cause analysis. The man-made, management, economic, physical, political, and social (MEPS) analysis method, developed by the National Institute of Disaster in South Korea, is a type of root cause analysis (RCA), used to derive the fundamental causes of various types of disasters, mainly social ones. The complex causes of fatal accidents were analyzed by applying a modified MEPS method to mobile cranes. The MEPS method investigated three categories, namely man-made, management, and physical factors, among six categories and a newly established level four, to find the root cause of fatal accidents. The analysis results showed that violations of procedures and regulations were the most frequent causes in the man-made factors. A lack of general and special safety education was the most common cause in the management factor, and the overturning, falling, and jamming of the mobile crane were the most frequent causes in the physical factor.
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Kim, Jong Kwang, In Chan Park, and Dong Min Yang. "The Development of a Disaster Situation Analysis System Based on National Disaster Statistics and Damage Information - A Case of Heavy Rains and Typhoons in South Korea -." Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis 16, no. 1 (January 20, 2020): 175–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.14251/crisisonomy.2020.16.1.175.
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Kim, Younglee, Eunju Seo, Youngseon Seo, Vivien Dee, and Eunhee Hong. "Effects of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus on post-traumatic stress disorder and burnout among registered nurses in South Korea." International Journal of Healthcare 4, no. 2 (June 7, 2018): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijh.v4n2p27.
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Background: The unprecedented nationwide outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavarius (MERS-CoV) from June to July in 2015 took the Korean healthcare system unexpectedly and created physical and psychological stress and trauma to Registered Nurses unprepared to deal with the viral outbreak.Purpose: We investigated the effects of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout among Korean registered nurses (RNs).Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design using a self-administered survey of a convenience sample of 112 Korean RNs. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised-Korean version (IES-R-K) for PTSD and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) for burnout were utilized.Results: Overall prevalence for symptoms of PTSD was 50.0%. PTSD was significantly correlated to burnout (r = .480, p = .000), especially two burnout subscales, emotional exhaustion (r = .533, p = .000), and depersonalization (r = .497, p = .000).Conclusions: Future anticipatory guidance and management of traumatic outbreak or disaster should be considered for nurses’ mental health. Public health and safety at the national level must address quality health outcomes for both patients and healthcare professionals alike.
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Bang, Min Seok, and YunYoung Kim. "Collaborative governance difficulty and policy implication." Disaster Prevention and Management 25, no. 2 (April 4, 2016): 212–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-12-2015-0295.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the case of the disaster involving the South Korean ferry, Sewol; offer policy implications; and point to the difficulty of collaboration in the functioning of the national disaster management system. Design/methodology/approach – The government network approach of this paper is adopted in order to study how to link different policy actors, how to deal with disaster issues in their networking, and how to produce social-political resilience. This paper explores why the national incident management system was not working properly in terms of “governance networking”, and focuses on changes that have been made to the legal system and the government organizational system since 2000. Findings – The principle results of the analysis are as follows: first, the collaboration between organizations that existed at the time of the accident focused only on sharing resources, and service delivery involved little connection between organizations. Second, assessment of the scale of the disaster was not carried out correctly because of dysfunctional relations between government network organizations and disaster victims, which affected both sides’ awareness of policy issues and priorities. Originality/value – This paper found that an integrated disaster management framework was not available, and activities were carried out for the sake of form. Also, no governance network for collaboration had been systematically built up, and there was also little collaboration between public and private organizations.
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Lee, Jung-Yup. "Disaster and Glory : The News Media Discourse of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the National Imagination of South Korea as an “Advanced Country”." Korean Journal of Communication & Information 110 (December 31, 2021): 9–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.46407/kjci.2021.12.110.9.
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Lee, Jung-Yup. "Disaster and Glory : The News Media Discourse of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the National Imagination of South Korea as an “Advanced Country”." Korean Journal of Communication & Information 110 (December 31, 2021): 230–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.46407/kjci.2021.12.110.230.
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Ngambut, Karolus, and Michael John S. Takesan. "Coaching, 3M behavior change strategy for the prevention of covid-19 transmission in Kupang City, NTT Province, Indonesia." Jurnal Pemberdayaan: Publikasi Hasil Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 5, no. 2 (January 10, 2022): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/jpm.v5i2.3339.
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The spread of Covid19 is not only limited to China; South Korea has confirmed its first case. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that Covid19 had become a global pandemic. The Indonesian government has declared Covid19 a non-natural national disaster. To prevent the transmission of Covid19, this is done through the implementation of the 3M Covid19 prevention protocol. For 3M's behaviour to become a community culture, a strategy is needed to disseminate this information, one of which is through coaching carried out in stages. The results of the coaching activity showed that the behaviour of using masks increased by 30.05%, the behaviour of CTPS increased by 30.2%, and the behaviour of guarding distance increased by 30.09%, and the ownership of CTPS facilities at home was 70.65% after coaching. It is suggested that the coaching method can be used more widely to promote 3M behaviour in the community to prevent Covid transmission19
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Ju, Young Kuk, and Jong Ho Lee. "A Study on the Problems and Improvement by Analyzing the Disastrous Large-scale Forest Fire Response System: Focusing on Simultaneous Forest Fires along the East Coast of Gangwon-do Province." Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis 12, no. 5 (May 30, 2022): 21–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14251/jscm.2022.5.21.
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On April 4, 2019, the forest fire that spread simultaneously to five cities and counties, including Inje, Goseong, Sokcho, and Gangneung and Donghae, on the east coast of Gangwon-do, was extinguished at an early stage. It is regarded as the result of the response with full force of Korea Forest Service, National Fire Agency, Militray, and other related organizations. However, it is also true that the limitations of current forest fire response system and the operation of forest fire response personnel, facilities and equipment were revealed in the process of responding Gangwon forest fire. To find solutions to these problems, from March 3 to April 2, 2021, a survey was conducted with firefighters, forest officials and residents in Gangwon-province with experience in forest fire on a total of 29 questions about Law and Policy, Forest Fire Response System and Operation of manpower and equipment. Based on the results of the survey and literature research, an improvement plan for the Forest Fire Disaster Response System was sought. Based on our survey results, we propose the following measures to improve South Korea's forest fire response system in the future. ; the incident command system should be unified, forest authorities' forest fire prevention and management system should be further strengthened, and forest fire response system must be improved to the level of other major countries through better legislations.
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Song, Youngseok, and Moojong Park. "A Study on the Appropriateness of the Drought Index Estimation Method Using Damage Data from Gyeongsangnamdo, South Korea." Atmosphere 12, no. 8 (August 2, 2021): 998. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080998.
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Drought is one of the disasters that causes the most extensive and severe damage. Therefore, drought prevention must be performed for administrative districts at the national level rather than the individual level. This study proposes a drought index estimation method for Gyeongsangnamdo, South Korea that evaluates its appropriateness through a comparison with damage data over several years. The standardized precipitation index (SPI) by duration was used as the drought index that was estimated for 13 rainfall stations located inside and outside Gyeonsangnam-do using the Thiessen method and cluster analysis. The SPI of Gyeongsangnamdo by duration based on the Thiessen method and cluster analysis for the years when drought damage occurred was compared with an SPI value of −2.0, which is the extreme drought condition, to determine its appropriateness. For the evaluation of the appropriateness, the performance indicators of the mean absolute deviation (MAD), mean squared error (MSE), and root mean square error (RMSE) were used. The analysis results showed that SPI by duration based on the cluster analysis method was more appropriate for damage data over many years than that based on the Thiessen method.
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Kang, Sung-Yong, Seongi Min, Won-Seok Kim, Jeong-Hun Won, Young-Jong Kang, and Seungjun Kim. "Types and Characteristics of Fatal Accidents Caused by Multiple Processes in a Workplace: Based on Actual Cases in South Korea." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4 (February 11, 2022): 2047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042047.
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As the social cost of disasters increases and safety is being emphasized, policy regulations at the national level have been implemented. However, various fatal accidents are continually occurring as continued economic development and enhanced technologies have increased demand and complicated the industrial structure. Workers in different industries, performing similar jobs, often experience different workplace hazards, which can result in similar types of accidents. Therefore, new policy regulations have been established to separate multiple processes and work in workplaces and are being implemented in several countries to minimize damage caused by new types of industrial accidents. Supervision and management appropriate for contractors or safety and health officials with legal obligations are required to play a regulatory role when these types of industrial accidents are likely to occur. This study classified accidental types and their characteristics based on actual cases, in which potential risks exist at multiple processes in a workplace. First, raw data of work-related fatalities that occurred in South Korea were reviewed and classified as fatal accidents caused by multiple processes in workplaces using the proposed method. Next, the classified actual cases were prepared as statistical data and analyzed based on the various categories. Finally, the accident type based on multiple processes, including risks and characteristics, in workplaces was proposed. As a result, this study improved the safety awareness and understanding of regulatory subjects regarding industrial accidents caused by multiple processes in workplaces and is expected to improve the effectiveness of the existing policy to prevent workplace accidents.
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Kim, S. J. "The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Korean parents lost their children by the tragic sinking of ferry Sewol." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.345.
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A South Korean passenger ferry, the Sewol, carrying 476 people, capsized and sank in 2014 resulting in 295 deaths and 9 missing. Most were high-school students on a school trip (246 deaths, 83.4%) and many parents who lost their children had suffered from a wide range of mental and physical health consequences. This research examines the extent and intensity of ongoing psychological distress and PTSD symptoms among the parents 2 years after the disaster. The 141 parents of the high-school victims agree with research participation were surveyed using a questionnaire on sociodemographic data. We conducted the structured clinical interview including PTSD and suicide assessment for them. Among the 141 subjects, 56.0% (n = 79) meet the PTSD diagnostic criteria, suggesting that, after two full years, more than a half of them are still suffering from chronic psychological pains. This result is higher than any other PTSD study about indirect victims. In particular, 42.6% (n = 60) reported suicidal ideation and 4.3% (n = 6) actually attempted suicide but failed. These figures are on the order of 10 to 100 times higher than the national prevalence. This research is characterized by homogeneity of the subjects in that they were all the parents of young adolescent victims. After two years of traumatic experiences, more than a half of the interviewed parents who lost their children are still suffering from the PTSD. These findings suggest that post-disaster PTSD can be larger and last longer when the relationship was more intimate and the death of the victim was less expected.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.
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Harirchian, Ehsan, Vandana Kumari, Kirti Jadhav, Rohan Raj Das, Shahla Rasulzade, and Tom Lahmer. "A Machine Learning Framework for Assessing Seismic Hazard Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings." Applied Sciences 10, no. 20 (October 14, 2020): 7153. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10207153.
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Although averting a seismic disturbance and its physical, social, and economic disruption is practically impossible, using the advancements in computational science and numerical modeling shall equip humanity to predict its severity, understand the outcomes, and equip for post-disaster management. Many buildings exist amidst the developed metropolitan areas, which are senile and still in service. These buildings were also designed before establishing national seismic codes or without the introduction of construction regulations. In that case, risk reduction is significant for developing alternatives and designing suitable models to enhance the existing structure’s performance. Such models will be able to classify risks and casualties related to possible earthquakes through emergency preparation. Thus, it is crucial to recognize structures that are susceptible to earthquake vibrations and need to be prioritized for retrofitting. However, each building’s behavior under seismic actions cannot be studied through performing structural analysis, as it might be unrealistic because of the rigorous computations, long period, and substantial expenditure. Therefore, it calls for a simple, reliable, and accurate process known as Rapid Visual Screening (RVS), which serves as a primary screening platform, including an optimum number of seismic parameters and predetermined performance damage conditions for structures. In this study, the damage classification technique was studied, and the efficacy of the Machine Learning (ML) method in damage prediction via a Support Vector Machine (SVM) model was explored. The ML model is trained and tested separately on damage data from four different earthquakes, namely Ecuador, Haiti, Nepal, and South Korea. Each dataset consists of varying numbers of input data and eight performance modifiers. Based on the study and the results, the ML model using SVM classifies the given input data into the belonging classes and accomplishes the performance on hazard safety evaluation of buildings.
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Kim, Yongkyun, Hong-Gyoo Sohn, Youngjai Lee, and Jong-Moon Chung. "DRR technology sharing and transfer through web-based platforms." Disaster Prevention and Management 25, no. 4 (August 1, 2016): 430–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-05-2015-0097.
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Purpose – Disaster risk reduction (DRR) technology sharing has emerged as an important global issue across national boundaries. As a result, the DRR technology-sharing environment needs strengthening based on the findings of difficulties in sharing, investment, and commitment. The purpose of this paper is to three fold: first, it will clarify that a web-based platform is the best conduit for linking DRR technology from the supplier to the beneficiary developing countries. Second, it will find the most evolutionary path based on Korean case studies. Finally, it will make recommendations for the efficient implementation of a web-based platform for DRR technology sharing. Design/methodology/approach – This paper posits that DRR technology sharing is a necessary part of enhancing resilience to disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. The evolution of web-based approaches (a merchandise display-type platform, a journal-type platform, an electronic market-type platform, and an architecture and governance-type platform) and an actual case of space technology sharing providing support for an evolution toward community-based technology sharing in DRR. The research will find the most efficient way going forward based on the case study of a four-year R & D project sponsored by the South Korean Government. It will also find the success factors for the way to establish and operate the platform efficiently and effectively through case studies of the four types of web-based platforms. Findings – Sharing of DRR technology through a web-based platform among Asia-Pacific countries is necessary in order to equip all parties with essential technology to mitigate intensifying disasters, to overcome the barriers of technology sharing, to breakdown transfer issues due to language barriers, and to strengthen insufficient DRR budgets. Among the four types of web-based platforms, the architecture and governance-type platform proved to be the most effective and efficient. In addition, four principles for an efficient implementation are identified through case studies, analysis, and research. Originality/value – This paper reports on the reasons why it is difficult for DRR technology sharing in the Asia and Pacific regions and suggests a web-based DRR technology-sharing platform as a solution for the region. Moreover, it substantiates that the architecture and governance platform type as the most efficient and effective evolution with four principles: develop based on end-user’s needs; take a problem-solving approach; contain interactive communication tools; and provide business opportunity.
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Kim, Yujeong, and Mi Young Kim. "Factors affecting household disaster preparedness in South Korea." PLOS ONE 17, no. 10 (October 4, 2022): e0275540. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275540.
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This study examines current household disaster preparedness and identifies its predictors in South Korea. A structured online survey was administered to 1,243 participants quota-sampled by age and population from each administrative district. Based on the socio-ecological model, interpersonal factors (general characteristics, prior disaster experience, anxiety, dispositional optimism, perceived disaster risk, and disaster preparedness knowledge), institutional factor (front-line preparedness), community factor (community resilience), public policy factor (governmental preparedness), and household disaster preparedness were measured. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Bonferroni test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. The predictors of household disaster preparedness were occupation, economic status, prior disaster experience, anxiety, disaster preparedness knowledge, front-line preparedness, and community resilience. The most potent predictor of household disaster preparedness was community resilience. Our finding that community resilience, a community factor, has a greater impact on household disaster preparedness than personal factors calls for programs that promote such resilience. Further, continuous public education and campaigns are needed to increase public awareness of household disaster preparedness and to improve the public’s competency to prepare for potential disasters. This study raises the need for community programs for residents to increase household disaster preparedness knowledge and improve their competencies related to disaster response. This study is significant in highlighting the importance of community factors in improving household disaster preparedness amid the need to prepare for various types of disasters.
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Zhang, Ke, and Jae Eun Lee. "Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience of Foreigners in South Korea." Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis 12, no. 5 (May 30, 2022): 39–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.14251/jscm.2022.5.39.
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The purpose of this study is to assess the level of disaster vulnerability of foreigners in Korea and identify the relationship between economic support, educational support, disaster resource support, information support, psychological support and disaster resilience of foreigners and suggested a strategy to improve disaster resilience. As a result of the analysis, it was found that economic support, educational support, disaster resource support, information support, psychological support has a significant effect on disaster resilience of foreigners. Based on these research results, the policy implications to improve disaster resilience are as follows. First, it is necessary to give disaster relief fund to foreigners. Second, it is necessary to provide disaster information in as many languages as possible. Third, it is necessary to explain the essentials of disaster evacuation and the location of the shelter through the manual. Fourth, it is necessary to provide psychological services to foreigners.
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Kim, Junic, and Kelly Ashihara. "National Disaster Management System: COVID-19 Case in Korea." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18 (September 14, 2020): 6691. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186691.
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The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for governments and societies around the world and represents a global crisis of hitherto unexperienced proportions. Our research seeks to analyse disaster management systems from a national perspective by examining the Korean management of the COVID-19 crisis according to a four-phase epidemiological disaster management system. Utilising a meta-study, official documents, reports and interviews, we explore the role of the control tower mechanism related to the life-cycle of disaster management, and Korea’s sustainable containment strategy. This study begins with a discussion of the crisis and disaster management literature and provides specific information related to the Korean government’s response to COVID-19. It continues by detailing specific strategies such as wide-spread testing, tracking, treatment and quarantine that have enabled Korea to prevent wide-spread community transmission. The study concludes emphasising the relevance of systematic national disaster management, providing insight into methods for containment in Korea – a system commended by the WHO. Implications include the extension and the efficient application of disaster management theory by empirical application and integration of concepts.
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Jang, Dong June, Jin Sik Choi, and Yong Soo Kwon. "Cooperation in Natural Disaster Management between South and North Korea." Global Knowledge and Convergence Association 5, no. 1 (June 30, 2022): 141–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.47636/gkca.2022.5.1.141.
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Cooperation in natural disaster management between the two Koreas, so far, has been limited. In inter-Korean cooperation, dialogues and conflicts were repeated depending on the political and military situation on the Korean Peninsula. The purpose of this study is to address factors affecting the inter-Korean natural disaster management cooperation and to prepare a plan to improve the cooperative system. According to the analysis results of this study, North Korea's vulnerability to natural disasters has increased, but the natural disaster management system lacks response capacity. In terms of disaster cooperation factors, there was no permanent consultative body. The cooperation regulations were not clear, and the establishment of a mutual cooperation system such as information sharing was insufficient. In addition, a consumer-oriented approach that considers North Korea’s needs first has been not enough. Based on these analysis results, this study suggests the establishment of a border management committee between the two Koreas and a disaster management agreement.
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Moon, D. G., J. W. Kim, H. G. Jeong, J. J. Park, and J. J. Kim. "National Sex Survey in South Korea." Klinička psihologija 9, no. 1 (June 13, 2016): 190. http://dx.doi.org/10.21465/2016-kp-p-0049.
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Objective: This study aimed to perform the national sex survey and to collect the basic data for establishment of the prevention strategies of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. Design and Method: This is a national survey performed on a sample of 2,500 individuals (1,273 men and 1,227 women) aged 18-69 years old. The online surveys were carried out on a national scale in South Korea. Subjects were randomly selected from resident registration. A structured questionnaire was developed which elicited information concerning: demographic information, information on their sexual behavior, sexual identity, prostitution, experience of STIs, and experience of sex education. Results: The majority of the subjects were either married or living with a partner. Mean number of sexual intercourse is 3.0±3.3 times a month. Mean sexual satisfaction score using visual analog scale is 63.2±24.6. Eighty-four percent had a fixed sex partner; 13.1% (22.6% of men; 2.5% of women) had experience through a speed dating or prostitution. 0.9% of men and 1.1% of women were sexually attracted to the same gender only, 1.5% of men and 2.0% of women were sexually attracted to both gender. 1.8% of participants had the experience of the STIs. Only 10.4% of the respondents had received sex education in the past year. Conclusions: We performed the National Sex Survey according to the nationwide distribution of population. It would be useful for establishment of the prevention strategies of STIs and HIV/AIDS. To control STIs and HIV/AIDS, powerful policies containing sex education and medical services will be needed.
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Bae, Yooil, Yu-Min Joo, and Soh-Yeon Won. "Decentralization and collaborative disaster governance: Evidence from South Korea." Habitat International 52 (March 2016): 50–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.08.027.
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Uhm, Dongchoon, and Hyang Soon Oh. "Disaster Preparedness of Child Care Teachers: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 12, no. 3 (October 17, 2017): 321–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2017.68.
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ABSTRACTObjectiveWe aimed to identify the differences in personal disaster preparedness and disaster risk perception among child care and preschool teachers in South Korea by using demographic characteristics and disaster-related questions.MethodsA cross-sectional self-reporting questionnaire was administered from February to October 2014.ResultsOf all the participants, 68.1% had received disaster preparedness education and training on 2 or more occasions per year; 13.2% had received no education or training. Personal disaster preparedness differed significantly by marital status (P<0.05), the number of disaster education and training sessions attended (P<0.05), and having purchased home insurance (P<0.001). Disaster risk perception differed significantly by children’s age group under a teacher’s care (P<0.05). The topic on which child care teachers wanted more training was “fractures and bleeding emergency care” (53.9%). The most probable disaster was considered to be a typhoon (66.0%).ConclusionsDisaster preparedness is important for both young children and their teachers. Field-based teacher disaster preparedness education and training should be provided so that they can respond effectively to disaster occurrence regardless of type, time, or location. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018; 12: 321–328)
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Wang, S. J. "(A140) An Analysis of National Survey on Disaster Drill by Emergency Medical Centers in Korea." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11001415.
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IntroductionDisaster drills have been performed officially for disaster medical preparedness by wide regional emergency medical centers in Korea. Government evaluates these disaster drills every year, but this evaluation is performed based on administrative aspect not disaster medical aspect. Also there are insufficient number of research on disaster drill not on disaster itself, especially national level. So these disaster medical drills were analyzed and reevaluated.MethodsDisaster drills performed by wide regional emergency medical centers in Korea were evaluated and analyzed from August 2006 to July 2008. Disaster drill planning, performance, kinds of disaster drill, contents of drill and resources of drill were collected and analyzed in medical aspect based on the disaster drill report and additional compensation of incomplete data by direct contact with the participating institutions. The appropriateness and evaluation results referred to the guideline of National Emergency Medical Center of Korea.ResultsAll the wild regional emergency medical centers had their own disaster drill planning and resource application planning for drills and real disasters. Most of disaster drill planning were appropriate, but disaster facility was the weakest point in the planning. Types of disasters in disaster drills were fire and structural collapse(44.4%), special disaster(13.7%), natural disaster(1.7%). Average duration of disaster drills were 6.12 hours and 1.26 days. Real field drill rate was 80.3%. Sixty five percent of drills were connected to multiple institutions or organizations other than hospitals. Number of participating persons from wide regional emergency medical centers were 21 on average.ConclusionsMedical situation on disaster drills is that there are various levels and kinds of disaster drills done by wide regional emergency medical centers, so the quality and quantity should be enforced in low level centers. It is recommended that international situation or database can be extracted based on this research.
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Lee, Dongkwan, Soyeon Yoon, Eun-Seon Park, Yuseung Kim, and D. K. Yoon. "Factors Contributing to Disaster Evacuation: The Case of South Korea." Sustainability 10, no. 10 (October 22, 2018): 3818. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10103818.
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There has been increasing interest in effective evacuation in response to natural disasters, particularly in understanding human evacuation behavior. It is important to determine the factors affecting evacuation decision making to promote prompt evacuation. This study focuses on the effects of past experiences on evacuation behavior in South Korea, especially the evacuation drill experience. Additionally, the influence of demographic and socio-economic characteristics on evacuation behavior is considered. After collecting data through telephone surveys, t-tests and logit regression models were used to evaluate the data. The results reveal that an evacuation drill experience is positively related to making a decision to evacuate. The results also confirm that certain demographic factors, such as age and household size, as well as socio-economic factors, such as household income and housing type, influence evacuation decisions. Besides these, knowing the location of a shelter is another factor that improves the chances of evacuation. Finally, discussions and suggestions for increasing participation in evacuation drills are provided.
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Yoo, Myoungran, Mijung Lee, and Dorothy Tullmann. "Perceptions of disaster preparedness among older people in South Korea." International Journal of Older People Nursing 11, no. 1 (July 14, 2015): 18–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opn.12084.
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Heo, Inhye, Jun ho Jeong, and Seungho Lee. "Changes of Disaster Regions by Heavy Rainfall in South Korea." Journal of Climate Research 9, no. 2 (June 30, 2014): 93–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.14383/cri.2014.9.2.93.
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Park, Hyun Ok. "The Politics of Time: The Sewŏl Ferry Disaster and the Disaster of Democracy." Journal of Asian Studies 81, no. 1 (February 2022): 131–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021911821001492.
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AbstractThe vanishing critique of capitalism within the Sewŏl movement for truth finding has revealed the bare face of the current democratic order and its rule of law. This article presents the Sewŏl movement as the bellwether, in a synchronic sense, of the Candlelight Protests that have become a modality of direct action in South Korea. I seek to contribute to our understanding of the life politics that has become a key marker of struggles against the state-capital network since the 2000s. I ascribe the antinomies of truth finding and mourning and of massacre and accident in the Sewŏl movement to the democratic collective unconscious that regards the 1987 moment in South Korea as an irrevocable rupture from dictatorship to democracy. The Sewŏl movement illuminates how the axes of organization and spontaneity and of reformism and revolution in the Candlelight Protest movement are not so much binaries, or oppositions, as hieroglyphic signs of the democratic unconscious and its excesses that contest the temporalizations of the capitalist present.
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Kim, J. W., J. J. Park, J. J. Kim, and D. G. Moon. "056 National Sex Survey in South Korea." Journal of Sexual Medicine 13, no. 5 (May 2016): S27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.02.059.
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Ahn, Ji-Young, Kyoo-Man Ha, and Sang-Hyun Park. "National Disaster Medical Systems in the United States and Korea." International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters 28, no. 3 (November 2010): 326–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/028072701002800302.
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The purpose of this paper is to suggest policy implications after identifying similarities and differences between the National Disaster Medical Systems (NDMSs) in the United States and those in Korea, with the ultimate goal of contributing to emergency management in both countries. The major tenet of the paper is that Korean hospitals should know the importance of their location and distance from the airports, and the U.S. government needs to let its non-residents acquire knowledge through adequate training. At the same time, the Korean government must manage the NDMS with a clearer national perspective, get more people involved in helping community activities, and establish a substantial reimbursement system in the NDMS, just as in the U.S.
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Wang, Soon Joo, Jin Tae Choi, and Jeffrey Arnold. "Terrorism in South Korea." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 18, no. 2 (June 2003): 140–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x0000090x.
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AbstractSouth Korea has experienced >30 suspected terrorism-related events since 1958, including attacks against South Korean citizens in foreign countries. The most common types of terrorism used have included bombings, shootings, hijackings, and kidnappings. Prior to 1990, North Korea was responsible for almost all terrorism-related events inside of South Korea, including multiple assassination attempts on its presidents, regular kidnappings of South Korean fisherman, and several high-profile bombings. Since 1990, most of the terrorist attacks against South Korean citizens have occurred abroad and have been related to the emerging worldwide pattern of terrorism by international terrorist organizations or deranged individuals.The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games provided a major stimulus for South Korea to develop a national emergency response system for terrorism-related events based on the participation of multiple ministries. The 11 September 2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks and the 2001 United States of America (US) anthrax letter attacks prompted South Korea to organize a new national system of emergency response for terrorism-related events. The system is based on five divisions for the response to specific types of terrorist events, involving conventional terrorism, bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, radiological terrorism, and cyber-terrorism. No terrorism-related events occurred during the 2002 World Cup and Asian Games held in South Korea. The emergency management of terrorism-related events in South Korea is adapting to the changing risk of terrorism in the new century.
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Choi, Won-Seok, Sung Youl Hyun, and Hyunjin Oh. "Perceived Disaster Preparedness and Willingness to Respond among Emergency Nurses in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18 (September 19, 2022): 11812. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811812.
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Introduction: Emergency nurses serve a vital role in disaster situations. Understanding their disaster preparedness and willingness to respond to a disaster is important in maintaining appropriate disaster management. The purpose of this study was to explore emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness and willingness to respond based on demographic and disaster-related characteristics, and their willingness to respond based on specific disaster situations. Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, the Disaster Preparedness Questionnaire for Nurses and willingness to report to duty by type of event were used to collect data from 158 nurses working in four regional emergency medical centers from 1 December 2019 to 30 April 2020 in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Emergency nurses with personal disaster experience as a victim or witness (t = 3.65, p < 0.001), professional disaster experience (i.e., working as a nurse) (t = 3.58, p < 0.001), who were current members of Korean Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (t = 6.26, p < 0.001), and who received disaster-related training within a year (t = 5.84, p < 0.001) showed a high level of perceived disaster preparedness. Emergency nurses who have professional disaster experience (i.e., working as a nurse) (t = 2.42, p = 0.017), are on a current disaster team (t = 2.39, p = 0.018), and have received disaster training (t = 2.73, p = 0.007) showed a high level of willingness to respond. Our study showed a high willingness to respond to natural disasters and low willingness to respond to technological disasters. Discussion: To promote the engagement of emergency nurses in disaster response, disaster education programs should be expanded. Enhancing the safety of disaster response environments through supplementing medical personnel, distributing available resources, and providing sufficient compensation for emergency nurses is also essential.
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Yoo, Hyun-jung, and Eu-gene Song. "The Crisis of FORESTRY in South KOREA and Its Future Direction." J-Institute 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2018): 14–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22471/disaster.2018.3.2.14.
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Kang, Sung, and Mark Skidmore. "The Effects of Natural Disasters on Social Trust: Evidence from South Korea." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (August 21, 2018): 2973. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10092973.
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In this paper, we examine whether disasters affect social trust levels using South Korean panel data from 2014–2016. We also investigate whether the effects of disasters on social trust differ depending on the type of disaster. We consider four types of disasters: typhoons, heavy rain, heavy snow and strong winds and waves. Our findings show that although all of these disasters influence the level of generalized social trust, each type has separate impacts. In our findings, there is a statistically significant positive relationship between cumulative damage costs per capita and social trust levels for heavy rain, heavy snow and strong winds and waves but we find the opposite result for typhoons. In the disaster recovery process, it is possible for social trust to be strengthened and weakened at the same time. Social trust can develop when victims such as neighbors and firefighters interact with others. Conversely, when a local government responds slowly to a disaster, dissatisfaction and discontent toward it can increase and this could weaken social trust. Moreover, disaster-affected individuals may be more competitive over limited resources, resulting in conflicts among them. Thus, we argue that the net effects of disasters on social trust levels can differ based on the speed of government responses to disasters and on active support for the victims from people such as neighbors.
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Syafiq Rizqullah, Muhammad Fawwaz, Luna Tristofa, and Devia Farida Ramadhanti. "Disaster Diplomacy of South Korea toward North Korea as Efforts to Create Peace in the Korean Peninsula (2017 – 2020)." Nation State: Journal of International Studies 4, no. 1 (June 29, 2021): 140–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.24076/nsjis.v4i1.359.
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This paper aims to analyze the reason why South Korea as a North Korea rival in the Koreanpeninsula willing to give aid toward North Korea. The tension in Korean peninsula has happened since a long time ago especially after the cold war between USA & USSR. The conflict event become worst because of North Korea always threatening South Korea by testing the Nuclear missile. Despite of what North Korea done in the region, South Korea still gave abundance of aid in term of health assistance, food, and others basis of human necessity. By using qualitative approach and collecting data from credible literature resource and using the concept of disaster diplomacy this research found that South Korea has special type in term of conflict resolution, South Korea often using soft diplomacy and negotiation in order to creating peace. South Korea also believe positive peace diplomacy should be implementing in order make better condition in Korean peninsula. This research also believe that the actor has a big impact in successfully to support better condition between both countries and strengthening the relation. Lastly, this paper proof if in order to win in some competition not always using hard diplomacy or military power.
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Song, Youngseok, and Moojong Park. "Rainfall Standard of Disaster Prediction for Agricultural Droughts in S. Korea." Applied Sciences 10, no. 21 (October 22, 2020): 7423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10217423.
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With the climate change adding to the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, drought has devastated large areas of lands in South Korea. Still, the exact beginning and end of the drought is difficult to identify, and this impedes the development and implementation of disaster predictions. Although the drought phenomenon has been well-documented, predictions thereof are limited due to the non-linear and complex temporal fluctuations of the hydrologic factors. Hence, this study set up some reference points for disaster-prediction rainfall based on South Korea’s agricultural drought damage data, to help in drought relief. To set up the proposed reference points for disaster-prediction rainfall, we analyzed rainfall in light of the disaster-prevention relevance to agricultural droughts and the disaster reduction. As an analysis method, rainfall of municipality was calculated through Thiessen’s polygonal method, to apply rainfall weighting value for each rainfall observatory. In addition, the linear regression analysis was applied to suggest the calculation formula for setting the annual disaster reduction rainfall. The results of this study, standard of judgment point for disaster prevention of agricultural drought at the time of disaster management, were analyzed for rainfall for local governments and the whole country. Rather than using various drought indices that are currently developed, policy makers or public servant made suggestions based on rainfall that is most accessible and convenient for judging the timing of agricultural drought. As the disaster-prevention rainfall with agricultural droughts is expected to occur, we established the average annual rainfall of ≤1200 or 100 mm below the preceding year’s average annual rainfall. Moreover, as the disaster-reduction rainfall for agricultural droughts to end, we determined the average monthly rainfall of ≥150 mm.
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Jorg Michael Dostal, Dostal, Kim Hyun Jin, and Ringstad Albin. "A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 30, no. 1 (April 30, 2015): 35–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps30102.
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On April 16, 2014, the South Korean ship MV Sewol sank, claiming the lives of 304 passengers. The accident appeared to observers to be a manmade disaster, since all the passengers could have been rescued if adequate safety measures and disaster management procedures had been in place. The Sewol sinking has subsequently turned into a focusing event in terms of safety policy debates in South Korea. On September 28, 1994, the Swedish ship MS Estonia sank, claiming the lives of 852 people. This earlier tragedy was also a focusing event in the context of Swedish debates about safety policies. In this article, South Korean and Swedish safety policies are analyzed from a historical-institutionalist perspective. While Swedish disaster prevention systems have generally performed well in a virtuous cycle, those of South Korea have performed poorly in a vicious cycle. The article highlights how South Korean policy makers might use Swedish policies, developed in response to the 1994 MS Estonia accident, to improve their safety policies. In addition, we suggest that long-term policies focusing on comprehensive social welfare and the pooling of risks are required to restore citizens' trust in government and to transform South Korea from a low safety into a high safety society.
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Choi, Hyeongho, and Euipyeong Lee. "Comparative Analysis of Emergency Rescue Exercises for Large-Scale Disasters in Korea and Japan." Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation 20, no. 5 (October 31, 2020): 143–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.9798/kosham.2020.20.5.143.
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Korea is conducting emergency rescue drills led by fire agencies in preparation for a major disaster. On the other hand, in Japan, when large-scale disasters occur, Emergency Fire Response Teams (EFRTs) from national fire headquarters are mobilized by requests or orders from the director-general of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. EFRTs perform emergency rescue together with the Inter-Prefectural Emergency Rescue Unit of the National Police Agency, a disaster relief unit of the Self-Defense Forces, Technical Emergency Control Force of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Disaster Medical Assistance Team of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Thus, EFRTs perform these exercises in collaboration with these working institutions. This study suggests the introduction of national mobilization of EFRTs and mobilization by various means such as transport planes of Self-Defense Forces or large helicopters, hutment training, and self-sufficient rear support exercises, such as Japan has done national exercises, and annual joint exercises of emergency fire response teams in block units.
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Back, Min-Ho, and Ho-Jung Kim. "Analysis of Hospital Disaster in South Korea from 1990 to 2008." Yonsei Medical Journal 51, no. 6 (2010): 965. http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2010.51.6.965.
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Bae, Chon-jik. "Determinants and Management of Disaster in Korea - Focus on National Model -." Journal of Policy Development 16, no. 1 (June 2016): 25–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.35224/kapd.2016.16.1.002.
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Kim, Gidong, and Jae Mook Lee. "National Pride and Economic Voting in South Korea." Journal of Political Science & Communication 23, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 29–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.15617/psc.2020.6.30.2.29.
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