16.01.2024 New Publication: Natural disaster literacy in Iran: Survey-based evidence from Tehran

A research paper was published by Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Sven Fischer, and Peter Noack in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, in which the authors study the state of disaster literacy in the city of Tehran in Iran.

The results of the empirical investigation using logistic regressions suggest that household income level, trust in Iran's natural disaster management, fear of natural disasters, perceived frequency of natural disasters, and internet usage show positive associations with natural disaster literacy. Additionally, a natural disaster literacy index (DLI) for Tehran City is created, ranging from 0 to 100, using 14 natural disaster literacy indicators. When comparing the average DLI scores of the northern and southern phone districts, spatial inequality within Tehran City becomes visible, where the northern subsample has significantly higher DLI scores than the southern subsample.

The study received financial support from Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD Project ID: 57526976) within the project "Socio-Economic, Cultural, and Technical Aspects of Natural Disaster Management" (NaDiMa). It also received financial support from Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, the Institute of International Education (IIE), and the IranPoll Opinion Research Support Fund.

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