Trends in Civic Engagement Disaster Safety Education Research: Systematic Literature Review and Keyword Network Analysis

Hyun Jeong Seo,Ah Jeong Hong,Minjie Son

doi:10.3390/su13052505

Abstract

Background: Education plays the most important role in establishing a disaster management system by creating a safety culture in the community and by engaging its members. This study explored the trends in research on disaster safety education based on the community from the perspective of lifelong education. Methods: We undertook a systematic literature review and keyword network analysis. The main search keywords were “community”, “disaster”, “safety”, and “education”. The subjects of education were adults, including disaster-vulnerable people, such as elderly and disabled people. A total of 185 articles and papers were identified and then narrowed down to 56. Results: Research related to disaster safety education has developed in a direction that reflects the characteristics of disasters that occur in the region. Currently, disaster safety education is being studied in various fields, including the humanities, social sciences, and engineering, focusing on disaster prevention. The main research methods in the reviewed literature were qualitative, especially case studies that applied narrative, storytelling, and risk scenario construction. Conclusion: The study provides a framework for the in-depth analysis of disaster risk management and risk level of communities, and lays the academic foundation for it.

Highlights

Since the Fourth Industrial Revolution, modern society has been suffering from the worsening effects of social disasters, such as fires, explosions, and collapsing structures, as well as natural disasters, such as typhoons, heavy rains, and heat waves that result from rapid industrialization, urbanization, and population concentration [1,2]
We aimed to identify the research trends of the contents, methods, research fields, and subjects of education, targeting research related to disaster safety education, and to establish the basic concepts of research on civic engagement disaster safety education
Overview of Studies Related to Civic Engagement Disaster Safety Education

Summary

Introduction

Since the Fourth Industrial Revolution, modern society has been suffering from the worsening effects of social disasters, such as fires, explosions, and collapsing structures, as well as natural disasters, such as typhoons, heavy rains, and heat waves that result from rapid industrialization, urbanization, and population concentration [1,2]. Natural and social disasters have been occurring in combination, making disaster management difficult in terms of prevention, preparation, response, and recovery. As part of an effective disaster management plan, it is very important to form a locally-based safety community. It is an organization that has the ability to respond to disasters in the area and to aid in recovery in the event of a disaster. It functions to improve the disaster resilience of the Sustainability 2021, 13, 2505. Disaster safety education is being studied in various fields, including the humanities, social sciences, and engineering, focusing on disaster prevention. Conclusion: The study provides a framework for the in-depth analysis of disaster risk management and risk level of communities, and lays the academic foundation for it

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusion