2019, Vol.15, No.10

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

This study microscopically evaluated the interrelation among behavioral variables pertaining to conflict in NIMBY facility siting, including the public propensity of residents, positive/negative relationship with the siting subject and desire for conflict resolution. It used the case of siting resource recovery facilities in Seoul and Gyunggi-do. The 3-step policy PR model was formed to connect individual theories on public propensity, organization-public relationship and public behavior. Also, PR policy measures were suggested to contribute to resolve siting conflicts by boosting the desire for conflict resolution of residents. In other words, the siting strategy should be based on the propensity of individual members and their relationships (e.g. kindly replying to residents’ questions and reinforcing monitoring after providing information) since the public lack knowledge on facilities but have a strong recognition of control dominance. Future studies should extend the relational factors by considering coexistence relationship and decency which are unique in the Korean context.

In South Korea, Public Health Disaster Response Team (PHDRT) has been organized by every Community Health Center since 2016. When a disaster or accident with heavy casualties is expected to occur, PHDRT is dispatched. This study shed light on the role of PHDRT within the Korean National Disaster Response System by analyzing the related law and regulations, their activities, and interviews with disaster medical professionals. PHDRT is the part of the national disaster management system in Korea, organized under the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety. As of 2018, there was a total of 468 teams and 2,557 members, mostly consisting of physicians, nurses and administrators. The roles of PHDRT in disaster medical response include early triage, medical resource planning, patient transportation, support of on-site emergency care, and media relations and communications. To facilitate the activities of PHDRT, their roles need to be well defined and supported by legal and institutional frameworks, along with individual and organizational efforts to strengthen capacity.

The recent climate change has caused a variety of extreme weather events and threatened vulnerable populations in our society. This study focused on the heatwave policy for vulnerable population centered on the elderly living in Daegu city (65 years and older) to identify the practical problems and find improvement measures. The heatwave policy for vulnerable population mainly include the designation and operation of cooling centers, operation of disaster relief helpers, and intensive care of vulnerable populations. The results are as follows. First, cooling centers should be designated in consideration of high accessibility and openness, along with a clear statement of opening hours during nighttime and weekends. Second, the management system should be improved in order to solve the work overload of disaster relief helpers and promote the collaboration among them for a synergy effect Third, a preliminary demand survey would be needed for intensive care of vulnerable populations, and the budget should be efficiently used by ruling out unqualified beneficiaries.