Issues and Development Direction of Disaster Safety Education for Disaster Vulnerable Groups - Focusing on Multicultural Family -  (재난취약계층 재난안전교육 개선방안 - 다문화 가족을 중심으로 - )

JuHo Lee (이주호)

Issues and Development Direction of Disaster Safety Education for Disaster Vulnerable Groups - Focusing on Multicultural Family -

Crisisonomy
Abbr : KRCEM
2016, 12(11), pp.37-50
Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

JuHo Lee ¹

¹세한대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

As the number of foreign residents in Korea has reached over 2 million, the number of multicultural families is rapidly increasing as well. Multicultural families are relatively more vulnerable to disasters than average Korean families due to language barriers and cultural differences. For those who have low socioeconomic status, the risks associated with disasters become even greater. This high vulnerability indicates a lack of disaster safety and supporting systems for multicultural families. Thus, improving disaster safety management would be a long-term solution for challenges in disaster preparedness and response that multicultural families have faced. Currently, Korean disaster safety and supporting systems for multicultural families remain in early stages of development. This article aims to emphasize the role of disaster safety education for multicultural families. Based upon the findings from the case studies on Japan, this article identifies the policy recommendations under the four themes.

KEYWORDS

multicultural family, disaster‐vulnerable group, disaster preparedness, disaster safety supporting systems, disaster safety education

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