This system will be undergoing maintenance December 12th between 9:00AM and 12:00PM CST.

Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Showing 1-4 of 69 pages in this thesis.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Description

This work addresses hurricane preparedness in Escambia County, Florida. It explores preparing for hurricanes as an informal learning process occurring within personal networks and embedded in beliefs, values, and attitudes. Findings reveal that participants learned to prepare from their parents in childhood and improved upon that knowledge through direct experience in adulthood. Later, they passed this knowledge on to their children as well as co-workers. These preparations are embedded in beliefs of self-determination and attitudes of endurance. However, this body of knowledge and their respective practices are not equally accessible to all. Recommendations are provided so local organizations can incorporate … continued below

Physical Description

v, 63 pages

Creation Information

Vanlandingham, Keith Marcel December 2018.

Context

This thesis is part of the collection entitled: UNT Theses and Dissertations and was provided by the UNT Libraries to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 42 times. More information about this thesis can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this thesis or its content.

Author

Chair

Committee Members

Publisher

Rights Holder

For guidance see Citations, Rights, Re-Use.

  • Vanlandingham, Keith Marcel

Provided By

UNT Libraries

The UNT Libraries serve the university and community by providing access to physical and online collections, fostering information literacy, supporting academic research, and much, much more.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this thesis. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Digital Library.

Degree Information

Description

This work addresses hurricane preparedness in Escambia County, Florida. It explores preparing for hurricanes as an informal learning process occurring within personal networks and embedded in beliefs, values, and attitudes. Findings reveal that participants learned to prepare from their parents in childhood and improved upon that knowledge through direct experience in adulthood. Later, they passed this knowledge on to their children as well as co-workers. These preparations are embedded in beliefs of self-determination and attitudes of endurance. However, this body of knowledge and their respective practices are not equally accessible to all. Recommendations are provided so local organizations can incorporate local knowledge and practices with preparedness improvement efforts and foster social cohesion as well.

Physical Description

v, 63 pages

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this thesis in the Digital Library or other systems.

Collections

This thesis is part of the following collection of related materials.

UNT Theses and Dissertations

Theses and dissertations represent a wealth of scholarly and artistic content created by masters and doctoral students in the degree-seeking process. Some ETDs in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this thesis?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this thesis.

Creation Date

  • December 2018

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • Jan. 19, 2019, 9:34 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • May 20, 2021, 9:20 a.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this thesis last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 0
Total Uses: 42
More Statistics

Where

Geographical information about where this thesis originated or about its content.

Place Name

Publication Place

Map Information

  • map marker Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
  • Repositioning map may be required for optimal printing.

Mapped Locations

Interact With This Thesis

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Reading

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives'.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

URLs

Stats

Vanlandingham, Keith Marcel. Disaster Preparedness in Escambia County Florida: The Influence of Oral Narratives, thesis, December 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404515/: accessed December 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

Back to Top of Screen