Author/Authors :
Ghanbari Vahid نويسنده Dept. of Computer Engineering , Najafi Mehdi نويسنده PhD Candidate Sharif University of Technology. Department of Industrial Eng , Hosseini Seyed Hossein نويسنده , Pashaei Sabet Fatemeh نويسنده Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare &
Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Nakhaee Maryam نويسنده Department of Pediatric, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran , Khankeh Hamid Reza نويسنده Social Work Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , Amanat Nasir نويسنده Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Amanat Nasir , Abbasabadi Masoumeh نويسنده Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Abbasabadi Masoumeh
Abstract :
Background: The role of society and people in disaster risk management is prominent. However, using this potential and increasing the people’s role have always been a challenge. The purpose of this study was to find community-based management challenges in disaster risk reduction.
Materials and Methods: Participants and Methods: This study was conducted with the qualitative approach and in the form of content analysis. Participants were selected purposefully and by snowball sampling out of 17 professors and managers in the field of incidents and disasters. Data were recorded and collected through semi-structured interviews. The records were transcribed and then analyzed.
Results: Results included 2 main themes of egocentrism and management helplessness (failure) and 5 main categories, including inadequate attention to the nature of the risk reduction process, inadequate community resilience, ignoring social capital, inadequate planning and training, and incorrect organization, as well as 13 subcategories.
Conclusion: Firstly, managers should accept the community as a major hub of the process to harness the power of community. Secondly, using capable and trained managers familiar with the concepts, literature, and challenges in the field of disasters increase participation of people in disaster risk management.
