DETERMINATION OF FOREST ENGINEER CANDIDATES’ FOREST FIRE RISK PERCEPTION WITH THE FRAME OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT: AN EXAMPLE OF DÜZCE UNIVERSITY FOREST ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Yaşar Selman Gültekin, Pınar Gültekin
Pages: 103-109
Published: 25 Sep 2022
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Abstract: Disaster risk management is a process in which necessary strategies are implemented to reduce the probability of disaster and the negative effects of hazards. In order for risk management studies to be successful for natural disasters such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes, it is necessary to determine how people perceive risks. Forest engineers are required to respond quickly and effectively in forest fire disasters. After the disaster, it is important to determine the risk perceptions of forest engineers who are in charge of planning, orientation, coordination and support activities. The aim of this study is to determine the forest fire risk perceptions of Düzce University Forest Engineering Department students and to evaluate them within the framework of disaster management. Within the scope of the study, an online questionnaire was applied to a total of 100 forest engineering students. The findings were analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 quantitative data statistics program. In the evaluation of the data, number, percentage, mean and standard deviation values were calculated. In the first part of the questionnaire, there are questions about the class of the students, gender, whether they live in rural or urban areas, and whether they have experienced forest fire disasters. In the second part of the questionnaire, propositions consisting of 31 items and 3 sub-factors for forest fire awareness were presented. In the range of (1) strongly disagree- (5) strongly agree, it was discussed under 3 sub-headings as consciousness before forest fire, false disaster awareness and consciousness after forest fire on a 5- point Likert scale. As a result of the study; It has been determined that forest engineer candidates generally have high consciousness perceptions before forest fire, and moderate perceptions of post- forest fire consciousness and false disaster awareness.
Keywords: ecological safety, forest fire, forest engineering, disaster management, düzce
Cite this article: Yaşar Selman Gültekin, Pınar Gültekin. DETERMINATION OF FOREST ENGINEER CANDIDATES’ FOREST FIRE RISK PERCEPTION WITH THE FRAME OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT: AN EXAMPLE OF DÜZCE UNIVERSITY FOREST ENGINEERING STUDENTS. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Ecology & Safety 16, 103-109 (2022). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002338/
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