TITLE:
Assessment the Effectiveness of Preparedness for Relative Constant Factors in Environmental Disaster Management: A Case Study from Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Al Garni A. Mohammad, Awadelkarim M. Ali, Alhijan A. Ahmad
KEYWORDS:
Preparedness, Environmental Disaster Management, Riyadh City
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.6,
May
23,
2016
ABSTRACT:
The
preparedness phase is considered as backbone of environmental disaster
management. The aim of this study is to identify the effect of relatively constant
factors of preparedness phase on environmental disaster management in Riyadh
City, Saudi Arabia. The study used descriptive and analytical approach besides
the comprehensive survey depends upon questionnaire for purposive data surveyed
all employees in the field of environmental disaster management in Riyadh city
including administrations, department, and contains 21 sector including public
and private sector for total population of about 397 persons and sample size
about 353 persons using statistical tests, frequencies, percentage, average,
standard deviation and t test and × square test as well as Likert procedure on
which depends on the measurement such as: very high, high, average, weak and
very weak. The main results reveal that the constant factors of environmental
disaster management are more important for evaluating the preparedness phase.
Since the relatively constant factors of environmental disaster management are
more important. The study recommends that: 1) Enhancement of the systems and
procedures in particular disaster management procedures. 2) It is so necessary
to publish a new unit for disaster management in the sectors have not. 3)
Increase and encouragement of environmental disaster management studies in
particular for preparedness phase because it considers as backbone of disaster
management and suggestion of regional and local organizations link generally
and in information trade off and the details studies in particular by providing
the different types of support and encouragement.