Date of Publication

6-2022

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Behavioral Sciences with a track in Environmental Studies

Subject Categories

Environmental Studies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Behavioral Sciences

Thesis Advisor

Melvin A. Jabar

Defense Panel Chair

Myla M. Arcinas

Defense Panel Member

Jerome V. Cleofas
Dennis S. Erasga

Abstract/Summary

This study examined the compounding disaster risk experiences and resilience of a rural coastal community in Bulalacao, Mindoro, in the Philippines. Specifically, this study investigated their experiences of climate-based and health-based risks, notably the COVID-19 pandemic, and typhoons. This study used a mixed-methods approach with an explanatory-sequential research design. There were one hundred and eighteen online survey respondents and 15 focus group discussion participants who were residents of Bulalacao, Mindoro, for at least two years. For the quantitative part, the descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed using Jamovi software. For the qualitative part, the transcripts of the focus group discussions were examined using thematic analysis. The qualitative results reveal variations in the compounding disaster experiences owing to the differences in individual and community contexts. Quantitative results, meanwhile, reveal significant relationship between a few certain domains of personal characteristics, cultural background, compounding disaster risk experiences, and disaster resilience. The quantitative findings for the association between cultural background and compounding disaster risk experiences show that values influence economic condition (rs=0.60, p

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

174 leaves

Keywords

Disasters--Philippines; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Typhoons--Philippines

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7-11-2022

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