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Vol. 01 Issue 01 October 2017 ISSN 2520-7679 Peoples' Preface Vol. o1, Issues 01, Oct 2017 Editorial Advisory Board Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed, Ph.D Peoples’ Preface Chairperson, Dept. of Development Studies A Journal of Research Initiatives Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chittagong University Professor Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Ph.D Vol. 01 Dept. of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University Issue 01 Professor AKM Mazharul Islam October 2017 Head of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sukanta Sen Executive Director, BARCIK Raasheed Mahmood Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Dhaka University Editor Panel Editors Hasan Shafie Bokhtiar Ahmed, Ph.D Professor and Chairperson Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Rajshahi University Dept. of Anthropology Md. Saiful Islam, Ph.D Dhaka University Associate Professor, Dept. of Development Studies, Dhaka University S M Arif Mahmud,Ph.D Executive Editor Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Dhaka University Faruk Saha, Ph.D Md. Ershad Ali Associate Professor, Dept. of Development Studies, Dhaka University Secretary Avijit Roy Peoples' Preface Forum Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Rajshahi University Associate Coordinator, BARCIK N M Robiul Auwal Chowdhury Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Comilla University Syed Arman Hossen Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Dhaka University Fahmid Al Zaid Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Dhaka University Md. Abdur Rahman Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Comilla University. (Logo) Md. Liton Hossen Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Rajshahi University Peoples’ Preface Forum Saulbinus Lamin Coordinator, KMC, BARCIK Copyright: Peoples' Preface Forum Peoples’ Preface Vol. 01, Issue 01, October 2017 Published October 2017 CONTENTS Declaration APPRECIATION v Peoples‘ Preface is an official publication of Peoples’ Preface Forum. It is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the advancement of ARTICLES 1-160 researcher in multidisciplinary areas. The opinions expressed are the Risk Perception and Response Motivation: A Theory of Behavioural Models Under author(s)‘ responsibility. Articles of perspectives authors are advised Risks and Uncertainties 1-39 to consult the ``guidelines for contributors'' section. Hasan Shafie This journal has been published with the financial support from Terminating diversity, germinating ‘otherness’: The case of food and food habit 41-54 the members of Peoples’ Preface Forum Raasheed Mahmood and Salma Ahmed Gender Relations in Water Crisis: Perspectives from Southwest Bangladesh 55-80 Subscription Rate: Touhid Imam Single Copy: Taka 200 (US $ 5), Annual Subscription: Taka 400 (US $ 10), Payment may be made through bkash number Slavery to the Mirror 81-95 Maria Tahsin (01716275595)/ a crossed cheque/Bank Draft payable to Md. Ershad Ali, Executive Editor, Peoples' Preface. Migration as Adaptation Strategy: A Consequence of Climate Change Accelerating Intense Settlement in Urban Areas 97-112 Printed at: Alpha Printers, 167 Gausul Azam Super Market, Nilkhet Fahima Aqtar Contextualizing the Challenges for Effective and Equitable Governance of Water Resources in Urban Neighbourhoods 113-126 Amith Dutta Identification and Spatial Analysis of Wetland Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Sylhet District. 127-143 Abid Kamal Solid Waste Management System of Satkhira Pourashava, Satkhira 145-160 Narayan Chandra Somoddar, Dipon Thunder, Mrinal Kanti Madhu, Digbijoy Dey GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS 161-162 Appreciation It is our great privilege to proclaim the first publication of the journal titled “Peoples Preface on Multidisciplinary Issues.” The Peoples Preface feel honor to provide a special ground for the researchers and academicians in which they can become enthusiastic to do research and publish them in exploring their enthusiasm and passions. This ground is passionate and motivated to denote the researchers’ knowledge to strengthen their expertise and potentials in respective research areas. It is a peer reviewed journal which has a core interest to serve as the platform finding multidisciplinary arenas in home and beyond with clear findings to serve people uttering the peoples' voice. We am grateful for those who especially contributed with articles and mental/other supports for the first volume of Peoples’ Preface. We are thankful to the reviewers and the editorial panel for making the articles publishable with their special attention and cognitive views. We hope with a great expectation that all articles of this journal would be interesting to the readers in which they can enhance their thinking for further research. Finally, We hope the “Peoples Preface” would serve people with new information for the researchers and academicians to pursue their study on different perspectives around the world. Md. Ershad Ali Secretary Peoples’ Preface Forum 1 Peoples’ Preface Risk Perception and Response Motivation 2 Vol. 01, Issue 01, pp. 1-39, October 2017 A Theory of Behavioural Models Under Risks and Uncertainties RISK PERCEPTION AND RESPONSE Introduction MOTIVATION A THEORY OF BEHAVIORAL The paper aims at analyzing the decision factors influencing the MODELS UNDER RISKS AND protective response motivation of people living under risk and UNCERTAINTIES uncertainties induced by natural hazards and extreme climatic events. The cultural aspects and perceived realism of risks have remained Hasan Shafie1 discounted in the technical models of risk analysis and assessment. Studies of risk have raised the challenges of incorporating cultural Abstract and technical considerations into the risk management framework (Fischhoff et al 1984a; Fischhoff et al 1984b; Rayner 1992; Rowe The paper aims at analyzing the decision factors influencing the 1977; Sitkin & Pablo 1992; Sitkin & Weingart 1995; Slovic 1987; protective response motivation of people living under risk and Starr 1969).Factors altering the perceptions of people may lead the uncertainties induced by natural hazards and extreme climatic community people to underrate or even not perceive risks even events. The cultural aspects and perceived realism of risks have though the actual risk might be out there. Risk perception assumes remained discounted in the technical models of risk analysis and that the perceiver, within a social setting, selects certain risks for assessment. Risk perception assumes that the perceiver, within a addressing, while suppresses some others from attention (Douglas social setting, selects certain risks for addressing, while suppresses 1985). Therefore, understanding the factors that contribute to form some others from attention. An individual’s own estimates of risk and change risk perception has significant bearing upon policy may be very different from that of the others as well as from outcomes and programme implementations for risk management. apparently ‘objective’ estimates of risk calculated in terms of The present paper, however, makes the point that psychological and statistics and probability distributions. Therefore, people may cultural theory of risk, and risk perception give us a richer context to respond to risk and uncertainties in a wide variety of ways because understand factors contributing to risk assessment and analysis. risk is more about thought, beliefs and constructions rather than about reality. Given this backdrop, the present paper develops the Risk research has been influenced by a wide range of theoretical Response Motivation Theory (RMT) to understand the likelihood of perspectives and methodological approaches. Studies on risk adopting any preventive measures, early detection and prediction of perception may vary, to a large extent, in terms of micro-macro responses to risks, as well as the extent of willingness to pay for levels of abstractions. Drawing on the analysis of individuals, the performing any recommended behavior having significant bearing social psychological theory of risks is concerned with how upon policy outcomes and programme implementations for risk individuals reacts to uncertainties, the formation of risk perception management. and judgment of risks at the individual level (Brehmer 1987; Loewenstein et al 2001; Tversky & Kahneman 1975). While, Key words: Risk Management; Uncertainties; Risk Perception; focusing on the macro level processes, the cultural theory of risk Response Motivation; Natural Hazards; Climate Change; (Douglas 1985)looks at the relationships amongst individuals and Vulnerability. argues that “risks are defined, perceived, and managed according to principles that inhere in particular forms of social organization" (Rayner 1992). However, according to the cultural theory of risk 1 Hasan Shafie is Professor at the Department of Anthropology of the University of perception, the perceiver of risk is not an isolated individual; rather Dhaka, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh 3 Peoples’ Preface Risk Perception and Response Motivation 4 Vol. 01, Issue 01, pp. 1-39, October 2017 A Theory of Behavioural Models Under Risks and Uncertainties he works, lives and has social relationships within a social context. Risk , Risk Perception and Protective Response Therefore, the cultural theory argues that “what societies choose to Intellectual Roots and Background call risky are largely determined by social and cultural factors, not nature” (Johnson & Covello 1987).Within the wider social factors The subject of risk has become very popular in recent time, while and processes, the individuals are motivated to make choices and many different kinds of
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