Apathy in Disaster Response and Awareness

Apathy as a Factor
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Apathy as a Factor
The extract from Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem’s work depicts how the economic crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina enabled businesspeople to learn crucial lessons. In particular, the failure to plan for risk endangers the survival of an organization. Therefore, firms should implement comprehensive strategic frameworks for managing, assessing, and responding to extreme risk (Auf Der Heide, 1989). Although many people might not think if disasters will occur, they should not stay unprepared. Apathy refers to the lack of awareness or interest. Indeed, it significantly influences the economics of disaster recovery, mitigation, response, and preparedness.
I would find a book or articles written on apathy and how it affects the economics of disaster. Individuals are apathetic toward emergency mitigation and preparedness due to various reasons. They include denial, lack of awareness, reliance on technology, social pressures, and underestimation of risk (Auf Der Heide, 1989). A book on apathy might depict how disaster awareness can help people prepare for possible disasters. Mitigation activities and emergency preparedness foster the survival of organizations since business owners canno...