Table 1.

Summary of barriers to emergency response infrastructure

S/No.Main barriersSub-barriersSource
1Resource constraints and infrastructure issuesInadequate fundingPelling (2012), Kalogiannidis et al. (2022), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Myeong et al. (2020), Bello et al. (2021), Binkley and Kemp (2022) 
Limited resourcesKalogiannidis et al. (2022), Pelling (2012), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Myeong et al. (2020), Bello et al. (2021), Binkley and Kemp (2022) 
Inadequate infrastructureDeen (2015), Pelling (2012), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Myeong et al. (2020), Bello et al. (2021),Binkley and Kemp (2022), Travassos et al. (2021), Perera et al. (2020) 
Inadequate institution/organisationWamsler et al. (2020) 
2Technological and information disparitiesTechnological disparitiesDamaševičius et al. (2023),Gilmore and DuRant (2021), Pelling (2012), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Travassos et al. (2021), Perera et al. (2020) 
3Lack of knowledge or capacityWamsler et al. (2020), Ajibade (2022), Pelling (2012), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Anguelovski et al. (2014), (Perera et al., 2020)
Lack of capacity buildingWamsler et al. (2020) 
4Coordination and governance challengesCoordination issues among stakeholdersWamsler et al. (2020) 
Ineffective building by-lawsAbdul and Yu (2020), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Bello et al. (2021) 
Policy/legal issuesWamsler et al. (2020) 
5Social, cultural and religious considerationsLack of consideration of social, cultural and religious norms and practices in emergency response infrastructureWamsler et al. (2020) 
6Urbanisation and population dynamicsRapid urbanisation and population growthWamsler et al. (2020), Abdul and Yu (2020), Ajibade (2022), Pelling (2012), Rezvani et al. (2023), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023) 
7Vulnerability and risk factorsVulnerability to natural hazardsDeen (2015), Gilmore and DuRant (2021), Pelling (2012), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Bello et al. (2021), Binkley and Kemp (2022) 
Socio-political barriersDeen (2015), Pelling (2012), Rezvani et al. (2023), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Travassos et al. (2021), Myeong et al. (2020), Perera et al. (2020), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Bello et al. (2021), Binkley and Kemp (2022) 
8Community engagement and participationLack of community engagementPelling (2012), Al-Wathinani et al. (2023), Anguelovski et al. (2014), Perera et al. (2020) 
Source(s): Literature review

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