Communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A heuristic framework

Hansson, Sten; Orru, Kati; Siibak, Andra; Bäck, Asta; Krüger, Marco; Gabel, Friedrich; Morsut, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101931

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“…The types of harmful information described above illuminate the intricate links between information disordervarious types of false and/or harmful informationand social vulnerability in the context of a health crisis. Theoretically, social vulnerability to crises may be triggered by (a combination of) three kinds of factors: situational, individual, and social-structural (Hilhorst and Bankoff, 2004;Kuran et al, 2020;Hansson et al, 2020). Accordingly, information-related pandemic vulnerability should be understood as a dynamic characteristic rather than an essential attribute of a particular individual or a group.…”

Section: Discussion: Addressing Information-related Pandemic Vulnerabmentioning

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“…In the context of a crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic, people may become vulnerable due to the spreading of false or harmful information when they (1) believe in false information about hazards or crises and therefore act in ways that put themselves or others at risk; (2) receive too much or conflicting information and hence are not able to decide what is important, or what is accurate or not, and are therefore more likely to fall victim of pranks and scams; (3) regard correct information about hazards as false (e.g., because they believe the sender is not trustworthy) and therefore act in ways that put themselves or others at risk; (4) suffer from hate speech, harassment, or leaks/violation of privacy (Hansson et al, 2020). Therefore, in this study we are interested in all kinds of messages that could potentially produce adverse effects to people's health or well-being, no matter what the possible motivations of the creators/disseminators of these messages may be (i.e., whether or not the information is being used strategically by some agent for financial gain or to harm someone).…”

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confidence: 99%

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COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe

Hansson

Orru

Torpan

et al. 2021

Journal of Risk Research

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The outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 propelled the creation, transmission, and consumption of false informationunverified claims, misleading statements, false rumours, conspiracy theories, and so onall around the world. When various official or unofficial sources issue erroneous, misleading or contradicting information during a crisis, people who are exposed to this may behave in ways that cause harm to the health and well-being of themselves or others, e.g., by not taking appropriate risk reducing measures or blaming or harassing vulnerable groups. To work towards a typology of informational content that may increase people's vulnerability in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, we explored 98 instances of potentially harmful information that spread in six European countries-France, Italy, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, and Estoniabetween March and May 2020. We suggest that during the pandemic, exposure to harmful information may have made people more vulnerable in six ways: (1) by discouraging appropriate protective actions against catching/spreading the virus, (2) by promoting the use of false (or harmful) remedies against the virus, (3) by misrepresenting the transmission mechanisms of the virus, (4) by downplaying the risks related to the pandemic, (5) by tricking people into buying fake protection against the virus or into revealing their confidential information, and (6) by victimising the alleged spreaders of the virus by harassment/hate speech. The proposed typology can be used to guide the development of risk communication plans to address each of these information-related vulnerabilities.

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Section: Discussion: Addressing Information-related Pandemic Vulnerabmentioning

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Section: Methodological Considerations: Focusing On Potential Harmmentioning

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COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe

Hansson

Orru

Torpan

et al. 2021

Journal of Risk Research

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“…The protective action decision making framework, on the other hand, argues that the protective action decision-making process (exposure, attention, and interpretation) interacts with situational factors (threat, protective action, and stakeholder perceptions) to produce a behavioral response (Lindell and Perry 2012). In this context, clarity of information, language used, power, expertise, and trust (Adekola 2020) can affect how recipients understand risk information, and take appropriate action to protect themselves or others (Hansson et al 2020). Similarly, Abunyewah et al (2019) indicate that accessible, comprehensive, and tailored disaster information strongly influences intentions to prepare for disasters.…”

Section: Risk Communication and Information Sources Risk Perception And Intention To Actmentioning

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Risk Information Sources for Snow Disaster Risk Preparedness in Scotland

Adekola

Renaud

Hill

2021

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Heavy snow disruptions are common and costly occurrences in the UK, including Scotland. Yet, heavy snow remains an underresearched aspect of disaster risks in Scotland. This study critically examined the 2018 heavy snow event in Scotland referred to as the “Beast from the East” (BfE) in order to explore the different sources of information used by the public in preparation for and response to heavy snow emergencies. Our study also examined the effectiveness of BfE risk communication between authorities and the public and sought to determine if there is a relationship between risk information received and the intention to mitigate risk. Data were collected through a semistructured survey from (n = 180) residents of the Annandale and Eskdale region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Our analysis shows that public authority information sources were the most sought-after information sources, followed by online and web sources. We found statistically significant differences between groups (such as age, gender, and mobility/disability) in terms of using risk information sources. Further analysis shows that the relationship between information received and the intention to mitigate risks is not linear but influenced by intervening variables such as work pressures, financial commitment, and stakeholders’ expectations. We argue that where full adherence to official risk advice is required, policymakers should carefully consider issues around these three factors.

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“…садржај упозорења: информације у облику текста, говора, звука, слике, итд. ), канали (телевизија, телефон, сирена упозорења), примаоци и ефекти, односно промене у понашању прималаца као последица процеса комуникације (Altheide, 1995;Couldry & Hepp, 2018;Hansson et al, 2020). Ипак, чак и најнапреднији системи раног упозоравања и модели предвиђања доживљавају неуспех уколико се информације не саопште правовремено, јасно и на начин који омогућава крајњем кориснику разматрање опција и адекватно поступање (Fakhruddin, Clark, Robinson, & Hieber-Girardet, 2020).…”

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“…), channels (television, telephone, warning siren), recipients and effects, i.e. changes in the recipients' behaviour as a consequence of the communication process (Altheide, 1995;Couldry & Hepp, 2018;Hansson et al, 2020). However, even the most advanced early warning systems and prediction models will fail if information is not communicated in a timely manner, clearly and so as to enable the end user to consider options and adequate action (Fakhruddin, Clark, Robinson, & Hieber-Girardet, 2020).…”

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Disaster risk communication: Attitudes of Serbian citizens

Cvetković¹,

Radovanović²,

Milašinović³

2021

Sociološki pregled

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The objective of this research was to examine the citizens' attitudes to various factors influencing the implementation of effective disaster risk communication in the Republic of Serbia. In addition, the research aims to scientifically describe the predictors of successful disaster risk communication. Using an online survey questionnaire, based on the snowball principle, 243 respondents were surveyed during July 2021. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis used to assess the explanatory power of six selected variables (gender, age, education, marital status, employment, and income level) on the perception of disaster risk communication show that the most important predictors of risk awareness are income level and gender. The obtained results have multiple scientific and practical importance for the improvement of integrated disaster risk communication through the process of improved understanding of the demographic and socio-economic perspective of communication.

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Communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A heuristic framework

Cited by 78 publications

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COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe

COVID-19 information disorder: six types of harmful information during the pandemic in Europe

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Disaster risk communication: Attitudes of Serbian citizens

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