Towards people-centred approaches for effective disaster risk management: Balancing rhetoric with reality

Scolobig, Anna; Prior, Tim; Schröter, Dagmar; Jörin, Jonas; Patt, Anthony

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.01.006

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“…In order to motivate people to proactively contribute to risk and emergency management, longterm processes are needed as well as a clear identification of the benefits for participants. Tax reduction or lower insurance premiums are some examples (Scolobig et al, 2015).…”

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“…For example with the help of new social media, crowdsourced, self-organised approaches to disaster relief are proving to be faster and more effective than centralised governmental responses (Scolobig et al, 2015). Therefore the potential of new technologies should be considered in order to improve communication protocols.…”

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Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Scolobig

2015

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Inadequate, misinterpreted, or missing risk and crisis communication may be a reason for practitioners, and sometimes science advisors, to become the subjects of criminal investigations. This work discusses the legal consequences of inadequate risk communication in these situations. After presenting some cases, the discussion focuses on three critical issues: the development of effective communication protocols; the role, tasks, and responsibilities of science advisors; and the collateral effects of practitioners' defensive behaviours. For example, if the avoidance of personal liability becomes a primary objective for practitioners, it may clash with other objectives, such as the protection of vulnerable communities or the transparency of decision making. The conclusion presents some ideas for future research on the legal aspects of risk communication.

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Section: Effective Communication Protocolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Effective Communication Protocolsmentioning

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Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Scolobig

2015

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) places considerable emphasis on building the resilience of communities as a necessary component of disaster risk reduction (DRR) [6]. It is always better to implement DRR activities and community resilience-enhancing activities through, or along with local bodies (making the community the "core group") and whoever is working at the grass-root levels, (which may vary by place and region and within different regions of the same country); they are more likely to know the geographical, economic, and social background in detail [7][8][9]. Moreover, there is a growing recognition that to be successful, such DRR efforts should encompass the knowledge and perspectives of local communities and citizens [10].…”

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Awareness Workshop as an Effective Tool and Approach for Education in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu, India

2015

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Abstract:The core of empowering a community to become more resilient is rooted in disaster risk reduction and its education imparted using various educational tools, mainly through awareness and training programs. Conveying the available knowledge resources to the community by transforming it in a way that matches the local context in order to build a "culture of safety" is the hardest matter to be dealt with. It becomes the responsibility of the disaster management experts, concerned authorities, and researchers to focus more on disaster education by making the resources available to vulnerable communities. Taking this into account, this paper discusses an educational tool prepared for conducting awareness workshops. The paper particularly focuses on the educational tool application in the study area to illustrate its use in "real world" circumstances and to test its efficiency and limitations. It was found that such workshops can bring about a positive change in the level of understanding about disasters and the significance of disaster risk reduction measures. At the same time, it emphasizes that awareness generation is not a short-term affair. The sustainability of educational projects and programs is essential in inculcating disaster risk reduction as a part of people's life and culture.

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“…Водночас один з основних аспектів реалізації стратегії -це формування можливостей для попередження небезпек, у тому числі шляхом зміщення акценту з реагування на них в сторону запобігання їх виникненню та пом'якшенню ризиків. Оскільки стратегія зниження ризиків визначала доцільність особливостей належать: централізована вертикально орієнтована модель управління, досить жорстка прив'язаність до технічних показників, переважання кількісних методів аналізу та галузевих оцінок, тоді як роль суспільства досить пасивна і обме-жена [4]. Як альтернативний до технократичного, або вертикально орієнтованого, управлінського механізму розглядається людиноцентричний підхід.…”

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“…У межах цього підходу людина в особі громадян-ського суспільства розглядається як безпосередня дійова особа всього механізму. До його особливостей належить: поєднання кількісних підходів до оцінки ризику з іншими методами їх аналізу, системно орієнтований підхід до оцінки ризиків, розподіл відповідальності за кінцевий результат між багатьма учасниками управлінського процесу, зростання відкритості [4]. Хоча формування цього підходу, особливо його запровадження в чистому вигляді для країн з технократичною моделлю управління, безумовно, не може розглядатися як панацея, окремі складові цього управлінського механізму засвідчили свою досить високу ефективність та поступово мають бути сформовані в Україні.…”

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Resilience of the territory under big city influence: risks, vulnerability, new management approaches

Denysenko¹

2015

Ekon. soc. geogr

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ЕКОНОМІЧНА ТА СОЦІАЛЬНА ГЕОГРАФІЯй зміною парадигми у сфері дослідженні безпеки території. З'явилися нові концептуальні підходи, що стали базисом формування безпеки та реалізації управлінського механізму. В Україні ці підходи майже не імплементовані, а отже, потребують додаткового вивчення, переосмислення, виходячи Вступ. Постановка проблеми. Останні два десятиліття у світі позначилися не лише значними природними і техногенними катастрофами з людськими жертвами і економічними збитками, але RESILIENCE OF THE TERRITORY UNDER BIG CITY INFLUENCE: RISKS, VULNERABILITY, NEW MANAGEMENT APPROACHES Olena DENYSENKOTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine vid_dil@meta.ua Abstract: Over the last decades international approaches to determining the resilience of the territory and key mechanisms of its achieving substantially transformed. It is reflected in the goals, objectives and activities of their implementation of Hyogo Framework for action (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) and Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction (2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022)(2023)(2024)(2025)(2026)(2027)(2028)(2029)(2030). In Ukraine these approaches are almost not implemented in practice of emergency management, just some of the internationally recognized principles are contained in the Conception of natural hazards and disasters risk management (2014). At the same time it is necessarily to make the sense of some new categories for Ukrainian research and management fields like vulnerability, sensitivity of the territory, response capacity, prevention and mitigation of the risks which are central in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.In the paper we analyze the essence of these categories and justify the necessity of their usage for disaster management mechanism transformation, in particular for making strategies on governmental and regional levels. For this aim we analyze the resilience of the territory under big city influence by the case of Kyiv oblast as one of the most vulnerable regions in Ukraine. Revealed peculiarities reflect rather significant differences inside the territory under big city influence by the level of dangerous objects localization and sensitivity, which must be taking into account for implementing the strategy of disaster risk reduction on the regional and local levels. Special accent in the paper we make on the bringing in correspondence the Ukrainian governmental and regional politics in disaster risk management to internationally recognized priorities: broadening of the essence of the category of risk, forming the program of the actions for disaster risk reduction, taking into account the vulnerability of the territory, enhancement of the regional and local levels of the disaster management, engagement of the public participation in disaster management to create disaster-resistant territories.Key words: safety, risk, vulnerability of the territory, big city, disaster risk management, GIS. UDC: 911.3:351 БЕЗПЕКА ТЕРИТОРІЇ В ЗОНІ ВПЛИВ...

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Towards people-centred approaches for effective disaster risk management: Balancing rhetoric with reality

Cited by 190 publications

References 33 publications

Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Awareness Workshop as an Effective Tool and Approach for Education in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu, India

Resilience of the territory under big city influence: risks, vulnerability, new management approaches

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