Understanding Disasters: An Analysis and Overview of the Field of Disaster Research and Management

Vacano, Mechthild von; Zaumseil, Manfred

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9354-9_1

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“…Disasters are, according to Barkun (1974: 51) 'perhaps easier to recognise than … to define'. Consequently, numerous definitions adopting a variety of disciplinary approaches are offered in the relevant academic and professional literature (von Vacano & Zaumseil, 2013), whilst Quarantelli (1985) suggests seven perspectives on studying disasters. The key point, however, is that the actual event is not a disaster; rather, it is the degree of its impact on society that defines a disaster as such.…”

Section: Disasters and Disaster Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The photograph: tourist responses to a visual interpretation of a disaster

Wright

Sharpley

2017

Tourism Recreation Research

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Photographs have long been used as a means of interpretation at museums and other tourism attractions, including dark tourism sites. Typically, such photographs are documentary, recording or depicting subjects relevant to the theme of the site. Less common, however, is the use of respesentational or artistic photographs, and little is known about their effectiveness as interpretation tools. This paper address this gap in knowledge. Based on research in L'Aquila, Italy, the site of a major earthquake in 2009, it explores the responses of tourists to a photograph interpreting the disaster displayed in the city centre. It reveals that the photograph is a highly effective form of interpretation, connecting tourists with the human dimension of the disaster, although the provision of background information on the photograph would enhance the tourists' experience.

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Section: Disasters and Disaster Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%