Disaster Risk Communication

A Challenge from a Social Psychological Perspective

153 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book provides a unique blend of integrated disaster risk communication research conducted by authors with diverse backgrounds, including social psychology, sociology, civil engineering, informatics, and meteorology. It reports on the latest advances in collaborative and participatory action research on community-based disaster management from the frontline in Japan, Nepal, China and the USA. In addition, it employs and integrate a broad range of methodologies, including mathematical analyses, computer simulations, questionnaire surveys, gaming approaches, and participatory observation. Each chapter deals with disaster risk communication initiatives to address various hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides, which are uniquely integrated from a social psychological perspective.

• Reihe: Integrated Disaster Risk Management
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Umwelt Naturkatastrophen
• ISBN: 9789811323171
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.01.2020
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Singapore
• Herausgegeben von: Katsuya Yamori