A5009141417- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Risk Perception and Management
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Public Policy and Administration Research
University of Tartu
2020-2024
In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in case hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels exposure to crises. this article, we promote application intersectionality perspective study groups, call for as guiding principle management, provide better more nuanced picture vulnerabilities groups. This can help national local authorities agencies formulate specific guides, hire staff...
The outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 propelled the creation, transmission, and consumption false information – unverified claims, misleading statements, rumours, conspiracy theories, so on all around world. When various official or unofficial sources issue erroneous, contradicting during crisis, people who are exposed to this may behave in ways that cause harm health well-being themselves others, e.g., by not taking appropriate risk reducing measures blaming harassing...
While social vulnerability in the face of disasters has received increasing academic attention, relatively little is known about extent to which that knowledge reflected practice by institutions involved disaster management. This study charts practitioners' approaches eight European countries: Belgium; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Norway; and Sweden. It draws on a comparative document analysis 95 interviews with managers reveals significant differences across countries terms...
During emergencies, exposure to false information can increase individual vulnerability. More research is needed on how emergency management institutions understand the effects of and what are various approaches handling it. Our document analysis 95 expert interviews in eight European countries – Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Norway, Finland, Estonia show that vary considerably: some have instituted central identifying tackling while others prioritise spreading accurate...
Abstract In this article, we provide an overview of the ways in which disaster managers eight European countries use social media to mitigate people's vulnerability hazards. Our document analysis and 95 expert interviews Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Norway, Estonia revealed six distinct institutional practices that may reduce vulnerability: sharing educational guidelines, informing warning public, identifying citizens' concerns, missing persons, guidelines during...
Purpose This paper offers an empirical overview of European emergency managers' institutional arrangements and guidelines for using social media in risk crisis communication. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected analysed material including publicly accessible relevant legal acts, policy documents, official guidelines, press reports eight countries – Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Finland, Norway, Estonia. Additionally, the carried out 95 interviews with managers...