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BUILDING TRUST AMONG SCIENTISTS, AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC

2006 - Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis. BUILDING TRUST AMONG SCIENTISTS, AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC. Dr. Mabel Padlog. Department of Geography and Land Planning. University of Guadalajara. Juan Barragán, Municipio de Tonila, Jalisco.

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BUILDING TRUST AMONG SCIENTISTS, AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC

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  1. 2006 - Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis BUILDING TRUST AMONG SCIENTISTS, AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC Dr. Mabel Padlog Department of Geography and Land Planning University of Guadalajara

  2. Juan Barragán, Municipio de Tonila, Jalisco.

  3. El Colimaalso namedVolcán de FuegoorColoso de Fuego

  4. Facts 1913.- Last Big Eruption 1979.- Foundation of Juan Barragán with 20 families settled in the town. 1985.- Civil Protection Corporation was created time after the earthquake which hit México City and Ciudad Guzmán. 1999.- Frequent and intense tremors at The Colima. Only 16 families (67 inhabitants) in Juan Barragán.

  5. SCIENTISTS (Universities, public offices) Research, teaching, papers, books AUTHORITIES (Corporations, public offices) Power, money, plans and projects EXPERTS PEOPLE (Communities) Work, food house keeping, family life, values, traditions Actors

  6. Actions - 16 families evacuated down to San Marcos, to live in a shelter following a simulation project. - Scientist do more research in the area with sophisticated tools. - Scientist inform the findings to the Protection Corp. - C.P.C. Informs local, state and municipal officials. - State officers inform Federal authorities. - Federal goverment sends troops in a truck to protect the town from rubbery and carry people in case of an emergency.

  7. In the shelter Food MedicalCare Beds andBeddings RecreationalActivities SchoolTeacher Tasks to keepThe shelter cleanAnd safe

  8. Back home - Disappointment - Uncertainty - Insecurity - Rejection to the official programs of prevention and mitigation of disasters.

  9. A social scientist is appointed January 2000 through august 2002. - Grass root information (observation, interviews): ethnographic collection of data. - Grounded Theory by Glasser & Strauss (1997) - Symbolic Interaction Theory by Blumer (1982) - Find significance that people give to their actions and decisions related to their lives. - Look into the subjective world of these people.

  10. Findings • About Credibility • About the perception of risk (cultural components) • About the local knowledge (key informants) • About the rol of the officials and the scientists (both "The experts" • About vulnerability (but not marginal ≠ global)

  11. Results - Perception is... - Scientist must do... Opening the sciences Create transdiscipline Opening the sciences Dismantle resistance of the people towards the officials. Preparation for emergencies Successful evacuation Resilient Community

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