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THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE IN NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT– Whose & How?

THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE IN NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT– Whose & How?. OVERVIEW. Science & Disaster Management Local versus Expert Knowledge Processes for Incorporating Local Knowledge into Disaster Management Areas for Further Research. Human Vulnerability. Natural Hazard. Natural Disaster.

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THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE IN NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT– Whose & How?

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  1. THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE IN NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT– Whose & How?

  2. OVERVIEW • Science & Disaster Management • Local versus Expert Knowledge • Processes for Incorporating Local Knowledge into Disaster Management • Areas for Further Research

  3. Human Vulnerability Natural Hazard Natural Disaster + = SCIENCE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT

  4. WHY INCLUDE ANYTHING OTHER THAN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE? • Positivist view science as neutral discovery process • Social constructivist science as contextually derived view

  5. LOCAL VS. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE Expert Knowledge Prevention Preparedness Response Recovery Local Knowledge Prior Experiences Socioeconomic Influences Continuous Integration of Risk Perceptions Trust in Experts Social Networks

  6. INCORPORATING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Not always interested in policy beyond “event window” • Education vs. Fostering influence • Three basic models of participation: 1. Advisory 2. Collaboration 3. Dispute Resolution

  7. KNOWLEDGE NEEDS • Limited measure on influence of ethnicity • Effects of modern society and globalization on “local” communities and social networks. • Need to improve access of policy makes to local knowledge; slightly different than improve access of public to policy arena

  8. KNOWLEDGE NEEDS • Studies that assess influence on risk perceptions along horizontal and vertical integrations of influence/power • Linkages between formal and informal institutions

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