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AUTHOR
Ragnhild Lund
Communication Gaps in Disaster Management: Perceptions by Experts from Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations
The complexity of current disasters creates a challenge for crisis communication. This paper aims at identifying gaps in communication in disaster management experienced in practice in order to facilitate learning from those situations. The research was conducted using a qualitative online open-ended questionnaire. It shows that despite the developments in the discipline, communication as an integral part of decision making in disaster management needs to be further developed. The paper provides a practical-oriented overview of the communication constraints in complex crisis situations, which has not been provided so far. This research is part of an international project developing performa…
Communication gaps in disaster management: Perceptions by experts from governmental and non-governmental organizations
The complexity of current disasters creates a challenge for crisis communication. This paper aims at identifying gaps in communication in disaster management experienced in practice in order to facilitate learning from those situations. The research was conducted using a qualitative online open-ended questionnaire. It shows that despite the developments in the discipline, communication as an integral part of decision making in disaster management needs to be further developed. The paper provides a practical-oriented overview of the communication constraints in complex crisis situations, which has not been provided so far. This research is part of an international project developing performa…
Refstie, Hilde. 2018. Voicing Noise — Action Research with Informal Settlement Groups in Malawi.
In the thesis, Hilde Refstie explores the space for transformative participation within participatory urban planning practices in Malawi. The more specific research questions are (p. 22): ‘What are...