Overview

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.

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Author:   Katsuya Yamori
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9789811323171

ISBN 10:   9811323178
Pages:   153
Publication Date:   17 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chap 1: Pitfall of Disaster Information: From the Perspective of Double-bind Theory (K. Yamori)Chap 2: Single-person Drill for Tsunami Evacuation and Disaster Education (Y. Sun) Chap 3: Using Computer Simulation for Effective Tsunami Risk Communication (F. Nakai & M.   Hatayama) Chap 4: Gaming Approach to Disaster Risk Communication: Development and application of “Crossroad Game”  (F. Lee & K. Yamori) Chap 5: Local Weather Information: Collaboration between Weather Forecasters and  Information Users (K. Takenouchi) Chap 6: Disaster Education based on Legitimate Peripheral Participation Theory: A New Model  of Disaster Science Communication (T. Iwahori) Chap 7: Do Developed Countries Learn DRR from Developing Countries? (H. Shiroshita) Chap 8: Communicating Warnings in an Immanent Time Frame: Earthquake Early Warning and  Short-Term Forecasting in Japan and the US (J. Goltz)

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Katsuya Yamori obtained his PhD in Social Psychology from Osaka University, Japan. He worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Research, Nara University for 12 years (1992–2003) before serving at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. Currently he is working as a Professor at the DPRI, Kyoto University. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute, Kobe, and a Visiting Professor at Shizuoka University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo Prefectural University, and Kobe Gakuin University. His fields of interest include disaster risk communication, disaster reduction education, and disaster information studies. He is also involved in several disaster management committees at the national and local level in Japan.

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