Framing Disaster Risk Perception and Vulnerability in Social Media Communication: A Literature Review

Stefano Morelli, Veronica Pazzi, Olga Nardini and Sara Bonati
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Stefano Morelli: Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, 61029 Urbino, Italy
Veronica Pazzi: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy
Olga Nardini: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze, 50121 Firenze, Italy
Sara Bonati: Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts, University of Firenze, 50129 Firenze, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-28

Abstract: The paper presents the results of a literature review on how social media can impact on disaster risk perception and vulnerability and how these two aspects are interconnected, trying to understand what factors have consequences especially on informational vulnerability. The paper answers to the increasing requests at an international level to move from a technocratic approach to disaster risk management and reduction to a holistic one, where social perspective is integrated. The paper states that this change of paradigm is relevant, especially considering the role that new technologies in communication and information systems are acquiring in disaster risk management and reduction. What emerges from the literature review is that there is a limited scientific production on the topic and further works are desired, to improve knowledge on how new communication and information technologies can impact on vulnerability and risk perception. Furthermore, the two topics are usually discussed separately. However, the role that risk perception can have in increasing or reducing vulnerability deserves to be better discussed.

Keywords: trust; communication flow; social vulnerability; risk perception; resilience; DRM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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