Gerhard Schaumberger

The News to Be Used: the Theory and Practice of Disaster Risk Communication. with Case Studies of the Earthquake in South Asia in 2005 Gerhard Schaumberger

The primary objective of this book is to connect temporary theory and practical experience in the young field of Disaster Risk Communication (DRC). In addition, the author seeks to: differentiate how DRC works on different levels of communication, including the household and community level, draw conclusions on the usage of media channels in DRC, promote good practices and lessons learnt, through the extensive case study of the earthquake in South Asia in 2005. This book is motivated by questions arising during practical field work in Tajikistan and Pakistan. The experience from the projects shows that risk communication is something that needs to be embedded stronger into the programmes managed by governments and the international community.