Building Resilience and Inclusion Amongst Vulnerable Populations Through Social Media
This project examines how vulnerable persons and emergency management organisations use social media during disasters.
Grant: Emergency Management Victoria, National Disaster Resilience Grants Scheme
The project will create training resources on how to use social media to engage vulnerable populations.
The need for the project is driven by the risk of disasters — such as bushfires, heatwaves and floods — to vulnerable communities; the projected growth in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather-related disasters; and the increasing reliance on social media as a communication and information tool.
Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Technology in Engaging Communities in Emergencies (Webinar)
On the importance of social media and the increasing role of platform-based actors in emergency management landscape (presented by S.Karanasios, M.Poblett-Balcell & V.Cooper).
Key People
- Stan Karanasios
- Vanessa Cooper
- Marta Poblet-Balcell
- Peter Hayes
- Mari Fitzpatrick