Abstract
A clear and correct information on hazards and in Disaster Resilience (DR) is crucial. But the “web era” changed the information models of production and distribution, allowing citizens to take part in the overall process; and this change is having a strong impact also in DR Information. Validated scientific information on natural hazards, far from being a common heritage, requires both a high degree of cooperation and a wide interdisciplinary approach. It involves experts, scientists, practitioners, civil servants, but also citizens, volunteers and media representatives. This complexity should be taken into account, without raising barriers, but avoiding the risk of misleading or «unsafe» information spreading, fostering a true information preparedness, through collaborative-knowledge building approach. DR Information is a key element all along the disaster cycle: from preparedness to disaster reduction, and the challenge is to organize data and information adopting a user-centered approach. We envisage an open approach to structured knowledge so to benefit from web tools (including Social Media) and to build precision and common understanding. In this perspective, a joint team UNITO-NatRisk and CNR IIA conceived a web project “Natural Hazards Wikisaurus” (NHW), whose aim is to sustain and support a common understanding through the implementation of an augmented «terminology tool»: a collaborative digital source of validated information and knowledge on Natural Hazards and Civil Protection.
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There is a lack of field research on public understanding and comprehension of natural hazards characteristics and dynamics, on emergency management, and also on the efficacy of communication campaigns and tools. Far from being a merely research object, findings from this type of researches could also give a deeper insight so to improve and ameliorate the communication policies of central and local Governments.
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It is clear that Science is neither static nor immune from debate and controversies amongst scientist of the same domain field, and among scientists from different domains. Moreover the public should become aware that science has not solved all the questions and issues, but it is an ongoing and evolving process.
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The most suitable tools for DR terminology domain are: Lexicons, lists of terms relating to a particular subject; Glossaries, alphabetical lists of terms peculiar to a field of knowledge with definitions and explanations; Thesauri, structured controlled vocabularies, covering the terminology of a specific knowledge domain.
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SW specifications: wordpress cms, plugins.
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http://contextly.com/. Contextly's editorial tools, includes a related links service that can be managed also manually to improve the precision of related content. Designed by digital journalist Ryan Singel for digital journalists.
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Dublin Core Metadata Initiative—http://dublincore.org/.
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Rapisardi, E., Di Franco, S., Giardino, M. (2014). Web Participatory Framework for Disaster Resilience: Coping with Information Deluge. In: Lollino, G., Arattano, M., Giardino, M., Oliveira, R., Peppoloni, S. (eds) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09303-1_33
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