@book {bnh-6799, title = {Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement}, year = {2020}, publisher = { John Wiley \& Sons}, organization = { John Wiley \& Sons}, address = {Oxford}, abstract = {

Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement\ provides a much-needed evidence-based guide for designing effective disaster learning plans and programs that are tailored to local communities and their particular hazard risks. Drawing on the most recent research from disaster psychology, disaster sociology, and education psychology, as well as evaluations of disaster learning programs, the book contains practical guidance for putting in place a proven design framework. The book\ draws heavily on research from multiple CRC projects and presents a detailed framework to guide the design and evaluation of tailored disaster learning programs, including information that links disaster resilience with sustainability and climate change learning.

The book outlines the steps to take in order to tailor a disaster education, communication and engagement program and highlights illustrative examples of effective programs and activities from around the world. The author includes information on how to identify potential community learners and presents a methodology for understanding the at-risk community, its hazard risks, disaster risk reduction, and emergency management arrangements.\ Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement\ describes both country-wide campaigns and local disaster programs that involve community participation. This important resource:\ 

Written for emergency managers, students of emergency management, and humanitarian courses,\ Disaster Education, Communication and Engagement\ is a hands-on guide filled with ideas and templates for designing and evaluating targeted disaster learning programs.

}, keywords = {communication, disaster, education, engagement}, issn = {978-1-119-56979-4}, url = {https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Disaster+Education\%2C+Communication+and+Engagement-p-9781119569770}, author = {Neil Dufty} } @article {bnh-7004, title = {The missing link in emergency management: evaluating community engagement}, journal = {Australian Journal of Emergency Management}, volume = {35}, year = {2020}, month = {01/2020}, pages = {45-52}, abstract = {

Community engagement programs in Australia are widely adopted by emergency management organisations as one way to get communities to recognise hazards and risks and prepare for emergency events. However, evaluation of these programs remains a challenge. A study with 30 community engagement practitioners and managers from Australian emergency management organisations, councils and not-for-profit organisations was undertaken to examine how they use measurement and evaluation of community engagement for preparedness. The findings suggest that while community engagement teams understand the importance of measuring the effects of engagement efforts and preparedness activities, most still do not link engagement activities with higher-level engagement outcomes that influence communities.

}, keywords = {community, emergency events, engagement, Natural hazards, preparation}, url = {https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2020-the-missing-link-in-emergency-management-evaluating-community-engagement/}, author = {Maureen Taylor and Barbara Ryan and Kim Johnston} } @mastersthesis {bnh-6996, title = {Community engagement in the post-disaster landscape}, volume = {Masters in Disaster, Design and Development }, year = {2018}, month = {07/2018}, school = {RMIT University}, type = {Masters}, abstract = {

The Hotspots Fire Project is a program providing landholders and land managers with the skills and\ knowledge to actively participate in fire management. It teaches how fire can be used as a land\ management technique to promote biodiversity, as well as to protect assets.\ 

Hotspots Fire Project is run jointly by the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) and the Nature Conservation\ Council of NSW (NCC). It is steered by a Committee which includes representatives from the following\ organisations: NCC; NSW RFS; Southeast Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium; Forestry\ Corporation; Local Government NSW; Local Land Services; Office of Environment and Heritage; NSW\ National Parks and Wildlife Service; and NSW Farmers.

Hotspots was recently run for residents of Carwoola NSW. Carwoola is a peri-urban area located just\ outside Canberra. In February 2017, the area was impacted by a major bush fire, which burnt 3,134\ hectares of land and destroyed over 50 buildings {\textendash} 11 of them houses.

This is the first time the Hotspots program has been run as a recovery tool for a disaster-affected\ community. The program was adapted for Carwoola to include: two series of two-day workshops for\ residents; a third workshop day that was also a community caf{\'e} session; training for local Stoney Creek\ (now Carwoola) RFS brigade to conduct bush fire risk assessments for houses; and on ongoing monthly\ community caf{\'e} with information sessions.

Workshop activities and messaging were adapted to address fears of fire. Local land-holders were\ encouraged to see fire as an integral part of the Australian landscape, and possibly as a useful land\ management tool. The overall aim was to make Carwoola{\textquoteright}s residents and landscape more resilient to\ future bush fires.

Demand for the Hotspots program {\textendash} in particular the workshops and property risk assessments {\textendash} was\ high to begin with. Fifteen months after the fire, interest from the community has waned.

This report looks at the Hotspots program with the view to identifying what worked and areas for\ improvement. Demand for post-disaster services is likely to increase given the increasing numbers of\ disasters. Understanding how all these elements come into play, along with sharing beneficial\ information and support is fundamental to future government programs offering post-disaster\ assistance.

}, keywords = {community, engagement, post-disaster}, author = {Zo{\"e} D{\textquoteright}Arcy} }