The frequency of high-impact, low-probability (HILP) events in the last decade such as
Hurricane Katrina, the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and the nuclear crisis and tsunami in …

In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, responses by governments
to global shocks will vary in substance and rate of success. We argue that policymakers can …

'The challenges posed by risky decisions are well documented. These decisions become
even more daunting when they must be made in a midst of a crisis. Using the European …

This survey of the literature on crises and disasters reveals that crisis and disaster scholars
remain focused on 'classic'natural disaster types and on our ability to prepare and respond …

In the aftermath of the A/H1N1 pandemic, health authorities were criticized for failures in
crisis communication efforts, and the media were accused of amplifying the pandemic …

Risk communication is a critical component in disaster risk reduction, especially in designing
and implementing early warning systems. The ability to communicate hazard forecasts and …

Today's crises and disasters pose formidable challenges to politicians, public administrators,
first responders, and ordinary citizens. The 9/11 events, SARS, the Asian tsunami, Hurricane …

The emerging field of risk communication has yet to thoroughly grapple with how the mass
media report risk. Through a content analysis of five newspapers noted for their science …

How do European Union (EU) member states communicate risks to their citizens? In this
study, we define risk communication as the information provided by different levels of …

Today it is increasingly recognized that disasters are “cascading” in nature ie the impact
within one network/area of a disaster may impact several related networks resulting in what …