Publication Date:
2019-11-26
Description:
Modern Society needs interactive public discussion to provide an effective way of focusing
on hydrological hazards and their consequences. Embracing a holistic Earth system Science
approach, we experiment since 2004 different stimulating educational/communicative
model which emotionally involves the participants to raise awareness on the social
dimension of the disaster hydrogeological risk reduction, pointing out that human behavior
is the crucial factor in the degree of vulnerability and the likelihood of disasters taking
place. The implementation of strategies for risk mitigation must include educational
aspects, as well as economical and societal ones. Education is the bridge between
knowledge and understanding and the key to raise risk perception. Children’s involvement
might trigger a chain reaction that reinforce and spread the culture of risk. No matter how
heavy was the rain that hit our land in the past and recent seasons, we still are not prepared.
If on one hand we need to fight against worsening Global Warming that trigger extreme
meteorological events, we should also work on sustainable land use and promote landscape
preservation. Since science can work on improving knowledge of phenomena, technology
can provide modern tool to reduce the impact of disasters, children and adults education is
the flywheel to provide the change. We present here two cases selected among the wide
range of educational activities that we have tested and to which more than 2,000 students
and adults have participated within a period of 12 years. They include learn-by-playing,
hands-on, emotional-learning activities, open questions seminars, learning paths,
curiosity-driven approaches, special venues and science outreach.
Description:
Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025
Description:
Published
Description:
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Description:
2TM. Divulgazione Scientifica
Keywords:
Natural hazard
;
Hydrogeological risk
;
Prevention
;
Participatory approach
;
Awareness raising
;
Resilience
;
Hydrogeological Risk prevention
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
Conference paper
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