Disaster Communication

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the issues, challenges, components, and best practices in the area of disaster communication. Disaster communication done well can help individuals, families, organizations, and communities better prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and human-caused disasters. It considers disaster communication that emanates from different sources, targets a variety of outcomes, and utilizes multiple channels or platforms. This book focuses on the ways that communication can be used before, during, and after a disaster to facilitate human survival, coping, recovery, and resilience.

Chapters cover a wide range of topics including Foundations and Definitions; Disaster Communication Functions; Disaster Communication Activities; Disaster Media Effects – Reactions; Types of Disasters and Communication – Special Considerations; and Future Directions.