THE CONVERSATION: Online tools can help people in disasters, but do they represent everyone?

  • Billy Tusker Haworth

Press/Media: Expert comment

Description

With natural hazard and climate-related disasters on the rise, online tools such as crowdsourced mapping and social media can help people understand and respond to a crisis. They enable people to share their location and contribute information.

But are these tools useful for everyone, or are some people marginalised? It is vital these tools include information provided from all sections of a community at risk.

Current evidence suggests that is not always the case.

Period29 May 2019

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleOnline tools can help people in disasters, but do they represent everyone?
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/05/19
    DescriptionWith natural hazard and climate-related disasters on the rise, online tools such as crowdsourced mapping and social media can help people understand and respond to a crisis. They enable people to share their location and contribute information.

    But are these tools useful for everyone, or are some people marginalised? It is vital these tools include information provided from all sections of a community at risk.

    Current evidence suggests that is not always the case.
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/online-tools-can-help-people-in-disasters-but-do-they-represent-everyone-116810
    PersonsBilly Tusker Haworth

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global inequalities
  • Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

Keywords

  • disaster management
  • humanitarian aid
  • social media