1、Communicating flood risk:Communicating flood risk:Simplifying Language and Terminology for Simplifying Language and Terminology for Community DecisionsCommunity Decisions Natural Hazards Research Australia 2023Amisha MehtaProfessorQUTStage one:Review Stage 1:To review existing domestic and global ap
2、plications of flood language,terminologies,and colours against good practice risk communication principles.Stage 2:To discover how and why(i)organisational stakeholders create,disseminate,and evaluate existing material and(ii)communities,including those from diverse backgrounds,understand and use ex
3、isting materials including language,terminology,and colours in planning and selected disaster phases.Stage 3:To co-design language,terminologies,and colours for flood risk communication.Stage 4:To test and present evidentiary support and guidelines for optimal flood risk communication.Research progr
4、am Stage one:Focal theoryRisk information seeking and processing(Griffin et al.,2012;Yang et al.,2014)User profilesLGA Planning profileLGA Disaster profileSector profile Data collection LGA sourcesNSW:Maitland City Council,City of Wagga Wagga,Tweed Shire Council,City of Wollongong,City of Newcastle,
5、City of ParramattaQLD:Logan City Council,Goondiwindi Regional Council Sector sourcesAustralia:Bureau of Meteorology,ABC,ICANSW:Reconstruction Authority,State Emergency Services,Planning,Housing and InfrastructureQLD:QRAUSA:FEMA,EPA,NWSSource:The majority of materials identified at least one source t
6、hat was deemed authoritative.Hazard:All types of flood were identified in the dataset though with variation across user and sector profiles.It was rare to see definitions across the dataset.Guidance:Strongest emphasis for guidance or instruction-based content