Bridging the divide between studies on disaster risk reduction education and child-centred disaster risk reduction: a critical review |
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| Authors: | Avianto Amri Katharine Haynes Deanne K Bird Kevin Ronan |
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| Institution: | 1. Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;2. Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC, East Melbourne, Australia;3. Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;4. Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC, East Melbourne, Australia;5. School of Human, Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, North Rockhampton, Australia |
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| Abstract: | There has been a recent increase in the body of knowledge related to children and disasters. These studies converge into three main fields of research: the impact of disasters on children and their psychological recovery, the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) into the education sectors and children’s participation in DRR. This article provides a literature review of the two latter fields of research where the focus is on reducing disaster losses and building resilience prior to a disaster. Overall, 48 studies are critically reviewed and compared in relation to the strengths and weaknesses of their aims, methods, locations of research, impact, and outcomes. The review identified a number of differences between the two fields and significant opportunities for linking the two approaches, sharing lessons and knowledge. Based on the review, recommendations for further research are outlined. |
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| Keywords: | Disaster risk reduction children education participation child-centred methods |
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