The role of social networks in disaster risk reduction - Uloga društvenih mreža u smanjenju rizika od katastrofa

Recently, the role of social networks in the disaster risk management process has become significantly important. This is largely due to a huge number of smartphones with installed applications (facebook, twitter, software) that allow their users to share information in the form of text, images and video. By analyzing and describing the multiple possibilities and significance of social networks in various stages of disaster risk management (before, during and after), the authors conducted a research of quantitative research tradition with the aim of examining the attitudes of the students of the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies and the Faculty of Security Studies University of Belgrade in terms of possibilities, reliability and motivation for the use of social networks in such situations. The obtained research results show a high degree of motivation of respondents for the use of social networks in situations immediately before, but also during and after the manifested consequences of disasters. Emphasizing the undeniable advantages of using social networks in disaster risk management, as well as the results of the research, decision makers could create certain programs to improve citizen security and reduce disaster risks by using  information platforms of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Key words: disasters, social networks, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, attitudes.

Cvetković, V., Filipović, M., Dragićević, S., & Novković, I. (2018). The role of social networks in disaster risk reduction. Paper presented at the Eight International Scientific Conference “Archibald Reiss Days” October 2–3, 2018.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324017881_The_role_of_social_networks_in_disaster_risk_reduction_-_Uloga_drustvenih_mreza_u_smanjenju_rizika_od_katastrofa