Trust in disaster resilience

Fornalé, Elisa; Armiero, Marco; Odasso, Laura (2023). Trust in disaster resilience. Disaster prevention and management, 32(2), pp. 253-267. Emerald Publishing Limited 10.1108/DPM-04-2022-0082

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Purpose
The erosion of ‘trust’ (among citizens as well as within and between institutional levels) is a worrying aspect of these turbulent times in Europe and beyond. Trust (between citizens and institutions, citizens and experts, policymakers and experts, and among different levels of governance) is crucial in all dimensions of disaster resilience. Risk perceptions stem from a complex web of feedback between individuals, communities, institutions, and experts. Sometimes, institutions and experts are slow or even resistant to accepting signals and knowledge about risks coming from the grassroots. Or, it is the other way around, and citizens are skeptical about the information coming from institutions and experts. Thus, trust must work in all directions (from citizens to institutions, from experts to citizens, etc.) to build a cooperative framework for action.

Design/methodology/approach
Our article aims to explore the construction of trust and distrust in communities dealing with historical, actual, or potential disasters by putting forward a three-dimensional approach (societal, cooperative, and institutional). We convey the idea that less tangible aspects such as culture, contextual history, knowledge, and habits shape the perception of risk, the degree of preparedness and, ultimately, the impacts of environmental changes.

Findings
These elements affect cooperative behaviors, and it is expected that the institutional environment – which will vary across domestic, national, and regional contexts – will play a significant role in nurturing trust or distrust in relation to disaster risk.

Originality/value
This article will offer valuable insights by developing a new conceptual framework that can be translated and validated by future research.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute
UniBE Contributor:	Fornale, Elisa
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation
ISSN:	0965-3562
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Language:	English
Submitter:	Mario Sgarrella
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2023 13:47
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2023 13:47
Publisher DOI:	10.1108/DPM-04-2022-0082
Related URLs:	Publication Organisation
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184749