scholarly journals Expertise and communicating about infectious disease: a case study of uncertainty and rejection of local knowledge in discourse of experts and decision makers

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. A01
Author(s):  
Jennifer Manyweathers ◽  
Mel Taylor ◽  
Nancy Longnecker
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Hendra Virus ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
Horse Owners

Despite Australian horse owners being encouraged to vaccinate their horses against Hendra virus to reduce the risk of this potentially fatal virus to horses and humans, vaccine uptake has been slow. Discourse around the vaccine has been characterised by polarisation and dissenting voices. In this study we interviewed horse owners (N=15) and veterinarians (N=10), revealing how expert knowledge, disqualification of lay knowledge and inadequate handling of uncertainty impacted divisive discourse around Hendra virus. We assert that more inclusive, reflective and ultimately more effective risk communication practices will result if the legitimacy of diverse knowledge sources and the inevitability of uncertainty are acknowledged.

scholarly journals Digital technology and changing roles: a management accountant’s dream or nightmare?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-238
Author(s):  
Roy-Ivar Andreassen
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Management Accountants ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Recent developments in digital technology have revitalized interest in the relationship between technology and management accounting. Yet, few empirical in-depth studies have assessed how digital technologies influence the roles of management accountants. This paper builds on the concept of jurisdiction to illuminate the relationship between management accountants, expert knowledge and digital technology. The study identifies and describes competition over jurisdiction between management accountants and other groups of employees. The study describes a shift for divisional management accountants towards narrower roles in their tasks and expectations, while business-oriented roles at group level are found to entail expanding tasks and expectations. In doing so, management accountants are divided into two divergent categories facing different expectations: divisional and group level management accountants. Through a case study in the technology-oriented finance sector, the paper contributes to the debate on the roles of management accountants in a number of ways. First, it describes how digital technology can contribute to narrower and more specialized roles. Second, it describes how digital technology can contribute to competition between professions. Third, it elucidates how digital technology contributes to changes in the behaviour of decision makers, and in their expectations toward, and the involvement of, management accountants. Fourth, it details how the changes contributed by digital technology in the roles of management accountants can act as mediators in the identity-work of management accountants. Finally, it empirically describes the relationships between digital technology and management accountants’ roles.

The adaptive capacity of New Zealand communities to wildfire

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela J. Jakes ◽  
E. R. (Lisa) Langer
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Process Elements

When we think of natural disasters in New Zealand, we tend to think of earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. However, a series of events is placing New Zealand communities at greater risk of wildfire. In a case study of a rural New Zealand community that experienced wildfire, process elements such as networks and relationships among locals, development and application of local knowledge and experience, and access to and application of expert knowledge and institutional capacity helped build adaptive capacity for disasters.

Early community engagement provides a strong foundation for developing trust—a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 526
Author(s):  
Peter Stone ◽  
Bruce Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Strong Preference ◽  
Industry Regulation ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Community Expectations ◽  
Digital Material

The early stages of onshore gas development involve real and perceived uncertainty, each stimulating community demand for information and engagement with decision makers in government and industry. In response to this demand, the Department of Mines and Petroleum, APPEA, and CSIRO jointly hosted a workshop in Dongara in October 2012. Its purpose was to inform government and industry about community expectations for information provision and community engagement. Insights were gained by asking participants five main questions: What are your concerns and interests about onshore gas development? What are the issues that are important to you? How would you like to get information about issues of concern? How and with whom would you like to engage to identify future needs? What support would that require? The community articulated its demand for more information about the concerns and interests identified; it also expressed a strong preference for information from sources without regulatory or industry development roles. A range of different methods for providing information were identified, including physical and digital material, as well as interactive workshops and experiential farm walks. Participants expressed their expectation of greater engagement with decision makers from industry and government, as this would enhance the capacity for relevant local knowledge to inform industry regulation and management. To best reach their target audiences, engagement methods and approaches should be tailored to meet the needs of different sectors of the community.

Participatory GIS for Integrating Local and Expert Knowledge in Landscape Planning

2013 ◽  
pp. 1429-1447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biancamaria Torquati ◽  
Marco Vizzari ◽  
Carlo Sportolaro
Keyword(s):  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Participatory Gis ◽  
Geographic Mapping

This chapter describes the development and implementation of an operational method for integrating expert and local knowledge with new technologies for geographic mapping and communications, to enhance cultural landscape analysis and planning. Topics include the following aspects: a) analysis of type(s) of information required to construct a geographic information system (GIS), with the landscape as a common objective; b) method of implementing and integrating various types of expert knowledge in the GIS; c) method of collecting, organizing, and structuring local knowledge in the GIS; d) method of integrating expert with local knowledge; e) exploration of GIS functions. The main aim of this work is to examine the possibility of using participatory mapping methods and GIS for comparison and integration of multidisciplinary scientific expertise, local knowledge, and landscape project proposals. In particular, it involves specific methods for enhancing local features of vineyard landscapes through a participatory process developed with both vineyard entrepreneurs and the local population. The case study concerns the wine-growing area of Umbria, a region of central Italy.

Seismic Risk Communication

2019 ◽  
pp. 146-162
Author(s):  
Jaime Santos-Reyes ◽  
Tatiana Gouzeva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
Hazard Management ◽  
Preparatory Schools ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Risk Preparedness

The chapter presents some aspects of the seismic risk communication within a systemic disaster management system (SDMS) model. Information and communication technology (ICT) plays a key part in managing natural disasters. An example of seismic risk preparedness for the case of preparatory schools in Mexico City has been used to illustrate this feature of the model. Some conclusions are (1) the model has shown the potentiality to the understanding of the flow of information amongst they key subsystems of the model. It can also be used to any natural hazard management. Regarding the case study, (2) 52% of the participants are not sure whether the key decision makers are concern regarding the level of preparedness of the students for the case of earthquakes; (3) 44.1% of the students considered the best way to learn more on earthquakes was through “civil protection” courses; (d) finally, the actions that the decision makers could take are the implementation of seismic risk courses that should be run by civil protection and to promote the culture of preparedness on seismic risk.

scholarly journals Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge with PPGIS and Social Media for Urban Planning to Reveal Intangible Cultural Heritage

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilvi Nummi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Functional Model ◽  
Functional Method ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Local Residents

In participatory urban planning, understanding local stakeholders’ viewpoints is central, and, thus, gathering local knowledge has become a frequent task in planning practice. However, the built cultural heritage is usually evaluated by experts neglecting the values and opinions of citizens. In this study, a crowdsourcing model for assessing local residents’ viewpoints and values related to the built cultural heritage of Nikkilä was developed. The aim was to find out if crowdsourcing with public participation GIS and social media is a functional method for revealing local people’s values, place-based memories and experiences. In the case study, non-professional knowledge was compared with expert knowledge and valuable knowledge about the intangible aspects of the built cultural heritage was reached through place-based memories. Apart from that, social media provided visual representations of place-based experiences and a tool for building a collective memory. Based on the results, it is evident that a multi-method crowdsourcing model can be a functional model for crowdsourcing local knowledge. However, there are several challenges in analysing data and using the knowledge in urban planning.

Participatory GIS for Integrating Local and Expert Knowledge in Landscape Planning

2011 ◽  
pp. 378-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biancamaria Torquati ◽  
Marco Vizzari ◽  
Carlo Sportolaro
Keyword(s):  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Participatory Gis ◽  
Geographic Mapping

This chapter describes the development and implementation of an operational method for integrating expert and local knowledge with new technologies for geographic mapping and communications, to enhance cultural landscape analysis and planning. Topics include the following aspects: a) analysis of type(s) of information required to construct a geographic information system (GIS), with the landscape as a common objective; b) method of implementing and integrating various types of expert knowledge in the GIS; c) method of collecting, organizing, and structuring local knowledge in the GIS; d) method of integrating expert with local knowledge; e) exploration of GIS functions. The main aim of this work is to examine the possibility of using participatory mapping methods and GIS for comparison and integration of multidisciplinary scientific expertise, local knowledge, and landscape project proposals. In particular, it involves specific methods for enhancing local features of vineyard landscapes through a participatory process developed with both vineyard entrepreneurs and the local population. The case study concerns the wine-growing area of Umbria, a region of central Italy.

Prinsip Kearifan Lokal dalam Pengembangan Strategi Kehumasan pada Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Bandung

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-248
Author(s):  
Betty Tresnawaty
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
West Java ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Public Relations Strategy

Public Relations of the Bandung Regency Government realizes that its area has a lot of potential for various local wisdom and has a heterogeneous society. This study aims to explore and analyze the values of local knowledge in developing public relations strategies in the government of Bandung Regency, West Java province. This study uses a constructivist interpretive (subjective) paradigm through a case study approach. The results showed that the Bandung Regency Government runs its government based on local wisdom. Bandung Regency Public Relations utilizes local insight and the region's potential to develop a public relations strategy to build and maintain a positive image of Bandung Regency. The impact of this research is expected to become a source of new scientific references in the development of public relations strategies in every region of Indonesia, which is very rich with various philosophies.Humas Pemerintah Kabupaten Bandung menyadari wilayahnya memiliki banyak potensi kearifan lokal yang beragam, serta memiliki masyarakatnya yang heterogen. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggali dan menganalisis nilai-nilai kearifan lokal dalam pengembangan strategi kehumasan di pemerintahan Kabupaten Bandung provinsi Jawa Barat.  Penelitian ini menggunakan paradigma interpretif (subjektif) konstruktivis melalui pendekatan studi kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pemerintah Kabupaten (Pemkab) Bandung menjalankan pemerintahannya berlandaskan pada kearifal lokal. Humas Pemkab Bandung memanfaatkan kearifan lokal dan potensi wilayahnya untuk mengembangkan strategi humas dalam membangun dan mempertahankan citra positif Kabupaten Bandung.Dampak penelitian ini diharapkan menjadi sumber rujukan ilmiah baru dalam pengembangan strategi kehumasan di setiap daerah Indonesia yang sangat kaya dengan beragam filosofi. 

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