Active citizens in empowerment contexts

A participatory approach can be further facilitated by an "active citizenship", and, more specifically, by the increasing number of organized citizens who work to strengthen the public service sphere. Such increase seems to characterize many among the considered cases (e.g., Augustenborg/Malmo-SE, Cumbria/Northern England-UK, Badia/South Tyrol-IT), but it is explicitly mentioned only in those of Doncaster-UK and East Salford-UK.

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Cultural Factors: Density of active citizenship

Hazards: Natural hazards

Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens

Recommendations:

• Foster the adoption of a culture of disaster prevention and resilience by informing and motivating citizens to take action