On common terms with shared risks – Studying the communication of risk between local, regional and national authorities in Sweden

Månsson, Peter; Abrahamsson, Marcus; Hassel, Henrik; Tehler, Henrik

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.08.003

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“…In 2015, we published a study (Månsson et al, 2015) focusing on uncommon categorization (UC), that is, disparities within the Swedish DRM system with respect to how similar terms and information are interpreted, coded, and categorized by different actors (Kramer, 2005). We concluded that UC 'is a widespread phenomenon in the Swedish disaster risk management system.…”

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“…We concluded that UC 'is a widespread phenomenon in the Swedish disaster risk management system. It is prevalent at all administrative levels, and in all aspects analyzed' (Månsson et al, 2015). The study was based on interviews with professionals working in the Swedish DRM system and on analyses of risk and vulnerability assessments produced within the system.…”

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Standardization and Risk Governance

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Juhl²,

Lindøe³

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This multidisciplinary book conceptualizes, maps, and analyses ongoing standardization processes of risk issues across various sectors, processes, and practices. Standards are not only technical specifications and guidelines to support efficient risk governance, but also contain social, political, economic, and organizational aspects. This book presents a variety of standardization processes and applications of standards that may influence our judgements of risk, the organizing of risk governance, and, accordingly, our behaviour. Standardization and standards can impact risk governance in different ways. The most important lessons drawn from the present volume can be summarized in three areas: (1) how standardization might impact on power relations and interests; (2) how standardization may change flexibility in decision-making, communication, and cooperation; and (3) how standardization could (re)direct attention and risk perception. The volume's aim is to present an analysis of standardization processes and how it affects our thinking about risk, how we organize risk governance, and how standardization may influence risk management. In so doing, it contributes to a more informed discourse regarding the use of standards and standardization in contemporary risk management. Standardization and Risk Governance will be of great interest to students of risk, standardization, global governance, and critical security studies.

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Standardization and Risk Governance

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Juhl²,

Lindøe³

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“…This variable represents how the likelihood that a scenario (provided that they are used) will occur is described. Based on previous studies of the current Swedish RVA system [30,[44][45][46] we have found that a suitable scale to describe QLikelihood is an ordinal scale with five categories. The categories that QLikelihood can assume are "Not included", "Qualitative description", "Qualitative ranking scale", "Semi-quantitative ranking scale", and "Quantitative scale (probabilities or frequencies)".…”

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On the perceived usefulness of risk descriptions for decision-making in disaster risk management

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Nilsson

Sjölin

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“…However, it is up to each municipality to decide, among other things, how to structure the work and what methods to use. Several studies have been conducted over the years to explore the status of the work concerning RVA (Månsson et al 2015;Hassel 2012;Hassel et al 2012;Abrahamsson et al 2011;Eriksson 2016) and they generally conclude that, although considerable progress has been made, there are still significant challenges for conducting comprehensive RVAs fulfilling the intentions of the legislation. However, few of these studies have explicitly focused on practical challenges, and further research is therefore needed on this subject.…”

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Understanding practical challenges to risk and vulnerability assessments: the case of Swedish municipalities

Cedergren

Swaling

Hassel

et al. 2018

Journal of Risk Research

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Assessing risks and vulnerabilities in the multifaceted context of a municipality is challenging. There is a plethora of methods and tools to support this task. However, to achieve successful outcomes from Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVAs), merely applying theoretically and technically rigorous methods is far from enough; the question of how a method is implemented in a practical context is crucial for reaching intended outcomes. In this paper, we broaden the scope, from a strict consideration of technical and methodological matters, to a presentation of the more elusive challenges in accomplishing RVAs that are actually useful in a local context. We conduct and contrast two independent studies that were aimed at identifying general challenges in achieving a successful RVA process in Swedish municipalities. Based on the findings, we argue that there is a need for a considerably increased focus on municipal practices and on the implementation of methods in the practical context. Knowledge and understanding of such practical challenges are pivotal for efforts aimed at both developing methods for RVA and improving the entire RVA process.

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On common terms with shared risks – Studying the communication of risk between local, regional and national authorities in Sweden

Cited by 21 publications

References 25 publications

Standardization and Risk Governance

Standardization and Risk Governance

On the perceived usefulness of risk descriptions for decision-making in disaster risk management

Understanding practical challenges to risk and vulnerability assessments: the case of Swedish municipalities

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