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JDR Vol.3 No.5 pp. 321-333
(2008)
doi: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0321

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Using Game Technique as a Strategy in Promoting Disaster Awareness in Caribbean Multicultural Societies: The Disaster Awareness Game

Virginia Clerveaux*, Balfour Spence**, and Toshitaka Katada*

*Department of Civil Engineering, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan

**Lecturer, Department of Geography & Geology, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, West Indies, Jamaica

Received:
April 22, 2008
Accepted:
August 5, 2008
Published:
October 1, 2008
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Keywords:
disaster loss reduction, game technique, disaster awareness, disaster culture, multicultural landscape
Abstract
The high vulnerability of Caribbean countries to multiple hazards is well documented. However, there is a paucity of knowledge related to variations in vulnerability within and among countries. As the Caribbean region moves towards cementing the arrangements for a Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) that will allow greater multiculturalism among many countries of the region, internal disparities in vulnerability are likely to increase. Disaster managers of the region will be challenged with the development of strategies and techniques that will minimize disparities and allow equity in access to disaster information by all cultural groups. The Disaster Awareness Game (DAG) is a response to this challenge and was designed to evaluate levels of disaster awareness among different groups and countries of the Caribbean region as well as to promote awareness equitably to all cultural groups. Application of the DAG in the multicultural setting of the TCI suggests that this technique can be effective in promoting equitable access to disaster education.
Cite this article as:
V. Clerveaux, B. Spence, and T. Katada, “Using Game Technique as a Strategy in Promoting Disaster Awareness in Caribbean Multicultural Societies: The Disaster Awareness Game,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.3 No.5, pp. 321-333, 2008.
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