LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive study on disaster governance in Europe. The overall aim of the LINKS project is to strengthen links between technologies and society for improved European disaster resilience, by producing sustainable advanced learning on the use of social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) in disasters.
In order to reach the core objectives of LINKS, the partners follow an integrative research approach, starting from an assessment of the three complementary knowledge domains: Disaster Risk Perception and Vulnerability, Disaster Management Processes, Disaster Community Technologies (DCT).
The project will develop the LINKS Framework which consists of scientific methods, practical tools, and guidelines addressing researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to understand, measure and govern SMCS for disasters. It will be developed and evaluated through five practitioner-driven European cases in Denmark, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, representing different disaster scenarios. Furthermore, LINKS sets out to create the LINKS Community, which brings together a wide variety of stakeholders, both online (LINKS Community Center) and in person (LINKS Community Workshops).
NEWS & EVENTS
First LINKS Advisory Committee meeting
The LINKS consortium is happy to announce that the Europe-wide survey on the current use and potentials of social media...
Read MoreLINKS Survey about Social Media and Crowdsourcing in Disasters has started
The LINKS consortium is happy to announce that the Europe-wide survey on the current use and potentials of social media...
Read MoreDisaster Management Processes through Social Media and Crowdsourcing
In the context of the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, organized by the United Nation for Disaster Risk...
Read MoreExploring the use of social media and crowdsourcing technology in disaster risk governance
A new report by our COPE team provides a methodology for investigating social media and crowdsourcing in the context of...
Read MoreLast Friday our partners @UniFiOfficial and @LinkCampus have conducted the workshop “Designing inclusive interactive solutions for communication in disasters” within the @AccessibilityDays 2022.
@LINKS_EUProject day 4 and last update from me. Well spent and interesting day with Amsterdam city’s campaign managers on their learnings from Covid-19 and the data information management group at Amsterdam Fire department on prevention, operations and training. What a week! 🙌
@LINKS_EUProject day 3. An entire day at @VUamsterdam with @Ready2Help_NL on volunteering during crises and the Ministry of Security and Justice focus on the national crisis management system.