Great closing of the semester for #GEOG325 - #learning about #disaster at ⁦School of Environment, The University of Auckland⁩ ⁦Faculty of Science, University of Auckland⁩ #teaching #drr ⁦Anthony Gampell⁩

Excited for our free webinar on Wednesday July 21 @ 12pm to acknowledge the inaugural World #DrowningPrevention Day. Highlighting the intersectoral nature of drowning, we have presenters from UNSW Beach Safety Research Group UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences & UNSW Engineering Info here: sph.med.unsw.edu.au/event/world-dr…

New article out on Fostering Children’s #Participation in #DisasterRiskReduction Through #Play: A Case Study of #LEGO and #Minecraft Full text: rdcu.be/cAoGk

The Disaster Studies Accord asks "When to research disaster?" A more specific question posed in the Accord is "When is the appropriate time to conduct research and according to whom?" When it comes to research with children and youth this is a complex question. /1

Check out some of the theses on #disasters by our amazing students at University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau School of Environment, The University of Auckland: rendes.org/theses Anthony Gampell Khanh Ton Meena Ilamurugan JC Gaillard RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters

If you want to know more about our network and our work check our website: rendes.org Anthony Gampell Meena Ilamurugan Khanh Ton JC Gaillard UNDRR UNDRR Asia-Pacific GNDR PreventionWeb RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters

The Disaster Studies Accord calls for a change in HOW we research disasters. It requires us to stop assuming the role of "expert" as part of research on local conditions outside of our own culture. How does this apply to research with, for and by children and youth? /1

Do check out our #policy briefs on #disaster and #drr: rendes.org/policy-briefs JC Gaillard Anthony Gampell Meena Ilamurugan Khanh Ton School of Environment, The University of Auckland University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau Faculty of Science, University of Auckland RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters PreventionWeb GNDR Auckland Emergency Management (AEM) Wellington Region Emergency Management Office National Emergency Management Agency

You can also watch/listen to recordings of some of our Disaster Prevention and Management seminars from our website: rendes.org/dpm-videos Emerald Publishing Emerald Environment Anthony Gampell JC Gaillard Khanh Ton Meena Ilamurugan Louise Baumann

RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters wesinjapan JC Gaillard and Anthony Gampell module ‘The Human Dimension of Disaster’ University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau - it challenged every preconceived conception I had of disasters and I was fascinated from there on out. So grateful !

A simple video covering disaster concepts for our students in School of Environment, The University of Auckland

Hi all, Anthony Gampell here aka that video game guy! Somehow I have been let loose with the Radix account! So lets venture into the arena of disasters, video games and popular culture. Let's start with a question I often get asked: what do (video) games have to do with disasters?

Anthony Gampell is kicking off our Disaster Prevention and Management seminar on inclusion in #DRR at School of Environment, The University of Auckland!

Anthony Gampell aka that video game guy back for another entry into the realm of disaster video games. Building upon the account of Herodotus, another way video games connect to disasters is through disaster popular culture (DPC).

Anthony Gampell aka that video game guy back for another installment in our look at disaster video games. A slight delay in posting given my need to attend to a late evening/early morning to execute some flood management on a burst bathroom tap flooding my bathroom and below...

Anthony Gampell aka that video game guy, having had a quick insight into mainstream video game Mafia III, lets look at ‘serious’ disaster video games and think about conventional approaches to video game research.

Anthony Gampell aka that video game guy with three examples of ‘serious’ disaster video games that you may be interested in playing yourself or using with students in the classroom.

Anthony Gampell aka that video game guy with a final tweet to close out my week on RADIX: Radical Interpretations of Disasters. The week started with the account of Ancient Greek historian Herodotus suggesting the invention of games emerged as a tool to reduce disaster risk,