Communication networks: disaster in Paracatu de Baixo
This paper observes the flow of information established on the communication on the event of Samarco’s mining company toxic waste dam rupture to the residents’ network in Paracatu de Baixo, second site to be hit by the muddy flood. The accident occurred in November 5th 2015 in the region next to the...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ctd, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Communication, technologies et développement
2019
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This paper observes the flow of information established on the communication on the event of Samarco’s mining company toxic waste dam rupture to the residents’ network in Paracatu de Baixo, second site to be hit by the muddy flood. The accident occurred in November 5th 2015 in the region next to the city Mariana, in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. The study involved two trips to Paracatu de Baixo, a Monsenhor Horta’s subdistrict. The research was made with the application of questionnaires, of personal interviews with 10 local families, and talks with other 40 people involved on the historical context. Altogether, the networks counted with the participation of 186 actors. The results pointed out that the population was not prepared to the risks and that the main information issuers were spontaneous community leaderships (the majority being teachers of the school in the subdistrict). At the location, word of mouth communication was more efficient than that made via Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) because people were close to one another during the disaster and also because of the community’s low access to technology. |
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