Abstract

Participatory environmental communication (PEC) offers a way of engaging in communication by inviting the participation of communities and their ways of knowing. As a process-oriented approach, PEC enables communities to use local knowledge and design solutions, by employing their unique perspectives and intimate experiences of the places in which they live. This case study is an effort to record and interpret a historically important moment in the author's own community, using the PEC lens, to discuss the lived experiences of a rural community and the actions they are taking to mitigate future impacts from natural disasters. It includes the author's personal experience of a natural disaster in the small rural town of Wingham in MidCoast of New South Wales, Australia. It reflects on how a community in crisis relies on networks of cooperation for disaster response and recovery.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.