A Study on Tools towards Awareness-raising for Disaster Risk Preparedness and Building Resilience in Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This research aims to propose a tool to raise young citizens' awareness and preparedness towards emergency cases, especially floods, in Zagreb, Croatia. It seeks a possible way to build a bridge between past disaster experience and preparedness in today's life and future in the context of Croatian society. This paper focuses the status of awareness among young generations through analysis of social survey results in order to discuss what means would be necessary for the purpose of raising awareness and preparedness towards disaster risks. It also tries to find if computational tool, as way forward, can be effective as educational tool for awareness-raising. It concludes with a proposal of tool development to form a holistic approach regarding education for sustainable development of Zagreb.