Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

Scolobig, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1449-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1449-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-1449-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 6

Brief communication

|

30 Jun 2015

Brief communication |

| 30 Jun 2015

Brief Communication: The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation

A. Scolobig

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RC C720: 'Review of the MS and comments for the author', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 May 2015
RC C790: 'Review of The dark side of risk and crisis communication: legal conflicts and responsibility allocation, by A. Scolobig', Kevin Fleming, 26 May 2015
AC C869: 'Response to referees', Anna Scolobig, 01 Jun 2015
- RC C898: 'reply to the author', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jun 2015
EC C1049: 'Editorial comment', Fausto Guzzetti, 21 Jun 2015

Short summary

This work discusses the legal consequences of risk and crisis communication. It focuses on three critical issues: the development of effective communication protocols; the role, tasks and responsibilities of science advisors; and the collateral effects of practitioners’ defensive behaviours. The conclusion presents some ideas for future research on the legal aspects of risk communication.