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The communication strategy for the release of the first European Seismic Risk Model and the updated European Seismic Hazard Model
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Michèle Marti
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Nadja Valenzuela
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Helen Crowley
EUCENTRE, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Jamal Dabbeek
EUCENTRE, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Department of Architectural and Civil Engineering, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Laurentiu Danciu
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Simone Zaugg
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Fabrice Cotton
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Domenico Giardini
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Rui Pinho
EUCENTRE, Pavia, 27100, Italy
John F. Schneider
Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Céline Beauval
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, IRD, Univ. Gustave Eiffel, ISTerre, Grenoble, France
António A. Correia
National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, LNEC, Lisbon, Portugal
Olga-Joan Ktenidou
National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Greece
Päivi Mäntyniemi
Institute of Seismology, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Marco Pagani
Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Vitor Silva
Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Graeme Weatherill
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Stefan Wiemer
Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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For the release of cross-country harmonised hazard and risk models, a communication strategy co-defined by the model developers and communication experts is needed. The strategy should consist of a communication concept, user testing, expert feedback mechanisms, and the establishment of a network with outreach specialists. Here we present our approach for the release of the European Seismic Hazard Model and European Seismic Risk Model and provide practical recommendations for similar efforts.
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