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Forest Fire Scenarios in Digital Platforms: The Case of Portugal
Liliana Gonçalves (Digital Media and Interaction Research Centre, University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Lídia Oliveira (Digital Media and Interaction Research Centre, University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6705-0.ch007
Abstract
Forest fires are widespread in Portugal, particularly in the summer. Recently, in 2017, Portugal had two great fires. As a result, more than 120 people died, hundreds suffered injuries and registered significant economic and environmental losses. Since then, and due to the evolution and democratization of the internet and technology devices, forest fire content is much more common in cyberspace. Thus, to understand this issue, the authors propose to outline a profile of the digital platforms used in forest fire situations. The goal is to understand the uses and commitment arising from forest fires' issues in digital platforms by presenting a conceptual framework in Portugal's specific case. The authors analyzed webpages, mobile apps, Facebook pages and groups, and YouTube channels, focusing on forest fires contents. By understanding the kind of digital platform, its contents, uses, and interaction, this chapter contributes to understanding digital platforms' role in crisis and disaster scenarios such as wildfires.