TY  - CHAP
AB  - It has been widely acknowledged that education takes on a pivotal role in reducing disasters and achieving human security in the attempt to achieve sustainable development. Previous experiences have shown positive effects of education in disaster risk management. Children who have been taught about the phenomenon of disasters and how to react to those situations have proved to be able to respond promptly and appropriately, thereby warning others and protecting themselves during times of emergencies. One of the classic examples illustrating the power of knowledge and education is the story of the 10-year-old British schoolgirl, Tilly Smith, who warned the tourists to flee to safety moments before the Indian Ocean tsunami engulfed the coast, saving over 100 tourists' lives in 2004. She had recognized the signs of an approaching tsunami after learning about the phenomenon in her geography lessons at school, just weeks before visiting Thailand (UN/ISDR, 2006a). Although the United Kingdom is not a tsunami-prone country and the schoolgirl did not have any previous experiences, with the knowledge acquired at school, she was able to save the lives of many.
VL  - 7
SN  - 978-0-85724-738-4, 978-0-85724-737-7/2040-7262
DO  - 10.1108/S2040-7262(2011)0000007007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2011)0000007007
AU  - Shaw Rajib
AU  - Takeuchi Yukiko
AU  - Ru Gwee Qi
AU  - Shiwaku Koichi
ED  - Rajib Shaw
ED  - Koichi Shiwaku
ED  - Yukiko Takeuchi
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Chapter 1 Disaster Education: An Introduction
T2  - Disaster Education
T3  - Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
Y2  - 2024/05/08
ER  -