Editorial – Communication of socio-environmental risks and disasters in Brazil: An area under development

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https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v67i.102669

Keywords:

Communicational approaches, Multidisciplinarity, Reports of experience, Socioenvironmental risks

Abstract

Presentation of the thematic dossier "Communication of socio-environmental risks and disasters in Brazil" of the Development and Environment Journal, proposed with the aim of promoting scientific research, academic discussion and dissemination of studies on communication of socioenvironmental risks and disasters, having as transversal axes the governance, management and education for risk and disaster reduction.

Author Biographies

Eloisa Beling Loose, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Jornalista, Doutora em Comunicação e Doutora em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento. Atualmente é professora e pesquisadora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, onde coordena o Laboratório de Comunicação Climática. Tem como principais temas de investigação: divulgação científica, jornalismo ambiental, comunicação de riscos e desastres e comunicação das mudanças climáticas.

Luciana R. Londe, Cemaden - Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais

Bióloga, Doutora em sensoriamento remoto, pesquisadora no Cemaden - Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais - e professora-orientadora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desastres Naturais UNESP/Cemaden.Tem como principais temas de trabalho os riscos e desastres e suas relações com grandes questões ambientais, comunicação e percepção.



References

Loose, E. B., & Quinteros, C. C. G. (2025). Comunicação de riscos no Brasil: Identificação dos estudos acerca de desastres e suas abordagens. Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias de la Comunicación, 24, 90–104.

Powell, D., & Leiss, W. (2005). Um diagnóstico das falhas de comunicação sobre riscos. In L. Massarani, J. Turney, & I. Castro Moreira (Orgs.), Terra incógnita: A interface entre ciência e público (pp. 183–201). Fiocruz.

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Published

2026-05-29

How to Cite

Loose, E. B., & Londe, L. R. (2026). Editorial – Communication of socio-environmental risks and disasters in Brazil: An area under development. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 67, 218–221. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v67i.102669

Issue

Vol. 67 (2026): Communication of Socio-environmental Risks and Disasters

Section

Communication of socio-environmental risks and disasters

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