Asymmetries in the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in different phases of Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

Authors

  • Leandro Ludwig Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-1521
  • Marcos Antônio Mattedi Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina
  • Eduardo Augusto Werneck Ribeiro Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFC)
  • Maiko Rafael Spiess Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.82712

Keywords:

disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, UAV, drones

Abstract

This article aims to highlight the knowledge gaps identified in the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the different phases of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). To this end, a bibliographic review of 254 articles reporting on UAVs and natural disasters in the period 2000-2020 is presented. To select a sample of publications that address the relationship between drones and natural disasters, from 2000 to 2020, quantitative searches were made on the Google Scholar. Only the articles published in journals or events were considered for this purpose. The searches were carried out using the following terms: disasters; hazards; risk; natural disasters; UAV; drone. The linguistic variation of the terms was also considered (terms in English, Spanish and Portuguese). As a main finding, it is argued that there are few studies on the use of UAVs in risk mitigation in the pre-disaster phase. To develop this argument, the article begins with a discussion of the structure of DRM, then addresses the use of drones in natural disasters, and finally develops a critique of the asymmetry that exists in the use of UAVs in DRM.

Author Biographies

Leandro Ludwig, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina

Architect and Urbanist (2014), Master in Regional Development (2017).Member of the Technoscience Studies Center (NET) of the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development (PPGDR/FURB).

Marcos Antônio Mattedi, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina

Graduated in Social Sciences from the Regional University of Blumenau (1991), Masters in Political Sociology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (1994), and Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the State University of Campinas (1999). Postdoctoral internship at the Center de Sociologie de Linnovation - ENMP/Paris (2003). Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development (PPGDR/FURB).

Eduardo Augusto Werneck Ribeiro, Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFC)

Graduated in Geography from the State University of São Paulo Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1999), Master's degree in Geography from the State University of São Paulo Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2004) and Ph.D. in Geography from the Federal University of Paraná (2011). He is currently a professor at the Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC). Permanent professor of professional master's degrees: Professional and Technological Education - ProfEPT (Blumenau) and Technology and Environment (Araquari) and editor of the Revista Metodologias e Aprendizado.

Maiko Rafael Spiess, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Santa Catarina

Graduated in Social Sciences from the Regional University of Blumenau (2007). He holds a Masters (2010) and a PhD (2014) in Scientific and Technological Policy from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He held an internship as a visiting researcher (sandwich doctorate) at the Department of the History of Science, Harvard University, from 09/2012 to 08/2013. Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development (PPGDR/FURB).

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Published

2023-09-14

How to Cite

Ludwig, L., Mattedi, M. A., Ribeiro, E. A. W., & Spiess, M. R. (2023). Asymmetries in the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in different phases of Disaster Risk Management (DRM). Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 62. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.82712

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Vol. 62 (2023): Psychoanalysis, philosophy and political ecology - Water, Sanitation and SDGs in Brazil: challenges, contradictions and governance

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