Risk communication involving vulnerable populations: An annotated bibliography

This document is intended to be used as a resource bibliography for in-depth reading about risk communication best practices. It summarizes academic research and practical guidance on the topic of hazards and disaster risk communication, with a particular focus on socially vulnerable populations.

It is organized around three primary sections, including:

1. General Risk Communication Guidance
2. Risk Communication and Social Vulnerability
3. Risk Communication Across the Disaster Lifecycle

This bibliography identifies widely accepted risk communication principles that apply across the disaster lifecycle; however, the focus on social vulnerability sets it apart from other published resources on the topic of risk communication. It highlights materials that demonstrate how risk communication insights apply to a diverse array of socially vulnerable groups—defined here as those who face disproportionate disaster risk due to a variety of historical, social, economic, and political conditions