Raphael Schnurr's Blog – May 2011 Archive (6)

After reading the 5 secrets of crisis communication, I want to share my favorite insight: “Managing Panic in Pandemic“

Dori Reissman, the author of this section, says that the word “panic” is used too often in wrong context. Much journalists write or tell about panic without knowing what they wreak. Panic describes a status where social and internal order is lost. Everything is out of control. But mostly, it is not the case.

Journalists have to ask themselves if this is really…

To uncover a community management success story from the CBNRM Net’s collection, I chose “A Guidebook on Decision-Making”. The authors Thayne Coulter and Deena Larsen are employees of the Bureau of Reclamation in the United States. Reclamation is responsible for the interior und oversees water resource management like water diversion, delivery, storage and hydroelectric power generation projects. Reclamation…

For this mission, I chose my birth city Hildesheim. To get an overview, here are some data about Hildesheim I found on Wikipedia:

Area: 92.96 km² (35.89 sq mi)

Elevation: 78 m  (256 ft)

Population: 102,903 (31 December 2009)

Density: 1,107 /km² (2,867 /sq mi)

Actually, I am very pleased with Hildesheim and in my opinion, Hildesheim is already resilient. But I made some thoughts about what could be better to increase welfare, traffic and maintenance. On the following…

In Germany we often have to fight against one likely natural disaster: flooding. Germany both has a seaside and many rivers across the country. Especially in spring, water level rises in the rivers through snowmelt. Moreover in summer, intense rain increases the water level, too. Shipping has to be ceased and partially wide areas are flooded. Because of the site density many inhabited areas are affected by this. Although endangered areas built protective measures like dams and water…

In this week, I chose a story where girls are supported to acquire skills in information and communication technologies (ICTs). Therefore, the United Nations telecommunications agency will start the first “Girls in ICT Day”. It will be observed on each fourth Thursday of April.

According to forecasts of the International Telecommunication Union, there will be a shortage…

Brunswick News – April 1, 2020

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Despite of the many protests in the last weeks, today, a new currency is originated. It is based on an innovative contactless technique and will detach conventional money cards. Up to here this is an interesting fact, but what is it?

The new currency is called ImMoChip. This stands for…