The Social Media Use of the Disaster Management Volunteers

Abstract

The social media use of the disaster management volunteers vary in frequency and function according to different generations. The development of the electronic devices and the progress of the internet packages provided by different ISPs make the availability and the use easier. The younger generations live with this process every day, but fewer members of the older generations can adapt to this situation. The social media use provide numerous possibilities – for example: sharing text and picture information, organising a voluntary group, alert –, but has dangers as well. In this article, the authors examine the social media use of the disaster management volunteers, because of organising future inland water and flood defense, and make suggestions how can it be efficient in different ways.