| Description |
1 online resource (electronic texts (xxiv, 344 pages : illustrations)) |
| Contents |
1. A systemic approach to managing natural disasters / Jaime Santos-Reyes, Alan Beard -- 2. ICT approaches in disaster management / Sunitha Kuppuswamy -- 3. Multimedia educational application for risk reduction / Ana Iztúriz, Yolanda Barrientos, María González, Larry Rivas, Matilde de Bezada, Simón Ruíz -- 4. Natural hazards / Helena Zemp -- 5. United Arab Emirates / Hamdan Dhanhani, Angus Duncan, David Chester -- 6. Disaster informatics / Jishnu Subedi -- 7. Efficient deployment of ICT tools in disaster management process / Aysu Sagun -- 8. Current state and solutions for future challenges in early warning systems and alerting technologies / Ulrich Meissen, Agnès Voisard -- 9. MedISys / Jens Linge, Ralf Steinberger, Flavio Fuart, Stefano Bucci, Jenya Belyaeva, Monica Gemo, Delilah Al-Khudhairy, Roman Yangarber, Erik van der Goot -- 10. Social media (Web 2.0) and crisis information / Miranda Dandoulaki, Matina Halkia -- 11. Utilizing Web 2.0 for decision support in disaster mitigation / Kumaresh Rajan, Rui Chen, Hejamadi Rao, JinKyu Lee -- 12. Incident and disaster management training / Anne Hewitt, Susan Spencer, Danielle Mirliss, Riad Twal -- 13. Mathematical models generators of decision support systems for help in case of catastrophes / José Hernández, María García -- 14. Integrating scenario-based reasoning into a multi-criteria decision support system for emergency management / Tina Comes, Michael Hiete, Niek Wijngaards, Frank Schultmann -- 15. POP-C++ and Alpine3D / Pierre Kuonen, Mathias Bavay, Michael Lehning -- 16. Sensor and computing infrastructure for environmental risks / Odysseas Sekkas, Dimitrios Manatakis, Elias Manolakos, Stathes Hadjiefthymiades -- 17. A Personalized forest fire evacuation data grid push service / Eleana Asimakopoulou, Nik Bessis, Ravikanth Varaganti, Peter Norrington |
| Summary |
"This book offers state-of-the-art information and references for work undertaken in the challenging area of utilizing cutting-edge distributed and collaborative ICT to advance disaster management as a discipline to cope with current and future unforeseen threats"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Disaster management training |
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Early warning systems |
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Forest fire evacuation data GPS |
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ICT deployment in disaster management |
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ICTs in disaster management |
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Mathematical models for decision support systems |
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Media and disaster communication |
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Medical information systems |
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Multi-criteria decision support systems |
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Natural disaster management |
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Sensor and computing infrastructure |
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Social media and crisis information |
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Web 2.0 for decision support |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-328) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Emergency communication systems.
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Emergency management -- Information technology
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Emergency communication systems.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Asimakopoulou, Eleana, 1976-
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Bessis, Nik, 1967-
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IGI Global.
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| LC no. |
2009053384 |
| ISBN |
9781615209880 |
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1615209883 |
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