Impediments to using GIS for real-time disaster decision support

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-141

  Zerger, Andre ^a   Smith, David Ingle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Real time disaster planning; Scenario decision making; Storm surge hazard

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STORMS;

REAL-TIME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CYCLONE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GIS; NATURAL DISASTER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037309060     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0198-9715(01)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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