Training for improvisation in emergency management: Opportunities and limits for information technology

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 348-363

  Mendonça, David ^a   Fiedrich, Frank ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency management; Improvisation; Information Technology; IT; Training

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; IMPROVISATION; TRAINING GUIDELINES; TRAINING METHODS; TRAINING PLATFORM;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845477501     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2006.011301     Document Type: Article

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