Enhancing community-based disaster preparedness with information technology

Disasters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-165

  Troy, Douglas A ^a   Carson, Anne ^a   Vanderbeek, Jean ^a   Hutton, Anne ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based disaster preparedness (CBDP); Emergency preparedness; Information technology; Non governmental organisations (NGOs)

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DATA BASE; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISASTER PLANNING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; ORGANIZATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 38649120230     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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