A scenario-based study on information flow and collaboration patterns in disaster management

Disasters

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-238

  Sagun, Aysu ^a   Bouchlaghem, Dino ^a   Anumba, Chimay J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Communication technologies; Disaster management; Disaster mitigation; Information flow; Information technologies

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL DISASTER; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TERRORISM;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 59549083858     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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