Towards a typology of integrated functional Early Warning Systems

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-51

  Waidyanatha, Nuwan ^a  

^a Building 17   (China)

Author keywords

Classification; Disaster; Early Warning System; Emergency communication; EWS

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DISASTERS; ELECTRONIC WARFARE; ENERGY RESOURCES; PUBLIC WORKS;

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION; END TO END; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; RISK AVERSION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 72049100399     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2010.029575     Document Type: Article

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