Technology adoption and use in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1228-1246

  Shklovski, Irina ^a   Burke, Moira ^b   Kiesler, Sara ^b   Kraut, Robert ^b  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Community; Disaster recovery; New Orleans; Place attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949494856     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209356252     Document Type: Article

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