Extending the technology-community-management model to disaster recovery: Assessing vulnerability in rural Asia

2009 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2009 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 328-336

  Chib, Arul ^a   Komathi, A L E ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Disaster management; ICTD; Rehabilitation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RECOVERY; EARLY WARNING; INDONESIA; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT MODEL; NATURAL DISASTERS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SRI LANKA; THEORY AND PRACTICE; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

DISASTER PREVENTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

DISASTERS;

EID: 77951588600     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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