An online social network for emergency management

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 369-382

  White, Connie ^a   Plotnick, Linda ^a   Kushma, Jane ^a   Hiltz, Starr Roxanne ^b   Turoff, Murray ^b  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTERS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; ONE STOP SHOPS; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKINGS; POTENTIAL TOOL; RELATED ENTITIES; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 78650189990     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2009.031572     Document Type: Article

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