ICTs and effective communication strategies: Specific needs of information before, during and after disasters

Proceedings - 2011 5th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing, IMIS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 235-240

  Helena, Zemp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

media change; media user; new media; risk management; risk perception

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER PLANNING; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION SOURCES; MAN-MADE DISASTERS; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA CHANGE; MEDIA SYSTEMS; MEDIA USER; NEW MEDIA; PUBLIC INFORMATION; RISK MESSAGE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION USE; INTERNET; PLANNING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WEB SERVICES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052348067     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMIS.2011.114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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