GIS in emergency management cultures: An empirical approach to understanding inter- and intra-agency communication during emergencies

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 477-495

  Breen, Joseph J ^a   Parrish, David R ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster response; Emergency management; Focus group research; GIS; Recovery efforts; Research tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903705037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15477355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2013-0014     Document Type: Article

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