Social Media in Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 717-733

  Alexander, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disasters; Emergency management; Ethics; Facebook; Social media; Twitter

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84904963295     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-013-9502-z     Document Type: Review

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