Utilizing the potential of the affected population and prevalent mobile technology during disaster response : Propositions from a literature survey
conference paper
Despite the growing awareness of the untapped potential of the affected population in a disaster situation, their inclusion in a disaster management is extremely limited. This study aims to survey the literature to see whether utilizing the affected people and prevalent mobile technology can be used during disaster response. The idea is to provide the affected with a way to lead themselves to safety and empower them to serve as distributed active sources of information. This way, those people will reach safety by themselves, while at the same time helping to construct a clear image of the disaster situation without burdening the already overwhelmed emergency services. This study examines knowledge derived from disaster sociology, draws on experience from recent disasters, and extrapolates current technological solutions. By establishing that such a solution is feasible, it offers a basis for empirical studies on a mobile technology that can be used during disaster response. © 2012 ISCRAM.
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Topics
CrowdsourcingLiterature surveyPost-impact of disaster responseThe role of communityDisaster preventionDisastersInformation systemsSurveysTelecommunication equipmentCrowdsourcingDisaster managementDisaster responseDisaster situationsLiterature surveySources of informationsTechnological solutionThe role of communityEmergency services
TNO Identifier
513254
ISBN
9780864913326
Publisher
Simon Fraser University
Source title
9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2012, 22 April 2012 through 25 April 2012, Vancouver, BC