Disasters 2.0 : the Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management.

Disasters 2.0 : the Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management.

Emerging social media and so-called Web 2.0 technologies will continue to have a great impact on the practice and application of the emergency management function in every public safety sector. Disasters 2.0: The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management prepares emergency...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crowe, Adam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Social media.
social media.
Emergency management
Social media
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Application of Social Media in Modern Emergency Management; Chapter 2: Social Media Systems: Overview and Purpose; Chapter 3: Citizen Journalism: The Rise and Impact of New Media; Chapter 4: Mountains or Molehills: Engagement Challenges in the Application of Social Media; Chapter 5: The Yellow Tape Conundrum: Citizen and Responder Responsibility; Chapter 7: White Hot or White Noise? Aggregation and Validation of Social Media Information.
  • Chapter 8: When Status Quo Becomes Obsolete: Modern Integrated Emergency Warning and Notification StrategiesChapter 9: Volunteer and Donations Management 2.0: How Social Media Has Revolutionized the Management and Recruitment of People and Supplies; Chapter 10: The Elephant in the Emergency Operations Center: The Fundamental Flaw within Formal Response Systems; Chapter 11: It Takes a Village to Raise a Prepared Community: The Power and Purpose of Crowdsourcing; Chapter 12: The Beaten Browser: The Rise of Video, Voice, and Information on the Go.
  • Chapter 13: Location, Location, Location: The Power of Geospatial Technologies and the Environment on Social SystemsChapter 14: Get Your Head into the Cloud: Available Tools and Systems to Improve Emergency Management Functions; Appendix A: Disasters Referenced by Chapter; Appendix B: Answer Key; Back Cover.

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