Improving disaster management : the role of IT in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery / / Committee on Using Information Technology to Enhance Disaster Management, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Ramesh R. Rao, Jon Eisenberg, and Ted Schmitt, editors ; National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910807785503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007
• ISBN: 0-309-16448-6; 1-280-84447-7; 9786610844470; 0-309-66744-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 177 p
• Altri autori (Persone): RaoRamesh Ragothama; EisenbergJon; SchmittTed
• Disciplina: 363.34/8068
• Soggetti: Emergency management; Disaster relief; Information technology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary and Recommendations -- 1 Introduction and Context -- 2 The Potential to Enhance Disaster Management: Key IT-Based Capabilities -- 3 Improving Acquisition and Adoption of IT for Disaster Management -- 4 Elements of a Research Agenda -- Appendixes -- A Illustrative Fictional Narratives of IT Use in Disaster Management -- B Review of Interoperability Initiatives -- C Workshop Agenda -- D Speakers and Participants at Meetings and Site Visits -- E Biographies of Committee Members and Staff.