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Is Ubiquitous Technology for Needs Data Management a Game Changer in Humanitarian Arena?
One in every 70 people around the world is caught up in a crisis (natural disasters, conflict, climate change, etc.) and urgently needs humanitarian assistance and protection according to the OCHA. The humanitarian community...
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A Restrictive Humanitarian Policy and the Wellbeing of the Disabled in Disasters in Kisumu County
This paper explores how PWD's well-being is realized in disaster situations in Kisumu County of Kenya. There is a significant population of 15,760 persons with disability across Kisumu County. Their well-being is protected by...
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Smartphone Solutions for Citizen-Centered Risk Monitoring in Environmental Disaster Situations
Through an analysis of three case studies, this chapter proposes a new kind of democratic risk communication that can be realized through environmental sensing by citizens with smartphones, and considers the challenges involved....
Emergency & Disaster Management Government and Law Crisis Response and Management Media and Communications Computer Science and Information Technology
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Communicating with Citizens on the Ground
Suvodeep Mazumdar, Fabio Ciravegna, Neil Ireson, Jennifer Read, Emma Simpson, Peter Cudd
Apr 01, 2016
Availability and access to information is critical for a highly effective response to an ongoing event however, information reported by citizens is based on their context, bias and subjective interpretation, and the channel of...
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Crowdsourcing the Disaster Management Cycle
Crowdsourcing is a communication platform that can be used during and after a disastrous event. Previous research in crisis crowdsourcing demonstrates its wide adoption for aiding response efforts by non-government organizations...
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The Backbone of Decision Support Systems
Philipp Hertweck, Jürgen Moßgraber, Efstratios Kontopoulos, Panagiotis Mitzias, Tobias Hellmund, Anastasios Karakostas, Désirée Hilbring, Hylke van der Schaaf, Stefanos Vrochidis, Jan-Wilhem Blume, Ioannis Kompatsiaris
Oct 01, 2018
Understanding the current situation is critical in every natural disaster or crisis. Therefore, there is a need for accurate and up-to-date information about the scope, extent and impact of a disaster. The basis for this...
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