Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781615209873)

Disaster management is a dynamic and fluid area, which requires the involvement of expertise from different authorities and organizations. There is a need to prepare and plan in advance actions in response to disaster related events in order to support sustainable livelihood by protecting lives, property and the environment. Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks demonstrates how strategies and state-of-the-art ICT have and/or could be applied to serve as a vehicle to advance disaster management approaches, decisions and practices. This book provides both a conceptual and practical guidance to disaster management while also identifying and developing effective and efficient approaches, mechanisms, and systems using emerging technologies to support an effective operation. This state-of-the-art reference collection attempts to prompt the future direction for disaster managers to identify applicable theories and practices in order to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from various foreseen and/or unforeseen disasters.

Author: Eleana Asimakopoulou
ISBN-10: 1615209875
ISBN-13: 9781615209873
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2010
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 161