Utilizing Web 2.0 for Decision Support in Disaster Mitigation

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Author(s): Kumaresh Rajan (The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA), Rui Chen (Ball State University, USA), Hejamadi Raghav Rao (The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA)and JinKyu Lee (Oklahoma State University, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 15
Source title: Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection: Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Eleana Asimakopoulou (Loughborough University, UK)and Nik Bessis (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-987-3.ch011

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Crisis Response and Management / Emergency & Disaster Management / Government & Law

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The principles of Web 2.0 such as transparency, security, community, usability, and availability are well suited to help effectively manage the effects of a disaster. Many Web 2.0 technologies rely on social collaboration, and as a result these technologies are built with robust communication channels. Utilizing this existing framework will help to create software systems that can efficiently manage disasters. This chapter will examine differing Web 2.0 innovations through the use of Activity Theory, and the benefits and drawbacks of each technology will be analyzed. From this analysis, recommendations and conclusions will be presented to the reader.

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