Building Community Resilience through Social Networking Sites: Using Online Social Networks for Emergency Management

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Author(s): Miriam S. Belblidia (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 13
Source title: Managing Crises and Disasters with Emerging Technologies: Advancements
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Murray Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0167-3.ch003

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

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Online Social Networking Sites (SNS) enable collaborative information sharing and help build resilient communities in areas exposed to risk. This paper reviews existing research on community vulnerability and resilience, and explores the role of communication in fostering strong community networks. The paper draws upon examples of SNS used to share information and explores how such technology may be leveraged more effectively to provide communities with robust communication networks, thereby creating more resilient communities in areas at high risk of natural disasters.

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