Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection (Repost)
Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection
English | 2010 | ISBN-10: 1615209875 | 415 pages | PDF | 18 MB
English | 2010 | ISBN-10: 1615209875 | 415 pages | PDF | 18 MB
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.