Examine the effects of neighborhood equity on disaster situational awareness: Harness machine learning and geotagged Twitter data

W Zhai, ZR Peng, F Yuan - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2020 - Elsevier
A disaster-resilient city should address social inequity in all its forms. Complete, accurate,
and up-to-the-minute situational awareness (SA) can help disaster relief organizations …

Social and geographical disparities in Twitter use during Hurricane Harvey

L Zou, NSN Lam, S Shams, H Cai… - Social Sensing and …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
104Social media such as Twitter is increasingly being used as an effective platform to
observe human behaviors in disastrous events. However, uneven social media use among …

Correlating Twitter use with disaster resilience at two spatial scales: A case study of Hurricane Sandy

K Wang, NSN Lam, V Mihunov - Annals of GIS, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Disaster resilience describes the ability of a community to bounce back from disaster
impacts by resilience building activities. Social media provides an innovative way to observe …

Hazard risk awareness and disaster management: Extracting the information content of twitter data

M Karimiziarani, K Jafarzadegan, P Abbaszadeh… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of social media platforms such as Twitter significantly increases during natural
hazards. With the emergence of several social media platforms over the past decade, many …

Twitter use in hurricane isaac and its implications for disaster resilience

K Wang, NSN Lam, L Zou, V Mihunov - ISPRS International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disaster resilience is the capacity of a community to “bounce back” from disastrous events.
Most studies rely on traditional data such as census data to study community resilience. With …

Are vulnerable communities digitally left behind in social responses to natural disasters? An evidence from Hurricane Sandy with Twitter data

Z Wang, NSN Lam, N Obradovich, X Ye - Applied geography, 2019 - Elsevier
Social media data is increasingly being used to improve disaster resilience and response.
Recent years have seen more efforts to integrate social media feeds with various …

Social media for enhanced understanding of disaster resilience during Hurricane Florence

F Yuan, M Li, R Liu, W Zhai, B Qi - International Journal of Information …, 2021 - Elsevier
Citizens with different demographic characters presented varying responses and behaviors
in the same disasters. Their divergent responses can impact their actual damages during …

Mining Twitter data for improved understanding of disaster resilience

L Zou, NSN Lam, H Cai, Y Qiang - Annals of the American …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Coastal communities faced with multiple hazards have shown uneven responses and
behaviors. These responses and behaviors could be better understood by analyzing real …

Disaster early warning and damage assessment analysis using social media data and geo-location information

D Wu, Y Cui - Decision support systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Societies are confronted with destructive natural disasters of increasing frequency. Social
networks are playing an increasingly important role as early warning systems, aiding with …

Social media data and housing recovery following extreme natural hazards

M Jamali, A Nejat, S Moradi, S Ghosh, G Cao… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Identifying initiatives that influence the decision-making process of individuals in the
aftermath of extreme natural events is a critical task in post-disaster recovery research. Due …