China is a country that experiences a large number of disasters. The number of deaths
caused by large-scale disasters and accidents in past 10 years is around 900,000. More …

Abstract Information dissemination has drawn increasing attention of scholars and the
government for its importance to disaster response. Understanding the dynamics of …

Knowing the information dissemination mechanisms of different media and having an
efficient information dissemination plan for disaster pre-warning plays a very important role …

Knowing the mechanisms of different information dissemination ways and having an efficient
information dissemination of disaster prewarning plays a very important role in reducing the …

Interpersonal pre-warning information dissemination among members of the population
plays a critical role in serious emergencies such as tsunami, chemical leakage and terrorist …

Rumor dissemination will induce emergencies. Authorities' information is an essential factor
for avoiding rumor dissemination when emergencies occur. The credibility of authorities' …

The diffusion of breaking news largely relies on propagation behaviors in the media. The
tremendous and intricate propagation relationships in the media form a complex network. An …

The crux to emergency management is public opinion control, while the key to public
opinion control is the control of online spread of information about emergencies, premised …

Hazardous chemical spill accidents are difficult to detect by the potentially threatened public
in the infancy and early stages of development of the disasters. Accurate and timely …

Despite the increase in frequency and intensity of disasters around the world, research on
warning dissemination times is generally sparse and extremely limited. To address this gap …