The disaster clearinghouse concept originates with the earthquake community as an effort to
coordinate research and data collection activities. Though prior earthquake clearinghouses …

Poor information flow both within and among the organizations/agencies involved in the
preparation for, and management of, disasters is among the principal source of failures …

Hurricane Katrina taught some hard lessons that a year later still reverberate through
government, media and society. In the wake of Americas worst modern disaster, a steady …

This chapter highlights some of the key information technology challenges being addressed
in the RESCUE project, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded 5-year effort, with a …

The paper addresses the issue of information in disasters relief. It begins by establishing the
need for planning and systematic organization in disaster action, in order to produce a long …

This study examined whether there are empirical evidences of organizational learning in the
US emergency response system and how the strategic uses of lessons enabled …

Effective coordination and information sharing are vital for the response to sudden onset
disasters, and aim at empowering the responding agencies as well as the affected …

Most agencies involved in dealing with the aftermath of major disasters recognize that
reacting effectively involves, among other things, the collection and provision of accurate …

Communications infrastructure is critical to managing the complex, dynamic operations that
evolve in disaster environments. The impact of Hurricane Katrina destroyed the …

Records and information management (RIM) professionals administer programs to protect
vital information in time of disaster and to ensure that the right information gets to the people …