Abstract Online Social Networking Sites (SNS) enable collaborative information sharing and
help build resilient communities in areas exposed to risk. This article reviews existing …

W hen facing impacted novel, complex by disaster, and affected dynamic citizens demands
suddenly and consequences. find themselves If they are to respond to these demands and …

Online Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are becoming extremely popular and can be
employed in a variety of contexts. They permit the establishment of global relationships that …

The concept of community resilience to the impact of a significant natural or manmade
disaster has become an area of focus at all levels of government. However, a frequently …

The importance of engendering community resilience after a disaster event cannot be
overstated. In this chapter, we argue that the strategic design of risk communication …

Online social networks (OSNs) such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter provide a unique
channel of communication between individuals, groups and organizations. This …

Lack of relevant information, particularly geospatial information, is one of the major
challenges in emergency management. In the past few years, geospatial information created …

This paper explores the concept of developing community response grids (CRGs) for
community emergency response and the policy implications of such a system. CRGs make …

The primary objective of this study is to examine the role of social media in relation to natural
disasters, encompassing the periods preceding, during, and following such events. In the …

Community-based disaster response is gaining attention in the United States because of
major problems with domestic disaster recovery over the last decade. A social network …