Abstract Purpose The European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation funding
program awarded the NIGHTINGALE grant to develop a toolkit to support first responders …

About the project LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for
European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive study on disaster governance in Europe …

We develop and evaluate a new ubiquitous crowdsourcing platform called CrowdPickUp,
that combines the advantages of mobile and situated crowdsourcing to overcome their …

Disorganised and self-organised crowdsourcing activities that harness collective behaviours
to achieve a specific level of performance and task completeness are not well understood …

Providing convenient and effective online education is important for the public to be better
prepared for disaster events. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of such education is …

This study aimed to analyze how resource variables (health status, economic affordability,
social network, social capital, and neighborhood environment) influence citizens' intention to …

The use of social media today is not only ubiquitous and an integral part of everyday life but
is also increasingly relevant before, during, or after emergencies. Data produced in these …

Increasing ubiquitousness of information and communication technology exerts influence on
crisis and disaster management. New media enable citizens to rapidly self-organise in …

Mobilising helpers in the event of a flood or letting friends know that you are okay in the
event of a terrorist attack–more and more people are using social media in emergency, crisis …

In disaster situations security authorities and organizations have the responsibility and duty
to manage the disaster response. These organizations work in elaborated command and …