This chapter explores the use of knowledge management with emergency information
systems. Two knowledge management systems that were utilized during Hurricane Katrina …

This study compares the preparation and response efforts to Katrina and Rita through a
knowledge management (KM) perspective. To achieve this objective, a theoretical KM …

In contrast to many recent large‐scale catastrophic events, such as the Turkish earthquake
in 1999, the 9/11 attack in New York in 2001, the Bali Bombing in 2002, and the Asian …

The peculiar character of the problem of a rational economic order is determined precisely
by the fact that the knowledge of the circumstances of which we must make use never exists …

Humans are increasingly being challenged with numerous forms of man-made and natural
emergency situations. Emergencies cannot be prevented, but they can be better managed …

Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for crisis response, but
it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome. Organizational …

The major challenge in current humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) efforts is that
diverse information and knowledge are widely distributed and owned by different …

The initial start of this paper deals with reviewing the literature on Emergency Management
Information Systems (EMIS) and integrating it into a Knowledge Management System (KMS) …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the role of knowledge management (KM) in
disaster management and crisis. Disaster causes many detrimental impacts on human lives …

The paper deals with hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf coast of the US at the end of
August 2005, with disastrous consequences. The paper sketches the chronicle of the main …