Wind, Water, and Wi-Fi
New Trends in Community Informatics and Disaster Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11373281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kalpana Shankar (0000-0001-8788-466X, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 116-120 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Information Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-2243 • E-ISSN: 1087-6537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01972240701883963 |
| OpenAlex | W2060969211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
In emergencies, information sharing among and between officials, volunteers, and citizens is essential for effective recovery and management. Recently, volunteers and others have been using community technology centers, community wireless networks, and end-user social technologies such as blogs and Wikis to prepare for emergencies and communicate and coordinate response when they happen. This article argues that there is a need for a research agenda that combines our knowledge of community informatics with the principles of disaster management to understand how social networks form and mobilize in disasters and how information and communication technologies should be designed and deployed to engage, inform, and mobilize those volunteer and citizen networks
Business · Disaster recovery · Emergency management · Informatics · Information and Communications Technology · Information management · Information sharing · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics · Public Relations and Crisis Communication
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |