A microcomputer‐based emergency response system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7280607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Salvatore Belardo (Albany State University), Belardo, A Howell (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Robert J Ryan (0000-0001-6505-2694, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), R Ryan, William A Wallace (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 215-220 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1983.tb00824.x |
| PMID | 20958545 |
| OpenAlex | W2133511012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
A microcomputer‐based system was developed to provide local officials responsible for disaster management with assistance during the crucial period immediately following a disaster, a period when incorrect decisions could have an adverse impact on the surrounding community. While the paper focuses on a potential disaster resulting from an accident at a commercial nuclear power generating facility, the system can be applied to other disastrous situations. Decisions involving evacuation, shelter and the deployment of resources must be made in response to floods, earthquakes, accidents in the transportation of hazardous materials, and hurricanes to name a few examples. As a decision aid, the system was designed to enhance data display by presenting the data in the form of representations (i.e. road maps, evacuation routes, etc.) as well as in list or tabular form. The potential impact of the event (i.e. the release of radioactive material) was displayed in the form of a cloud, representing the dispersion of the radioactive material. In addition, an algorithm was developed to assist the manager in assigning response resources to demands. The capability for modelling the impact of a disaster is discussed briefly, with reference to a system installed in the communities surrounding the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York State. Results demonstrate both the technical feasibility of incorporating microcomputers indecision support systems for radiological emergency response, and the acceptance of such systems by those public officials responsible for implementing the response plans
Business · Computer security · Disaster response · Emergency management · Emergency response · Hazardous waste · Medical emergency · Microcomputer · Nuclear power · Nuclear power plant · Operations research · Radiological weapon · Risk analysis (engineering · Software deployment · Software engineering · Telecommunications · Transport engineering · Waste management · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis · Nuclear and radioactivity studies
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 1985 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |