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Advances in multi-agency disaster management: Key elements in disaster research

Authors: Marijn Janssen, JinKyu Lee, Nitesh Bharosa, Anthony Cresswell

Published in: Information Systems Frontiers | Issue 1/2010

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Multi-agency disaster management requires collaboration among geographically distributed public and private organizations to enable a rapid and effective response to an unexpected event. Many disaster management systems often lack the capability to cope with the complexity and uncertainty. In this introduction to the special issues on advances in multi-agency disaster management we discuss the role of information, enterprise architecture, coordination and related human efforts aimed at improving multi-agency disaster management. The paper concludes that although there is a common body of knowledge, disaster management is still an under-developed area. There is a need to relate practice and theory by using human-centered approaches such that disaster management can realize its full potential.

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Title: Advances in multi-agency disaster management: Key elements in disaster research
Authors: Marijn Janssen
JinKyu Lee
Nitesh Bharosa
Anthony Cresswell
Publication date: 01-03-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Information Systems Frontiers / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1387-3326
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9419
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-009-9176-x

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