This book analyzes recent advances, trends, challenges and potentials of the role of media in disaster risk reduction. Collaboration, co-design and co-delivery
Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Accurate information disseminated to the general public, to
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Although recent global disasters have clearly demonstrated the power of social media to communicate critical information in real-time, its true potential has ye
Emerging social media and so-called Web 2.0 technologies will continue to have a great impact on the practice and application of the emergency management functi