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Prioritisation of citizen‐centric information for disaster response
Author(s) -
Milliken Jonny,
Linton David
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/disa.12168
Subject(s) - survivability , software deployment , event (particle physics) , computer security , information exchange , control (management) , emergency management , disaster response , business , computer science , poison control , risk analysis (engineering) , medical emergency , internet privacy , political science , medicine , computer network , telecommunications , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , law , operating system
In the aftermath of a disaster event, and in the absence of trained professionals, many responsibilities are assumed by uninjured citizens who are willing and able to help, such as care of the injured or search and rescue. These citizens are constrained by communications and logistics problems but are less equipped to deal with them as most often they are cut off from any coordinated assistance. The method proposed in this study would increase the survivability of those injured or trapped by a disaster event by providing a facility to allow citizens to coordinate and share information among themselves. This is facilitated by the proposed deployment and the autonomous management of an ad hoc infrastructure that liaises directly with survivors without central control. Furthermore, as energy concerns present critical constraints to these networks, this research proposes a system of categorising information elements within the network to ensure efficient information exchange.