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ESRI Press, 160 pp.
In:
Dordrecht, 616 pp., ESRI Press, 160 pp., vol. 4, no. Subvol. b, pp. 220, (ISBN:
1589480406)
Publication Date:
2002
Description:
Geographic information system (GIS) technology is a practical tool that
every community can use to plan for, respond to, and recover from major disasters,
whether they are natural events such as hurricanes or human-caused incidents such as
terrorist attacks. By giving responders and disaster managers a way to visually analyze
each stage of a disaster and synthesize complex information sets, GIS permits swifter
decision-making and clearer communication. Confronting Catastrophe guides readers
through five stages of hazards management - identification and planning, mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery - and demonstrates how GIS can be incorporated into
each.
Keywords:
Earthquake risk
;
disaster
;
management
;
mitigation
;
e-Government
;
decision
;
making
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