Information technology in real-time for monitoring and managing natural disasters

Auteur :
ALEXANDER, D.

Description :
This paper considers the role of information technology in forecasting, monitoring and managing disasters in real-time (i.e., by analysis of data as soon as they are collected). First, the advantages and pitfalls of a technological approach to natural hazards are discussed, then the general nature of real-time technology is described.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 1991, vol. 15, n°. 3, p. 238-260, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 81 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications