Essays about: "Ghana´s Disaster Management"

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  1. 1. Mobile Accessibility in Disaster Environments : Assessing the role of Mobile Technology in Crisis Management in Ghana

    University essay from Avdelningen för informatik och projektledning

    Author : Raul Ferrer Conill; [2013]
    Keywords : Crisis Management; Mobile Technology; Mobile Telephone; Development; Accessibility; Internet; ICTs; ICT4D; M4D; Ghana´s Disaster Management;

    Abstract : In the age of the risk society, when several actors at an international, national, and local level converge in order to find solutions that help mitigate the global effects of natural disasters, there is a need to study the patterns for communicating and interacting with the public that eventually feel the impact of crises. In the richer parts of the world ICTs have facilitated a framework for having instant information regarding threats that make crisis management a discipline that is centered more in preparing and planning, rather than mitigating actual crises. READ MORE