Essays about: "innovation in crisis and disaster management"

Found 1 essay containing the words innovation in crisis and disaster management.

  1. 1. Integrating Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs) into domestic crisis and disaster management structures – An exploratory study of challenges and requirements for improvement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Melina Semke; [2021]
    Keywords : Social media; digital volunteers; trusted agents; certified volunteers; Germany; digitalisation; innovation in crisis and disaster management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Social media (SM) use in crisis and disaster management (CDM) is resource-intensive and can overwhelm emergency management authorities (EMAs). Digital voluntarism offers SM capacities for EMAs. A significant approach to reap benefits from digital voluntarism for domestic CDM is introducing Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs). READ MORE