TY  - BOOK
AU  - MCCORMICK Sabrina
TI  - New tools for emergency managers: an assessment of obstacles to use and implementation
PY  - 2016///
KW  - DISASTER MANAGEMENT
KW  - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
N2  - "This paper focuses on the role of the formal response community's use of social media and crowdsourcing for emergency managers (EMs) in disaster planning, response and recovery in the United States." The findings in this study includes an insight into why many emergency managers are not using social media.  It also demonstrates how internal organisational functions and staffing affects the related agencies.  This article examines how to improve the outcome of the EM agencies in the United States
ER  -