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100 1 _aMCCORMICK Sabrina
245 _aNew tools for emergency managers:
_ban assessment of obstacles to use and implementation/
_cSabrina McCormick
260 _c2016
520 _a"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.
650 _aDISASTER MANAGEMENT
650 _aEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
773 _aDisasters:
_gVol.40 No.2 April 2016, pp.207-225 (23)
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