Application of Social Media in Crisis Management Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Akhgar, Babak (Editor), Staniforth, Andrew (Editor), Waddington, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Transactions on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence
• Subjects: Engineering.; Social media.; Organization.; Planning.; Computer communication systems.; Computers.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Computer Communication Networks.; Social Media.

This book explores how social media and its advances enables citizens to empower themselves during a crisis. The book addresses the key issues related to crises management and social media as the new platform to assist citizens and first responders dealing with multiple forms of crisis, from major t...