City evacuations : an interdisciplinary approach /: an interdisciplinary approach. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Preston [and 7 others], editors.
• Editors: Preston, John; Binner, Jane M; Branicki, Layla; Galla, Tobias; Jones, Nick; King, James; Kolokitha, Magdalini; Smyrnakis, Michalis
• Contents: City Evacuations: their pedagogy and the need for an inter-disciplinary approach -- Unpacking the impacts of social media upon crisis communication and city evacuation -- Simulation of information spreading following a Crisis -- Quantitative decision-making rules for the next generation of smarter evacuations -- Decentralized optimisation of resource allocation in disaster management -- A Semi-automated Display for Geotagged Text -- Conclusion: evacuations and transmedia vulnerability.
• Publisher Details: Heidelberg : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 128 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 363.34/8068; Emergency management; Evacuation of civilians; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Emergency management; Evacuation of civilians; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662438770; 3662438771; 3662438763; 9783662438763
• Related ISBNs: 9783662438763
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 5, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.