Dynamic emergency response management for large scale decision making in extreme events

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Abstract

Effective management of a large-scale extreme event requires a system that can quickly adapt to changing needs of the users. There is a critical need for fast decision-making within the time constraints of an ongoing emergency. Extreme events are volatile, change rapidly, and can have unpredictable outcomes. Large, not predetermined groups of experts and decision makers need a system to prepare for a response to a situation never experienced before and to collaborate to respond to the actual event. Extreme events easily require a hundred or more independent agencies and organizations to be involved which usually results in two or more times the number of individuals. To accomplish the above objectives we present a philosophical view of decision support for Emergency Preparedness and Management that has not previously been made explicit in this domain and describe a number of the current research efforts at NJIT that fit into this framework.

Identifier

79956293369 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9780615206974]

Publication Title

Proceedings of Iscram 2008 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management

First Page

462

Last Page

470

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