Crisis Informatics and Collaboration: A Brief Introduction

Multiple recent disasters have put crisis management in the limelight. Consequently, many IT-related research efforts are under way to bring transformational changes to first responder and response organizations’ ability to contain and mitigate crises.

Emergencies are critical situations that demand immediate action to avoid adverse consequences to life and property. A key challenge in Emergency Management is decision-making under time pressure, with an overload of unconfirmed, uncertain and ...