DISASTER RESPONSE. GIS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
Earthquakes bring down cities, wildfires ravage millions of acres of land, floods wash away homes and lives, volcanoes devastate towns and villages, hurricanes road down populous coasts, and tornadoes rip mile-wide paths up and down the countryside. Mother nature does what she does, and in the face of her fury, a comprehensive and effective system of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery seems an unlikely possibility. Geographic information systems provide a means to get out of Mother Nature's way and soften the blows and not a means to conquer her. This book details the effectiveness of GIS in disaster management.
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Corporate Authors:
Environmental Systems Research Institute
380 New York Street
Redlands, CA United States 92373 -
Authors:
- Amdahl, G
- Publication Date: 2001-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 108 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Disaster relief; Fires; Floods; Geographic information systems; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Volcanoes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00925169
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1879102471
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 20 2002 12:00AM