Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management

As current information technology and social media continue to make it easier for us to keep in touch with one another, organizations are asking whether social media is reliable enough for its crisis response plans. Using Social and Information Technologies for Disaster and Crisis Management highlights examples of disaster situations in recent years in which social and information technologies were useful in distributing and receiving information updates. This comprehensive collection brings together research for practitioners and researchers interested in the uses of information technology in crisis management.