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Applications of social network analysis for building community disaster resilience : workshop summary / Sammantha L. Magsino, rapporteur ; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community organization--Social aspects--United States.
- Community organization.
- Disasters--Social aspects--United States.
- Disasters.
- Emergency management--United States.
- Emergency management.
- Natural disasters--Social aspects--United States.
- Natural disasters.
- Preparedness.
- Resilience (Personality trait).
- Social networks--United States.
- Social networks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (81 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Research Council formed an ad hoc committee to organize a two-day workshop to discuss the use of social network analysis (SNA) for the purpose of building community disaster resilience. The workshop was held February 11-12, 2009, in Washington, D.C., and engaged a group of approximately 30 researchers in the field of SNA and resilience science as well as emergency management practitioners from different regions of the country"--P. vii.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Science and Practice""; ""3 Social Network Analysis for Improved Disaster Preparedness and Intervention Planning""; ""4 From Theory to Practice""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix B Selected Recent References on Disaster Resilience, Social Networks, and Social Network Analysis""; ""Appendix C Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix D Breakout Session Descriptions""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-14233-4
- 9786612274954
- 0-309-14095-1
- 1-282-27495-3
- OCLC:
- 923280591
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