DocumentCode
1363516
Title
Darkness and Disaster in the City
Author
Satchell, Christine ; Foth, Marcus
Volume
15
Issue
6
fYear
2011
Firstpage
90
Lastpage
93
Abstract
People all over the world are regularly hit by floods, cyclones, and other natural disasters. Many use smart phones and social media to stay connected, seek help, improvise, and cope with crises or challenging situations. This column discusses these practices after dark or during disasters to unveil challenges and opportunities for innovative designs that increase resilience and safety.
Keywords
disasters; mobile computing; mobile handsets; safety; social networking (online); cyclones; floods; natural disasters; smart phones; social media; Computer applications; DIsasters; Human computer interaction; Internet; Mobile commuinication; Mobile computing; Internet computing; human-computer interaction; mobile applications; mobile technology; natural disasters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7801
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIC.2011.149
Filename
6062551
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