Discussing the Role of ICT in Sustainable Disaster Management

D'Andrea, Alessia; Grifoni, Patrizia; Ferri, Fernando

doi:10.3390/su14127182

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“… Sensor / IoT based Approaches: These approaches are gaining more momentum at present owing to its capability to collect real-time data and its respective parameters [9]- [18]. It also assists in early assessment and detection.…”

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“…All the agenda mentioned above of disaster management is fulfilled using various technologies viz. GIS [9], remote sensing [10], early warning system [11], unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) [12], big data analytics [13], Artificial Intelligence [14], Mobile applications [15], robotics [16], blockchain technology [17], satellite communications [18]. It was also noted that the involvement of machine learning and artificial intelligence is slowly increasing in its pace, contributing towards optimizing the strategies of responses by predicting disasters and identifying patterns.…”

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Exhaustive Insights Towards Social-Media Driven Disaster Management Approaches

Krishnappa,

Saraswathi,

Chelliah

2024

ijacsa

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The manuscript presents discussion about the disaster management approaches using social media. It is noted that rising popularity of social media has been witnessed to significantly contribute towards information propagation and community participation to deal with the event of disaster. Different from conventional disaster management policies, the scope of inclusion of social media-based approaches are quite novel and yet promising. However, the problem is towards unclear information about the effectivity of such schemes. Hence, this manuscript contributes towards bridging this information gap by carrying out an exhaustive and systematic review of existing methodology frequently adopted towards disaster management using social media viz. early warning methods, information dissemination methods, crisis mapping method, and predictive approach, where Artificial Intelligence was noted to be quite dominant scheme. The contributory findings of this review study contribute towards clear visualization of updated research trends, critical learning outcomes associated with identified research gap with illustrated discussion of the reviewed articles. A clear and informative study findings contributes towards future researchers. The result of review has also answered the formed research question to give potential insight towards existing system. The result of the review finds that existing approaches has both beneficial aspect and limitation associated with complex learning approaches, higher infrastructural cost, model complexities, security threats, higher resource dependencies.

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Exhaustive Insights Towards Social-Media Driven Disaster Management Approaches

Krishnappa,

Saraswathi,

Chelliah

2024

ijacsa

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“…By keeping in view the variable capacities of different economies, the technology involvement definition varies too and is under-explored [7,8]. The role of ICTs in disasters has been under discussion recently, and there are many aspects that have not yet been thought about to engage ICTs in disasters [9]. ICTs in developing countries are underadopted and the community requires training to engage ICTs effectively in various aspects of life [10].…”

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Evaluation of Barriers to Deployment of Information and Communication Technologies to Sustain Information and Communication Flow in Floods

Anwer,

Yousuf,

Grant-Muller

2024

Applied Sciences

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A sustainable information and communication flow (ICF) supports lifelines in floods, especially transport systems. A detailed insight into barriers regarding effective ICF through the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the lifecycle of floods was given for evolved and evolving economies, i.e., York and Head-Marala, with sample sizes of 240 and 300 experts, respectively. All experts responded on an ethically approved questionnaire with further information notes that were used whilst discoursing the factors. ICTs were segregated into two groups, ranging from simple to advanced technologies. KMO and Bartlett’s tests confirmed high sampling adequacy with values ranging from 0.679 to 0.823 (≥0.5) with p-values ≤ 0.05. An amended version of Q-Methodology was used to identify nine factors in total. Each factor with an Eigenvalue ≥1 was retained, and all factors were highly reliable with values between 0.89 and 0.96. Factors were explained through communalities, factor loadings, pattern and structure matrices, and notes from experts. Results showed that under-evolved economies have limited technological resources and under-developed flood coping plans compared to evolved economies. Also, the unacknowledged possibility was uncovered that ICF can certainly be sustained if all possibly available ICTs are engaged through a thorough deployment plan of action. Authorities needed to make ICT engagement plans simple and efficient through effective coordination among different institutions. Though authorities were trained and equipped with modern tools, equipment, and technologies, dense and dependent populations overwhelmed the rescue capabilities. Other than VMS, social media pages, and radio, other ICTs were not tried and tested in floods for the exchange of transport–flood ICF. These findings are useful for stakeholders from all communities, transport planning institutions, and flood managers who are not fully benefiting from the extended use of ICTs to manage travel activities in floods.

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“…ICT is defined as “[…] skills around computing and communication devices, software that operates those, applications that run on them, and systems that are built with them” (D’Andrea et al ., 2021). ICTs cut across a variety of technologies and other information processing technologies and systems.…”

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The influence of information and communication technologies on disaster relief operations: a case of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

Chari¹,

Novukela²

2023

JHLSCM

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Purpose There has been an avalanche of global natural disasters in recent times. In recent years approximately 210 million people were affected, an estimated economic cost of US$153bn was incurred and 68,000 deaths were recorded. This was a work up call that made it imperative for humanitarian actors to impetuously adopt information and communication technologies (ICTs) to timeously assist affected populations in disaster prevention, mitigation response and recovery However, the use of ICTs in the humanitarian field is still at its infancy in most third world countries. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the utilization of ICTs in humanitarian relief operations associated with Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe. Design/methodology/approach Using a pragmatic approach, the study gathered data using semistructured questionnaires that were triangulated with interviews of humanitarian staff that were involved in Cyclone Idai relief efforts. Findings An observed suboptimal utilization of ICTs was further disadvantaged by the inequitable distribution of communication infrastructure. However, despite the suboptimal usage, there was a significant positive influence of ICT adoption on effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility in humanitarian relief operations. Originality/value Optimal use of ICTs has the potential to revolutionize humanitarian supply chain management. A smooth transition to new technologies is recommended in which personnel are given professional development opportunities on a regular basis.

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Discussing the Role of ICT in Sustainable Disaster Management

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Exhaustive Insights Towards Social-Media Driven Disaster Management Approaches

Exhaustive Insights Towards Social-Media Driven Disaster Management Approaches

Evaluation of Barriers to Deployment of Information and Communication Technologies to Sustain Information and Communication Flow in Floods

The influence of information and communication technologies on disaster relief operations: a case of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

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