Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: learning from the great east Japan earthquake
Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: learning from the great east Japan earthquake
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利用节俭的信息系统维持救灾初期的生活:东日本大地震的经验教训
DOI:
10.1109/mcom.2014.6710081
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
J. Kokuryo
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作者:
M. Sakurai;R. Watson;C. Abraham;J. Kokuryo
Important lessons for responding to a largescale disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal information system designed around the four u-constructs is suggested as a solution for handling the very early stages of disaster relief, typically within the first 72 hours and even upon the realization of an impending disaster. This article focuses on basing communications on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for disaster relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already strained communication system, and enable effective connection between those impacted by a disaster and those involved in disaster relief.