A unified localizable emergency events scale

  • Eli Rohn
  • , Denis Blackmore

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

Abstract

Managers of emergencies face challenges of complexity, uncertainty, and unpredictably. Triadic constraints imply requisite parsimony in describing the essence of the emergency, its magnitude and direction of development. Linguistic separation increases as the crisis management organization is more complex and made up of diverse constituents. Therefore, a standard objective emergency scale is vital to quantify and unambiguously communicate the nature of any emergency. Previous work laid the foundations for an objective measurable emergency event scale. This article proposes a unified emergency scale based on a mathematical model, accompanied by several examples spanning local to national events.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCrisis Response and Management and Emerging Information Systems
Subtitle of host publicationCritical Applications
PublisherIGI Global
Pages214-226
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781609606107
ISBN (Print)1609606094, 9781609606091
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • General Social Sciences

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