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The Adoption of Geo-information and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Disaster Risk Management by Local Authorities.
- Source :
- Geo-information for Disaster Management; 2005, p1009-1019, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The timely availability of relevant information is vital for the operations of local authorities. In the case of dealing with natural disasters like earthquakes and floods, geo-information and geographic information systems (GIS) can be used to improve and organize response and consequently minimize their impact. The paper explores the adoption and use of geo-information and GIS applications within an organisational context bound by legal mandates and official procedures. The paper relies on a sociotechnical approach in exploring and understanding this process. This interaction is captured in the organizational routine concept that is a template for understanding mandates and reflects the agreement on the role of the geo-information in organizational activities. Empirically, the paper is based on two local authorities adopting a GIS for natural disaster risk management: Naga City in the Philippines having a flood hazard concern, and Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City in Nepal having an earthquake concern. The case studies show that the socio-technical interaction of GIS technology for natural disaster management with other organizational needs leads to a continuous re-design cannot be possibly based on pregiven and final users’ needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBNs :
- 9783540249887
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Geo-information for Disaster Management
- Publication Type :
- Book
- Accession number :
- 26182042
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27468-571