Applications of social network analysis for building community disaster resilience : workshop summary /

"In response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Research Council formed an ad hoc committee to organize a two-day workshop to discuss the use of social network analysis (SNA) for the purpose of building community disaster resilience. The workshop was held February...

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Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Other Authors:	Magsino, Sammantha L.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Social networks > United States. Disasters > Social aspects > United States. Natural disasters > Social aspects > United States. Emergency management > United States. Preparedness. Community organization > Social aspects > United States. Resilience (Personality trait)
Online Access:	http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12706

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Summary:	"In response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Research Council formed an ad hoc committee to organize a two-day workshop to discuss the use of social network analysis (SNA) for the purpose of building community disaster resilience. The workshop was held February 11-12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. and engaged a group of approximately 20 researchers in the field of SNA and resilience science as well as emergency management practitioners from different regions of the country"--p. vii.
Physical Description:	x, 70 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0309140943 9780309140942