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Emergency management. --- Emergency communication systems. --- Emergency management

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Emergency management --- Emergency communication systems --- Social media. --- User-generated media --- Communication --- User-generated content

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The Asian tsunami of December 2004 killed a third of a million people, and made the Earth wobble slightly on its axis. The world was shocked. Yet we know that such massive catastrophes have happened many times before in Earth's history. Could a natural disaster of this magnitude happen again? Certainly. It is only a question of when. And earthquakes and volcanic eruptions aren't the only natural hazards that face us: we have only just begun to monitor the rocks in space that might be coming our way, and some of us have yet to wake up to the dangers of global warming. Can we survive? Yes, replies Bill McGuire. In "Surviving Armageddon" he guides us through the latest approaches being researched to prevent global catastrophes, or at least to minimise their effect. Solutions range from the bizarre - filling the stratosphere with millions of tiny reflective balloons to block the sun's rays, to the realistic - the lubrication of earthquake faults, the capture and storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and rockets to nudge asteroids off collision courses with the Earth.; Bill McGuire argues that we can make a genuine bid to get through what nature throws at us - providing we take the risks seriously.

Natural disasters --- Natural disaster warning systems. --- Disaster warning systems, Natural --- Warning systems, Natural disaster --- Emergency communication systems --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Prevention.

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A timely overview of a complete spectrum of technologies specifically designed for public safety communications as well as their deployment as management. In our increasingly disaster-prone world, the need to upgrade and better coordinate our public safety networks combined with successful communications is more critical than ever. Fundamentals of Public Safety Networks and Critical Communications Systems fills a gap in the literature by providing a book that reviews a comprehensive set of technologies, from most popular to the most advanced communications technologies that can be applied to public safety networks and mission-critical communications systems. The book explores the technical and economic feasibility, design, application, and sustainable operation management of these vital networks and systems. Written by a noted expert in the field, the book provides extensive coverage of systems, services, end-user devices, and applications of public-safety services and technologies. The author explores the potential for advanced public safety systems, and this comprehensive text covers all aspects of the public safety and critical communications network field. This important book: Provides an introduction to and discussion of the common characteristics of our critical communications systems ; Presents a review of narrowband technologies such as Project 25, TETRA, and DMR as well as the broadband technologies such as the LTE technology ; Focuses on the emerging technologies that can be adopted to improve our vital communications systems ; Discusses deployment of such technologies, including economics and finance, planning and project management ; Provides, in detail, the issues and solutions related to the management of such communications networks ; Offers a complete list of standards documents. Written for professionals in the industry, academics, and government and regulatory agencies, Fundamentals of Public Safety Networks and Critical Communications Systems offers a review of the most significant safety technologies, explores the application for advanced technologies, and examines the most current research.[Publisher]

Emergency communication systems. --- Public safety. --- Information networks. --- Emergency warning systems --- Warning systems, Emergency --- Civil defense --- Disaster relief --- Telecommunication systems --- Computer networks. --- Telecommunication systems. --- Réseaux d'ordinateurs. --- Systèmes de communication. --- Réseaux d'ordinateurs. --- Systèmes de communication.

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'Extreme' events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, drought - can cause massive disruption to society, including large death tolls and property damage in the billions of dollars. Events in recent years have shown the importance of being prepared and that countries need to work together to help alleviate the resulting pain and suffering. This volume presents an integrated review of the broad research field of large-scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change. Other topics include air pollution, tsunamis, disaster modeling, the use of remote sensing and the logistics of disaster management. It will appeal to scientists, engineers, first responders and health-care professionals, in addition to graduate students and researchers who have an interest in the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters.

Natural disasters. --- Natural disaster warning systems. --- Natural disasters --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Environments, Hazardous geographic --- Disasters --- Human ecology --- Natural calamities --- Disaster warning systems, Natural --- Warning systems, Natural disaster --- Emergency communication systems --- Risk assessment. --- Environmental Sciences --- Atmospheric Science