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Over the past twenty years research on the evolving relationship between GIS and Society has been expanding into a wide variety of topical areas, becoming in the process an increasingly challenging and multifaced endeavor. The SAGE Handbook of GIS and Society is a retrospective and prospective overview of GIS and Society research that provides an expansive and critical assessment of work in that field. Emphasizing the theoretical, methodological and substantive diversity within GIS and Society research, the book highlights the distinctiveness and intellectual coherence of the subject as a field of study, while also examining its resonances with and between key themes, and among disciplines ranging from geography and computer science to sociology, anthropology, and the health and environmental sciences. Comprising 27 chapters, often with an international focus, the book is organized into six sections: Foundations of Geographic Information and Society; Geographic Information and Modern Life; Alternative Representations of Geographic Information and Society; Organizations and Institutions; Participation and Community Issues; Value, Fairness, and Privacy
GIS and Emergency Management
GIS and Emergency Management
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) within emergency management (EM) has enhanced the ability of practitioners to plan for, respond to, and aid in recovery from natural-and human-induced hazards in a more comprehensive fashion than ever before (Gunes and Kovel, 2000; Cutter et al., 2007). Current and future developments in geospatial technology promise to strengthen the use of geographic data in disaster response and recovery to save lives, protect property, and reduce the economic impacts of hazards (Brown, 2008; Mills et al. 2008). This chapter describes the applications of GIS for emergency management and the future directions of the field in both research and practice. We first provide a historical perspective on GIS and emergency management including ...
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