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Social media and the 2013 UK heat wave: Opportunities and challenges for future events
Hayley Watson
author
Rachel L. Finn
author
2014
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
English
Studies examining the role of social media (SM) use in a crisis often examine the use of SM following a largescale crisis requiring an immediate response. In contrast, this working paper examines the usefulness of SM during an extended crisis, in the form of a heat wave. Authors use the 2013 UK heat wave as a case study to examine how SM was used by different stakeholders during the event, what function(s) SM had, how it was engaged with by the online community and accordingly, what value it contributed to crisis management activities. Findings show that ultimately the nature of the crisis, particularly in relation to populations who are most likely to be vulnerable to its effects, plays an integral role to the value of SM in preparation and response activities.
Information systems
Crisis management
Heat waves
Most likely
On-line communities
Preparedness and community
Response
Social media
Working papers
Climatology
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http://idl.iscram.org/files/watson/2014/1069_Watson+Finn2014.pdf
HayleyWatson+RachelL.Finn2014
ISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings – 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
ISCRAM 2014
S.R. Hiltz
M
S
Pfaff
editor
11th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
2014
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
conference publication
757
761
9780692211946
2411-3387
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