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Elisa Canzani; Ulrike Lechner |
| Title |
Insights from Modeling Epidemics of Infectious Diseases ? A Literature Review |
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Conference Article |
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2015 |
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ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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ISCRAM 2015 |
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crisis modeling; dynamics; Epidemics modeling; infectious diseases |
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The relevance of modeling epidemics? spread goes beyond the academic. The mathematical understanding of infectious diseases has become an important tool in policy making. Our research interest is modeling of dynamics in crisis situations. This paper explores the extant body of literature of mathematical models in epidemiology, with particular emphasis on theories and methodologies used beyond them. Our goal is to identify core building blocks of models and research patterns to model the dynamics of crisis situations such as epidemics. The wide range of applications of epidemic models to many other disciplines that show biological analogies, makes this paper helpful for many modelers and mathematicians within the broader field of Crisis Management. |
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University of Agder (UiA) |
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Kristiansand, Norway |
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L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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9788271177881 |
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Researching Crisis: Methodologies |
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ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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1250 |
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Hayley Watson; Kim Hagen; Tom Ritchey |
| Title |
Experiencing GMA as a means of developing a conceptual model of the problem space involving understanding cascading effects in crises |
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Conference Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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ISCRAM 2015 |
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Cascading effects; crises; general morphological analysis; problem space |
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A complex challenge facing those involved in crisis management relates to how to manage cascading effects in crisis situations. This paper provides a practice-based insight into the use of General Morphological Analysis (GMA), a non-quantified modelling method that can enable a shared understanding of the various interdependencies involved in cascading crises, by creating a conceptual model of a problem space. This insight paper provides an understanding of the nature of the method, and to reveal the project-related experiences of the facilitator and researchers, thereby contributing to an understanding of the benefits and challenges associated with GMA. Authors find that GMA provided a useful means of a multidisciplinary group developing an initial conceptual model for a complex problem. Whilst a challenging experience, the method will be used for conducting gap analyses at a later stage in the project, thus providing benefits to understanding and managing cascading effects in crises. |
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University of Agder (UiA) |
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Kristiansand, Norway |
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L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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9788271177881 |
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Researching Crisis: Methodologies |
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ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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1253 |
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Laura Laguna Salvadó; Matthieu Lauras; Tina Comes; Bartel Van de Walle |
| Title |
Towards More Relevant Research on Humanitarian Disaster Management Coordination |
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Conference Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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ISCRAM 2015 |
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Coordination; Disaster Management; Field-oriented research; Typhoon Haiyan |
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Humanitarian crisis require a responsive and agile response. The number of professional and volunteer organization involved in the response to humanitarian disasters has increased over the past year, making coordination more important than ever before. This paper discusses the main issues of Humanitarian Disaster Management (HDM) coordination and the different modes applied on the field. We argue that while these challenges have been addressed by scientific literature with dedicated solutions, there is still a considerable gap between humanitarian best practice and academic state of the art.
This paper proposes a field-oriented methodology to bridge this gap. We analyze the findings from field research on the Typhoon Haiyan response (Philippines, 2013) and deduce practitioners? requirements for HDM coordination support systems. Then we suggest a research agenda from a gap analysis comparing requirements with the existing solutions and the scientific approaches. |
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University of Agder (UiA) |
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Kristiansand, Norway |
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L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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9788271177881 |
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Researching Crisis: Methodologies |
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ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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1251 |
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Tony C. Norris; Santiago Martinez; Leire Labaka; S. Madanian; José J. Gonzalez; Dave Parry |
| Title |
Disaster E-Health: A New Paradigm for Collaborative Healthcare in Disasters |
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Conference Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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ISCRAM 2015 |
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disaster e-health; Disaster Management; disaster medicine; E-health |
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Disaster management and disaster medicine are well-established disciplines for responding to disasters and providing care for individuals whose health and well-being has been affected. However, these disciplines have different origins, development, and priorities so that communication and coordination across them during disasters is often lacking, leading to delayed, sub-standard, inappropriate, or even unavailable. Moreover, neither discipline exploits the new range of e-health technologies such as the electronic health record or telehealth and mobile health that are revolutionizing non-disaster healthcare. We need a new paradigm that applies information and e-health technologies to improve disaster health planning and response. This paper describes the initial stages of a project to develop such a paradigm by scoping and developing the area of disaster e-health. |
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University of Agder (UiA) |
Place of Publication |
Kristiansand, Norway |
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L. Palen; M. Buscher; T. Comes; A. Hughes |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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9788271177881 |
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Researching Crisis: Methodologies |
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Conference |
ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings ? 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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yes |
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1252 |
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