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Author (up) David Passenier; Jeroen Wolbers; Julia Mollee; Kees Boersma; Peter Groenewegen
Title Formalization of crisis response coordination from a public inquiry report Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Abbreviated Journal ISCRAM 2012
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Data reduction; Information systems; Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; Crisis coordination; Critical problems; Data formalization; Information and communication systems; Information networks; Inter-organizational coordinations; Public inquiries; Information services
Abstract We assess the usability of public inquiry report data to build a formal trace that can be used in later stages to create an agent model simulating crisis response coordination. The case taken is a train tunnel fire near the underground train station at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol that turned out to be harmless, but the incident illustrated key weaknesses in inter-organizational coordination causing a slower response than required in case of a more serious fire. We present a taxonomy of data problems resulting from our attempt to reconstruct a logical series of events. This highlights gaps or ambiguities in data pertaining to coordination practices, communication networks, situational properties and information and communication systems. Our formal trace cannot support all the report's claims that explain the failures in coordination. The report data show some critical problems, but can still serve as a basis for an information network model of the crisis. © 2012 ISCRAM.
Address Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Publisher Simon Fraser University Place of Publication Vancouver, BC Editor L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
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Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2411-3387 ISBN 9780864913326 Medium
Track Research Methods Expedition Conference 9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
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Call Number Serial 185
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