Characterization of the use of social media in natural disasters: A systematic review

Abedin, B; Babar, A; Abbasi, A

Characterization of the use of social media in natural disasters: A systematic review

Abedin, B

Babar, A Abbasi, A

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Citation:: Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing, BDCloud 2014 with the 7th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking, SocialCom 2014 and the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications, SustainCom 2014, 2014, pp. 449 - 454
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Abedin, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-443X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Babar, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abbasi, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing, BDCloud 2014 with the 7th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking, SocialCom 2014 and the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications, SustainCom 2014, 2014, pp. 449 - 454	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781479967193	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30486
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 IEEE. Social media sites are playing a significant role in rapid propagation of information when disasters occur. This effective communication platform is a great useful tool for emergency (disaster) management agencies during all phases of disaster management life cycle: prevention (mitigation), preparedness, response, and recovery. This study has conducted a systematic review of social media use in disaster management literature to identify how social media sites have been used during these four critical phases of disaster management life cycle in order to recommend strategies for government officials. A systematic method has been used to search four major academic databases for this review. The search resulted in 40 articles and categorized the findings in six main themes: situational awareness, data collection methods, distributed sensor systems, news and rumors, sentiment analysis, and digital volunteerism.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings - 4th IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing, BDCloud 2014 with the 7th IEEE International Conference on Social Computing and Networking, SocialCom 2014 and the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Communications, SustainCom 2014	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/BDCloud.2014.17	en_US
dc.title	Characterization of the use of social media in natural disasters: A systematic review	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	080608 Information Systems Development Methodologies	en_US
utslib.for	080603 Conceptual Modelling	en_US
dc.location.activity	Sydney, Australia
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - PERSWADE - Centre on Persuasive Systems for Wise Adaptive Living
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014 IEEE. Social media sites are playing a significant role in rapid propagation of information when disasters occur. This effective communication platform is a great useful tool for emergency (disaster) management agencies during all phases of disaster management life cycle: prevention (mitigation), preparedness, response, and recovery. This study has conducted a systematic review of social media use in disaster management literature to identify how social media sites have been used during these four critical phases of disaster management life cycle in order to recommend strategies for government officials. A systematic method has been used to search four major academic databases for this review. The search resulted in 40 articles and categorized the findings in six main themes: situational awareness, data collection methods, distributed sensor systems, news and rumors, sentiment analysis, and digital volunteerism.

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