Digital Humanitarians

How Big Data Is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response

Autoren

• Patrick Meier

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Seitenzahl

259 Seiten

Lesezeit

10 Stunden

• Philosophie
• Sachliteratur
• Technologie, technik
• Wissenschaft

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Set against the backdrop of the Haiti earthquake, the narrative highlights the rapid mobilization of a global volunteer network through digital humanitarianism. The author utilized social media to gather and analyze urgent information from survivors, showcasing innovative data-mining techniques that revolutionized disaster response. The book delves into the technology that enabled this unprecedented collaboration, emphasizing its impact on large-scale relief efforts and establishing new benchmarks for future humanitarian actions.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Einband: Hardcover