Forecasting in humanitarian operations: Literature review and research needs

Nezih Altay and Arunachalam Narayanan

International Journal of Forecasting, 2022, vol. 38, issue 3, 1234-1244

Abstract: Forecasting research in the humanitarian context is scarce. In this literature review, our goal is not only to show why forecasting research is important for the humanitarian sector, but also to identify what has been done so far, and where are the needs for further research. We conducted a structured literature search in Scopus, Web of Science, ABI Inform, and Google Scholar resulted in only 38 papers published between 1990 and 2018. Based on our findings we highlight three case studies as exemplary research in forecasting within the humanitarian context and list seven future research streams with specific research needs identified in each stream.

Keywords: Forecasting; Disasters; Humanitarian operations; Literature review; Social Good (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2020.08.001

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