Information Support of Crisis Management

Katerina Vichova and Martin Hromada

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Abstract: The increasing importance of information has begun the process of interrelated changes of the whole society in today's world. The rapid development of information and communication technologies occurs also in the problematic of crisis management. Since we live in a dynamic world, it is important to be ready to the changes that life brings, responding and adopting new technologies. One of them is crisis management information system. Information system is a tool for information support. Information systems in general are very important and indispensable part of planning, organizing, managing and controlling. This definitely applies to crisis management information system. They are therefore used in the planning of emergency measures as well as in crisis situations. Crisis management is an activity, which can help us to save life, health and property in the whole world.

Keywords: crisis management; information support; information system; rescue operation; heuristic analysis of usability; natural disaster (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H84 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.74094

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