Emergent behaviour and social media in large-scale disasters

Joanne Hinds, Ana Calderon, Peter Johnson

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Abstract

We examine different types of emergent behaviour that resulted during the recovery efforts of hurricane Katrina. Three case studies are presented, which highlight the novel ways people adapted to the unfolding events around them. From here we acknowledge that social media is being increasingly being utilised as a form of collective intelligence in crises. Suggestions and research questions are provided in terms of how social media and could supplement and influence types of emergent behaviour in future large-scale disasters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IADIS International Conference Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Collaborative Technologies 2013
Pages77-80
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventIADIS International Conference Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013, IADIS International Conference Collaborative Technologies 2013, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2013, MCCSIS 2013 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 24 Jul 201326 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IADIS International Conference Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Collaborative Technologies 2013

Conference

ConferenceIADIS International Conference Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013, IADIS International Conference Collaborative Technologies 2013, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2013, MCCSIS 2013
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period24/07/1326/07/13

Keywords

  • Emergent behavior
  • Information sharing
  • Microblogging
  • Social media

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