Communications in natural disasters.
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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Report series (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 10Publication details: JAN 1971Description: 52pReport number: DAHC20-68-C-0117; WORK-UNIT-2651-A; AcademicSubject: Communication and radio systemsSubject: Disaster responseSubject: Emergency communicationsSubject: Field data collected on a sample of twenty-four natural disasters in the United States during the years 1963 through 1970 are analysed in a summary of communication processses and problems. Communication is defined as a process in which messages are sent from one point to another, while communication structure denotes the patterned relationships among parts linked in this process. Three kinds of communication structures are examined. Internal communication refers to message transmission between points within single organisations; interorganisational communication involves messages passing between two or more separate organisations; and public-to-organisation communication refers to messages received by groups from a number of individual members of the general public. In the discussions of each of these three types of communication relationships, typical problems encountered in disaster situations are mentioned, the more common ways in which communication capability is increased and demands reduced are outlined, and the most frequent changes in communication patterns initiated following involvement in an actual disaster are described. A final chapter spells out general conclusionsSubject: Natural disasters
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Communication and radio systems
Disaster response
Emergency communications
Field data collected on a sample of twenty-four natural disasters in the United States during the years 1963 through 1970 are analysed in a summary of communication processses and problems. Communication is defined as a process in which messages are sent from one point to another, while communication structure denotes the patterned relationships among parts linked in this process. Three kinds of communication structures are examined. Internal communication refers to message transmission between points within single organisations; interorganisational communication involves messages passing between two or more separate organisations; and public-to-organisation communication refers to messages received by groups from a number of individual members of the general public. In the discussions of each of these three types of communication relationships, typical problems encountered in disaster situations are mentioned, the more common ways in which communication capability is increased and demands reduced are outlined, and the most frequent changes in communication patterns initiated following involvement in an actual disaster are described. A final chapter spells out general conclusions
Natural disasters
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