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Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal Volume 15, 2009 - Issue 2
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Web Information and Social Impacts of Disasters in China

Jiuchang Wei School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China
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Dingtao Zhao School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China
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Desheng Dash Wu School of Science and Engineering, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland; RiskLab, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Shasha Lv School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China
Pages 281-297 | Published online: 12 Feb 2010
 
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ABSTRACT

Understanding disasters' social impacts is a key issue for efficient disaster management. This article proposes a framework to assess disasters' social impacts based on network information resources. The proposed approach is validated using statistical analysis. Key factors that change social impacts are also identified for useful decision-making.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This article was funded by the National Social Science Fund (07CZZ018) and Social Science Foundation of Chinese Ministry of Education (06JC630026).

Notes

*We adjusted the zero entry to one for running the regression model effectively.

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