Integrated simulation systems are important tools to decrease the damage caused by various disasters. In peacetime, it would be used for disaster-proof city planning, disaster prevention plans, and disaster response training. At the time of a disaster occurs, it will be used for real-time simulation to predict disasters. The paper describes the simulation system that has the following features:...

1. A model can simplify complex events by helping to distinguish between critical elements. Its usefulness is more significant when responding to disasters with severe time constraints. 2. Comparing actual conditions with a theoretical model can lead to a better understanding of the current situation and can thus facilitate the planning process and the comprehensive completion of disaster manag...

With the integration of IT with business operations and management, organizations are vulnerable to a myriad of threats ranging from computer viruses to natural disasters and deliberate acts of sabotage. Consequently, IT disaster recovery has emerged as a critical organizational issue. This paper proposes an application portfolio-based framework for IT disaster recovery planning based on the ro...

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he health and well-being of horses can be adversely affected during natural disasters such as severe storms, floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, or earthquakes. Equine practitioners are uniquely qualified to diagnose and treat injuries and stresses affecting horses during disasters and understand the logistics associated with rapid or planned evacuations of horses. Planning for disasters is o...

In contemporary organizations, a wide gamut of options is available for sustaining and supporting health care operations. When disaster strikes, despite having tenable plans for routine replenishment and operations, many organizations find themselves ill-prepared, ill-equipped, and without effective mechanisms in place to sustain operations during the immediate aftermath of a crisis. Health car...

Tourism is especially vulnerable to disasters and, being fragmented, often its response is difficult to initiate and coordinate. It is also information intensive and when in chaos its information needs are exacerbated. The paper aims to develop a knowledge management system for disasters in a tourist destination in terms of a knowledge framework for tourism disaster management at the public sec...