Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices

Summary of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309185134
eISBN Pdf: 9780309185141
eISBN Epub: 9780309211628
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 2011
Mes: Marzo
Páginas: 91
DDC: 300
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

This book presents a summary of the Workshop on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, held April 13 and 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings on Mobile Devices: Current Knowledge and Research Needs.

The workshop was structured to gather inputs and insights from social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts knowledgeable about how the public responds to alerts and warnings, focusing specifically on how the public responds to mobile alerting.

FrontMatter
Preface
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
Contents
1 Overview and Context: The Commercial Mobile Alert Service, the Warning Process, and Public Response
2 Current Use of Text Messages for Alerts and Warnings: Experiences and Lessons Learned
3 Communicating During a Crisis
4 Public Education and Training
5 Communicating with At-Risk Populations
6 Research Gaps
Appendixes
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Biosketches of Workshop Speakers
Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biosketches