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Leveraging Disruptive Technologies for Faster and More Efficient Disaster Response Management

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  • Claudia Calle Müller

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA)

  • Leonel Lagos

    (Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA)

  • Mohamed Elzomor

    (Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA)

Abstract

Natural disasters cause extensive infrastructure and significant economic losses, hindering sustainable development and impeding social and economic progress. More importantly, they jeopardize community well-being by causing injuries, damaging human health, and resulting in loss of life. Furthermore, communities often experience delayed disaster response. Aggravating the situation, the frequency and impact of disasters have been continuously increasing. Therefore, fast and effective disaster response management is paramount. To achieve this, disaster managers must proactively safeguard communities by developing quick and effective disaster management strategies. Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics and their applications in geospatial analysis, social media, and smartphone applications can significantly contribute to expediting disaster response, improving efficiency, and enhancing safety. However, despite their significant potential, limited research has examined how these technologies can be utilized for disaster response in low-income communities. The goal of this research is to explore which technologies can be effectively leveraged to improve disaster response, with a focus on low-income communities. To this end, this research conducted a comprehensive review of existing literature on disruptive technologies, using Covidence to simplify the systematic review process and NVivo 14 to synthesize findings.

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  • Claudia Calle Müller & Leonel Lagos & Mohamed Elzomor, 2024. "Leveraging Disruptive Technologies for Faster and More Efficient Disaster Response Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-38, December.
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