Synonyms
The net; Web; World Wide Web
Definition
Internet. An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world
Introduction
Increasing the usage and accessibility of information is widely recognized as a key requirement: before, during, and post natural hazard events, and with an increasing global population and encroachment into hazardous areas there is a greater emphasis on reducing the risks generated, of which the Internet is well placed to be involved in as a tool in this process.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) revealed the coming of age of the internet as an effective tool for natural hazard information, facilitating the exchange of information and increasing the speed of communication, sparking a wave of realization to the capabilities of internet application and applicationswithin the field. Free and easy access to a wealth of satellite imagery, made available by various...
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Stanbrough, L. (2013). Internet, World Wide Web and Natural Hazards. In: Bobrowsky, P.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_200
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