A communications strategy for disaster relief
dc.contributor.advisor | Steckler, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Folsom, Eric Michael | |
dc.date | March 2015 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-06T19:17:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-06T19:17:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45187 | |
dc.description.abstract | The problem with current international disaster relief is ineffective communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration (4C). Ineffective international 4C allows chaos and anarchy to significantly hinder disaster-relief efforts. After action reports (AARs) and disaster relief (DR) materials were examined to identify system-level issues during DR missions. These issues were examined to determine if DR exhibits characteristics of a wicked problem. The results of systems-thinking analysis show that anarchy, social complexity, and stress within the DR system have a negative impact on all components of the system. To improve the effectiveness of DR missions and help mission teams to present a unified front for DR, anarchy, social complexity, and stress must be reduced. This work proposes a communication strategy for DR missions that harnesses capabilities of information communication and technology (ICT) solutions, introduces a cloud-based hierarchical trust model, and outlines a common integration interface. The strategy encourages open and transparent 4C between DR mission teams and the international DR community. Properly implemented, this communication strategy could reduce system-level anarchy and social complexity, resulting in reduced post-disaster damage, injuries, and loss of life. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/acommunicationss1094545187 | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
dc.title | A communications strategy for disaster relief | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Goolsby, Rebecca | |
dc.contributor.department | Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences | |
dc.subject.author | disaster relief | en_US |
dc.subject.author | emergency response | en_US |
dc.subject.author | information communications and technology | en_US |
dc.subject.author | integration | en_US |
dc.subject.author | interface | en_US |
dc.subject.author | cloud | en_US |
dc.subject.author | security | en_US |
dc.subject.author | disaster response | en_US |
dc.subject.author | communications strategy | en_US |
dc.description.service | Captain, United States Army | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science in Cyber Systems and Operations | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Cyber Systems and Operations | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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