Understanding government contexts in geocollaborative crisis management
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چکیده
This panel presentation serves as a forum for sharing perspectives, methodologies, experiences, and lessons on how geocollaborative crisis management (GCCM) is facilitated and supported by advanced information technologies in a variety of government contexts. The goal is to generate intellectual synergy towards understanding the scientific and practical issues for effective facilitation of GCCM.
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