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Emergency Response in Rural Areas

Emergency Response in Rural Areas

Sofie Pilemalm, Rebecca Stenberg, Tobias Andersson Granberg
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1937-9390|EISSN: 1937-9420|EISBN13: 9781466632516|DOI: 10.4018/jiscrm.2013040102
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Pilemalm, Sofie, et al. "Emergency Response in Rural Areas." IJISCRAM vol.5, no.2 2013: pp.19-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2013040102

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Pilemalm, S., Stenberg, R., & Granberg, T. A. (2013). Emergency Response in Rural Areas. International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM), 5(2), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2013040102

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Pilemalm, Sofie, Rebecca Stenberg, and Tobias Andersson Granberg. "Emergency Response in Rural Areas," International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 5, no.2: 19-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2013040102

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Abstract

In this study, security and safety in rural parts of Sweden are investigated. New ways of organizing for efficient response can be found in the extended collaboration between societal sectors and in the utilization of local social capital. New categories of first responders and their requirements are identified and technical and non-technical solutions as support are proposed. The solutions include e.g. mobile applications and a technical infrastructure making it possible for volunteers to obtain information about events requiring emergency response. Emergency management in rural areas shows several similarities to large-scale crises, e.g. in terms of insufficient infrastructure available and the need to use local resources in the immediate aftermath of the event. Therefore, the results of the study can be transferable to large-scale crises.

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