Mobile technology and the transformation of public alert and warning

"This Is Not a Drill" -- Public Alert and Warning in the Era of Mobility -- Struggle over the Design of the Wireless Emergency Alerts System -- Risks: Disasters in California -- Trust: Falst Ballistic Missile Threat in Hawaii -- Appropriate Use: Blue Alerts and Presidential Alerts -- Inter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bean, Hamilton (Author)
Contributors: Botterell, Art (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Praeger [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Edition:First edition
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Emergency communication systems
Mobile communication systems
Telephone > Emergency reporting systems
Mobile Telekommunikation > Katastrophenschutz
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Summary:"This Is Not a Drill" -- Public Alert and Warning in the Era of Mobility -- Struggle over the Design of the Wireless Emergency Alerts System -- Risks: Disasters in California -- Trust: Falst Ballistic Missile Threat in Hawaii -- Appropriate Use: Blue Alerts and Presidential Alerts -- International Developments -- The Future of Mobile Public Alert and Warning.
"This timely book provides the inside story of the development of mobile public alert and warning technology in the United States and addresses similar systems being used in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xxvi, 207 Seiten
ISBN:9781440866029