Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions,earthquakes,tsunamis,floods,fires,droughts,landslides and others occur frequently in most parts of our world.Therefore,many activities are being carried out to improve espe...Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions,earthquakes,tsunamis,floods,fires,droughts,landslides and others occur frequently in most parts of our world.Therefore,many activities are being carried out to improve especially the Early Warning(EW)for disasters,but also all other phases of Disaster Management(DM)such as preparedness,awareness,response,recovery and mitigation.展开更多
This special issue is part of a double special issue(Part A was published in the previous issue of this journal)dealing with the role of Geographic Information(GI)for Early Warning(EW)and Disaster Management(DM).In th...This special issue is part of a double special issue(Part A was published in the previous issue of this journal)dealing with the role of Geographic Information(GI)for Early Warning(EW)and Disaster Management(DM).In the editorial of Part A we gave an introduction to the topic focussing on initiatives from the EU and China and we have highlighted the importance of Digital Earth for EWand DM.We have also reflected on the outcome of some events organized by the guest editors which were important for the topic and for this special issue.展开更多
文摘Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions,earthquakes,tsunamis,floods,fires,droughts,landslides and others occur frequently in most parts of our world.Therefore,many activities are being carried out to improve especially the Early Warning(EW)for disasters,but also all other phases of Disaster Management(DM)such as preparedness,awareness,response,recovery and mitigation.
文摘This special issue is part of a double special issue(Part A was published in the previous issue of this journal)dealing with the role of Geographic Information(GI)for Early Warning(EW)and Disaster Management(DM).In the editorial of Part A we gave an introduction to the topic focussing on initiatives from the EU and China and we have highlighted the importance of Digital Earth for EWand DM.We have also reflected on the outcome of some events organized by the guest editors which were important for the topic and for this special issue.
