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Improving Disaster Management: The Role of IT in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (Emergency Preparedness / Disaster Management) (1st Edition) by National Research Council, Jon Eisenberg (Editor), Ted Schmitt (Editor), Ramesh R. Rao (Editor), Computer Science, Telecommunications Board, Division On Engineering, Physical Sciences, Ramesh Ragothama Rao Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-309-10396-7 / 0309103967 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-10396-1 / 9780309103961 Information technology (IT) has the potential to play a critical role in managing natural and human-made disasters. Damage to communications infrastructure, along with other communications problems exacerbated the difficulties in carrying out response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina |