@article{ref1,
title="A decision analysis framework for emergency notification: the case of the Sichuan earthquake",
journal="International journal of emergency management",
year="2009",
author="Ji, Shaobo and Yuan, Yufei and Xu, Zhengchuan",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="227-227",
abstract="Notification is one of the major tasks for emergency responses. A timely and appropriate notification can save lives and significantly reduce damages. The importance of notification in emergency has been widely acknowledged. It is, however, challenging to make a quick and right decision on notification. In this paper, we propose a decision analysis framework for emergency notification with the 'six W Dimensions' (6WDs), namely 'when, where, who, why, what and how'. Within each dimension, we analyse the tasks, problems and criteria for decision making. A Decision Support System (DSS) is proposed for the notification decision within the 6WDs. The framework is applied in the case of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake with in-depth analysis.<p />",
language="",
issn="1471-4825",
doi="10.1504/IJEM.2009.029248",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2009.029248"
}