Protective and Emergency Service Knowledge Networks

Abstract

Chapter Summary

This chapter focuses on emergency and hastily formed knowledge networks. All six facets of knowledge networks are described. The importance of four of the six facets is called out, including domain, topology, nodes, and relationships among the networks’ members. The authors provide four network profiles, including emergency and disaster response networks, law enforcement networks, military networks, and militia and vigilante networks.

Citation

Bedford, D. and Sanchez, T.W. (2021), "Protective and Emergency Service Knowledge Networks", Knowledge Networks (Working Methods for Knowledge Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 221-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-948-220211014