Emergency Management in the Era of Social Media

Abstract

Reviews the book, Leadership in the Open: A New Paradigm in Emergency Management by Adam S. Crowe (2013). This book examines how leveraging social media in emergency management settings can improve response efforts. The author identifies three separate ways in which this occurs: efficiency, magnification, and collaboration. This book is relevant for a wide audience, and it is a timely contribution. The writing style and structure of the book make it accessible and informative for researchers, emergency management practitioners, and members of the general public who are interested in the topic. The text appropriately covers a range of disaster situations, including those associated with adverse weather, disease, terrorism, economics, and politics. This text contributes insights and reference material that will advance this movement for the better. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)