Start Date
10-17-2017 10:00 AM
Description
Large-scale natural disasters (e.g., Earthquake, Hurricane) –
- Three times as many disasters between 1980 and 2016 compared to 1940-1980. (EM-DAT – The International Disaster Database)
- Since 1990, 217 million people affected each year. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Aftermath a disaster,
- Loss of human lives and property
- Lack of food, clean drinking water, shelter etc.
- Disruption of infrastructure networks (e.g. cellular towers) and other public infrastructures (e.g. power sources) – Our focus !
Included in
Oct 17th, 10:00 AM
Bio-Inspired Disaster Response Networks
Large-scale natural disasters (e.g., Earthquake, Hurricane) –
- Three times as many disasters between 1980 and 2016 compared to 1940-1980. (EM-DAT – The International Disaster Database)
- Since 1990, 217 million people affected each year. (The New England Journal of Medicine)
Aftermath a disaster,
- Loss of human lives and property
- Lack of food, clean drinking water, shelter etc.
- Disruption of infrastructure networks (e.g. cellular towers) and other public infrastructures (e.g. power sources) – Our focus !
