Awards
- Winner of Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award 2021 2021
- Winner of Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award 2021 2021 (United States)
Overview
This timely book provides the inside story of the development of mobile public alert and warning technology in the United States and addresses similar systems being used in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands. This book provides a comprehensive account of how mobile-smartphone systems are transforming the practice of public alert and warning in the United States. Recent events have vaulted mobile alert and warning technology to the forefront of public debates concerning the hazards of the digital age. False alarms of ballistic missile attacks on Hawaii and Japan, the non-use of mobile alerts during the Northern California wildfires, and the role this technology plays in supporting police manhunts and counterterrorism efforts have prompted reconsideration of how these systems are used. Drawing upon interviews with officials, executives, experts, and citizens, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the events and contexts influencing the trajectory of mobile public alert and warning and charts a course for its improvement. The book first introduces readers to the high stakes involved in the transformation of public alert and warning, explaining how new research is revealing the benefits, limitations, and risks of mobile technology in the disaster communication context. Three case studies then illustrate issues of risk, trust, and appropriateness in mobile public alert and warning.
Full Product Details
Author: Hamilton Bean ,
Art Botterell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781440866029
ISBN 10: 1440866023
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""Hamilton Bean’s Mobile Technology and the Transformation of Public Alert and Warning provides an admirably detailed look at a single technology, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), in the United States in the years since 2006."" - New Media & Society ""Recommended. All readers."" - Choice"
Recommended. All readers. - Choice Hamilton Bean's Mobile Technology and the Transformation of Public Alert and Warning provides an admirably detailed look at a single technology, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), in the United States in the years since 2006. - New Media & Society
Hamilton Bean's Mobile Technology and the Transformation of Public Alert and Warning provides an admirably detailed look at a single technology, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA), in the United States in the years since 2006. - New Media & Society Recommended. All readers. - Choice
Author Information
Hamilton Bean, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado, Denver. He has published more than 25 academic studies of communication and security.
