The role of crowdsourcing and social media in crisis mapping: a case study of a wildfire reaching Croatian City of Split
Abstract As climate change continues, wildfire outbreaks are becoming more frequent and more difficult to control. In mid-July 2017, a forest fire spread from the forests to the city of Split in Croatia. This unpredictable spread nearly caused emergency systems to collapse. Fortunately, a major trag...
Main Authors: | Marina Tavra, Ivan Racetin, Josip Peroš |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-04-01
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Series: | Geoenvironmental Disasters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-021-00181-3 |
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