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Floods and landslides have caused devastation and high mortality rates in favela populations in Brazil in recent years. Public agencies of Brazil have increased efforts to improve emergency management. This paper describes an effort using systems analysis and cognitive engineering to improve the design and implementation of mobile command centers for resilience of favela populations vulnerable to...
Government agencies, industry consortia, and companies are interested in scenario analysis to improve preparedness plans across infrastructures, technologies, policies, and allocation of resources. This paper develops a concept for a virtual reality tool for disaster and infrastructure management in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tool will assist in identifying the future scenarios that most matter to...
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