- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Policies and Healthcare Reform
- German Security and Defense Policies
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Criminal Law and Policy
- Disaster Response and Management
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- European history and politics
- Economic and Social Issues
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Linguistic research and analysis
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
German Red Cross
2015-2023
Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little known the extent to which volunteers are integrated into European management systems. We try remedy this gap by examining Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focusing on (1) policies institutional arrangements for integrating volunteers, (2) methods tools used their engagement, (3) presumed...
Abstract Digitalization and the trend towards more short‐term project‐oriented social engagement have had a direct impact on traditional crisis management. This societal change has supported evolution of new types volunteers who use low‐threshold potentials to organize maintain support independently. Traditional institutions like German Red Cross are challenged deal with these rapid changes regarding their own organizational culture in relation phenomenon so‐called unaffiliated volunteers....
Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) cannot be managed with existing resources from operational area. The key to MCI management therefore is the efficient use of few own as well neighboring administrative units by local medical mission commanders. This paper suggests a computer-based modeling and simulation system user- context-adequate interface for testing tactics realistic spatial temporal availabilities rescue hospitals in vicinity an accident site. From organizational point view, tool could...
Informal volunteering is increasingly important in disaster management, but authorities remain cautious about collaborating with informal volunteers. Relatively little known the extent to which volunteers are integrated into European management systems. We try remedy this gap by examining Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Estonia, focusing on (1) policies institutional arrangements for integrating volunteers, (2) methods tools used their engagement, (3) presumed...