TY - GEN
T1 - Leveraging and limiting practical drift in emergency response planning
AU - Haynes, Steven R.
AU - Schäfer, Wendy A.
AU - Carroll, John M.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - A knowledge gap exists between what emergency responders know from their direct experience and what emergency planners know from analysis and reflection. The theory of practical drift suggests that shared understanding between planners and responders may break down as local response practice adapts and evolves with respect to static planning knowledge. Here we discuss how practical drift impacts emergency preparedness and, using Schön 's theory of reflective practice, describe how design of collaborative technology might help mitigate this knowledge disparity. We draw on two field studies, one national, and one at the local level, to illustrate dimensions of the problem space.
AB - A knowledge gap exists between what emergency responders know from their direct experience and what emergency planners know from analysis and reflection. The theory of practical drift suggests that shared understanding between planners and responders may break down as local response practice adapts and evolves with respect to static planning knowledge. Here we discuss how practical drift impacts emergency preparedness and, using Schön 's theory of reflective practice, describe how design of collaborative technology might help mitigate this knowledge disparity. We draw on two field studies, one national, and one at the local level, to illustrate dimensions of the problem space.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.322
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2007.322
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39749083559
SN - 0769527558
SN - 9780769527550
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
T2 - 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2007, HICSS'07
Y2 - 3 January 2007 through 6 January 2007
ER -