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Impacts of ICT on the Spatial Differentiation of Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in Poland

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  • Werner Piotr

    (Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland)

  • Iwańczak Bartłomiej

    (Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has significant economic and social impacts at both the global and regional level. Some of these implications have been perceived as positive and unexpected. While both the positive and negative social and economic impacts have been highlighted in the literature, opinions on these impacts remain ambiguous. Those aspects considered to be advantageous include faster communication, ease of use, development in the range of services and revenues, and an increase in individuals’ free time allowance. ICT penetrates all branches of the economy as a set of general purpose technologies. New information and communication technologies ease everyday life, serve as tools to help people in extreme situations, e.g. accidents, illnesses or natural disasters, and are also the pillars of contemporary entertainment media. The usefulness of ICT has been stressed and loudly disseminated to a large extent by the media. On the other hand, these new technologies sensitize society in quite new ways to the well-known natural hazards that people have encountered in the past.

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  • Werner Piotr & Iwańczak Bartłomiej, 2015. "Impacts of ICT on the Spatial Differentiation of Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in Poland," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 19(4), pages 64-71, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:19:y:2015:i:4:p:64-71:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0026
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