Crisis Mapping: The Construction of a New Interdisciplinary Field?

Abstract

This paper summarizes recent developments in crisis mapping and offers a meta-analysis of nascent, community-led conversations about this evolving area of concern. Such discussions occur in diverse fora: from meetings and conference calls with large government agencies to asynchronous email threads, to sessions with nongovernmental agencies, large and small, simulated exercises, and between and among scholars, crowds, practitioners, affiliated networks and individuals all around the world. I've had the opportunity to be involved in many of these debates as co-founder of the International Network of Crisis Mappers.