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Mapping convergence points in the initial emergency response to 9/111
Authors:Christine A Bevc  Ashly N Barlau  Nick A Passanante
Institution:1. Doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;2. Undergraduate student in the Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States;3. Undergraduate student in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, United States.
Abstract:In response to extreme events, researchers have recognised the convergence of volunteers, emergency responders, and other individuals and organisations. In 2000, geographer Paul Routledge presented the concept of convergence spaces as a theoretical means to explain social movements. In applying this concept, this paper explores the geographic space in which organisations and individuals converged immediately following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The paper begins to answer the question of whether there were in fact any patterns of convergence among the locations utilised by organisations responding to the attacks. Using data collected from field documents, these geographic locations are mapped over 12 days to help identify possible patterns of clustering. Results of this analysis will begin to provide researchers, policy makers and practitioners with a better understanding of how emergency response evolves geographically following an event.
Keywords:convergence  emergency response  geographic information science  World Trade Center  9/11
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