AI, Blockchain and Social Network on Urban Crisis Management: Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Disaster Response and Resilience in Smart Cities

AI, Blockchain and Social Network on Urban Crisis Management

, Volume 142 in the Advances in Computers series, examines how cutting-edge digital technologies are reshaping disaster preparedness and response.

This volume highlights the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and social network analysis to predict, prevent, and manage urban crises.

Chapters explore diverse applications, from AI-driven deforestation monitoring in the Colombian Amazon and diffusion modeling for enhanced oil recovery, to blockchain-based citizen voting systems, metaverse-enabled disaster management, and graph-theoretic approaches for resource mobilization.

Ethical AI for law enforcement training, social media’s role in disaster resilience, and innovative methods such as YOLO-based pothole detection further showcase how these technologies support sustainable cities and green energy initiatives.

Collectively, the volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective on building smarter, safer, and more resilient urban environments.