An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Approach to Controlling Disaster Scenarios

Abstract

Natural disasters have the potential to cause catastrophic damage and massive economic losses. Actual damages and losses have been increasing in recent years. As a result, disaster managers bear a greater responsibility to safeguard their communities in advance by developing effective management strategies. Numerous studies have been conducted on the processing of disaster-related data using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, all with the goal of developing more effective disaster management strategies. This chapter summarises current AI applications in the four phases of disaster management: mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery. Numerous AI techniques can be applied to various stages of disaster management, and several practical AI-based decision support tools are demonstrated. It seems that the vast majority of artificial intelligence applications are focused on disaster preparedness and response.