Quarantelli, E. L.2008-01-152008-01-152007http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/3055This paper focuses on a number of major problematical or negative aspects of the computer based information/communication revolution of the last two decades or so. While much of what we write is equally applicable to many other areas of life where computers are central elements, we confine ourselves to the implications for disaster planning and crisis managing.en-USComputer TechnologyDisaster PreparednessEmergency ManagementWorking Paper