The Role of Blockchain in Disaster Management

1st Edition - October 23, 2024
Editors: Ayan Kumar Das, Ditipriya Sinha, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Debashis De
Language: English
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The Role of Blockchain in Disaster Management explores the architecture and implementation of existing blockchain-based IoT frameworks for the detection and prevention of disasters, along with the management of relative supply chains to protect against mismanagement of essential materials. The distributed nature of Blockchain helps to protect data from internal or external attacks, especially in disaster areas or times of crisis when database systems become overloaded and vulnerable to unauthorized access, manipulation, and disruption of critical services. This book can be used as a reference by graduate students, researchers, professors, and professionals in computer science, software design, and disaster management.

The Role of Blockchain in Disaster Management
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Editors biography
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
1.1 Types of disasters
1.2 Disaster management
1.3 Blockchain
1.4 Smart city
2 Challenges and role of disaster management
2.1 Challenges and shared objectives associated with disaster management
2.2 Role of disaster management
2.3 After effects of disaster management
2.4 Positive and negative effects of disaster management in nature
3 Role of BC in disaster management
3.1 Effects of disaster management using BC
4 Methodology
4.1 Research and model design
4.2 Disaster supply chain model
4.3 BC-enabled DVFS-based model
4.4 Coding and mining
4.5 Agent-based modeling
5 Overcoming limitations and future research directions
5.1 Research gaps and future directions
5.2 Future research paths
5.3 Technical challenges in BC application
5.4 Limitations of BC technology
5.5 Humanitarian sector challenges
5.6 Limitations
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2 Blockchain-based model for disaster relief supply chain management
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Problem statement
3 Purpose of study
4 Research contribution
5 Literature review
6 Proposed model
6.1 Disaster supply chain model
6.2 DFS model
7 Simulation
7.1 Modeling
8 Results and discussions
9 Conclusion
10 Limitations and future scope
References
Chapter 3 Blockchain of things for smart disaster management
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Blockchain technology
3 Blockchain as a trustworthy system: Proposed system
3.1 Model architecture
4 Blockchain as disaster management
5 Opportunities and challenges
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 Emergency response to natural disaster victim identification: Blockchain to the rescue
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 How blockchain works in personal identification
3 Difficulties faced by using traditional identity management systems
4 Advantages of using blockchain in personal identification in natural disaster
5 Major components of victim identification using blockchain
6 Uses of stored data
7 Persons handling the information
8 Benefits of using blockchain in victim identification
9 Challenges faced by blockchain technology in natural disaster victim identification
10 Hyperledger fabric framework: An example of a blockchain identity management system
11 Cases solved with blockchain
12 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5 Application of blockchain technology in disaster risk management
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Disaster management
2.1 Overview
2.2 Types of disasters
3 Disaster management life cycle
3.1 Dimensions of disaster management
3.2 Disaster management at various phases
4 Engaging blockchain for traditional disaster management
5 Blockchain technology—Its applications in disaster management
5.1 Blockchain technology—Basic concept
5.2 Evolution of blockchain from financial transactions to business applications
5.3 Minimizing disaster risks using blockchain
5.4 Core requirements for adopting blockchain in disaster management
5.5 Designing blockchain architecture for disaster management
6 Future of blockchain technology
7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6 Intelligent blockchain technology for health disaster management systems: Lessons from COVID-19 and way forward
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 COVID-19—A man-made disaster
3 COVID-19 and disaster management
4 Blockchain technology and its characteristics
4.1 Features of blockchain technology
4.2 Blockchain applications in combating COVID-19 challenges
4.3 Implementation of blockchain application
5 Blockchain technology to combating COVID-19—Issues and challenges
6 Artificial intelligence to aid blockchain in solving its limitations
7 Integration of blockchain technology with AI—A solution to combat COVID-19
7.1 Examples of some of the AI interventions in blockchain and COVID control
7.2 Limitations of using AI with blockchain
8 Conclusion and suggestions
References
Chapter 7 A blockchain leveraged postdisaster relief allocation system over an incentive-based DTN
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation
1.2 Contributions
2 System model
3 Blockchain leveraged postdisaster relief allocation system over an incentive-based DTN
3.1 Incentivizing scheme for improving node cooperation in DTN
3.2 Relief allocation system for an incentive-based DTN
4 Conclusion and future research directions
References
Chapter 8 Blockchain-based healthcare assistance model in distributed disaster management systems
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Literature review
3 Proposed methodology
3.1 Pre-disaster module
3.2 Disaster response module
3.3 Post-disaster recovery module
3.4 Smart contract design for health disaster management
4 Results and discussions
4.1 Performance analysis of the average delay in execution time of the proposed model
4.2 Performance analysis of proposed validator-based consensus process time
5 Conclusion and future scope
References
Chapter 9 Blockchain-based supply chain management for smart disaster relief
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Blockchain technology
3.1 Characteristics of blockchain technology
3.2 Advantages of blockchain technology
3.3 Blockchain IoT frameworks
4 Supply chain management
4.1 SCM process
4.2 Types of supply chain management
4.3 Frameworks for supply chain management
5 Existing status of blockchain-based SCM in disaster management
5.1 Existing SCM systems for DR
5.2 Shortcomings of the SCM systems
6 Solutions and recommendations
6.1 Blockchain technology for improving SCM
6.2 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
8 Future scopes
References
Chapter 10 iDroneChain: Intelligent EdgeDrone and blockchain-based secured data delivery for forest fire surveillance
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation
2 Drone-based forest fire surveillance systems
2.1 Research on blockchain technology-based UAV systems
2.2 Investigations on UAVs for forest fire monitoring and management
3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11 Blockchain-based secured immunization technique towards health disaster management
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Related work
3 Proposed work
3.1 Hash
3.2 Smart contracts
4 Results and discussion
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12 Concluding remarks
Abstract
Keywords
References
Index

Ayan Kumar Das

Ayan Kumar Das is an assistant professor at the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. His research interests are on wireless sensor networks, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and blockchain. He is a reviewer for many journals, including Multimedia Tools and Applications, Journal of Super Computing, IEEE IoT, and others.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India

Ditipriya Sinha

Ditipriya Sinha is an assistant professor at the in the National Institute of Technology, Patna. She has published in more than 20 reputable SCI/Scopus indexed journals, and published research papers at more than 50 reputable conferences. She has recently completed a DST SERB project titled "Energy Efficient Forest Fire Detection in WSN." She has provided expert lectures in many faculty development programs and international conferences. She is a reviewer for several journals, including Multimedia Tools and Applications, Journal of Super Computing, IEEE IoT, etc. Her area of research focuses on mobile ad-hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, blockchain, cyber security, and scheduling algorithms.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Patna, India

Siddhartha Bhattacharyya

Siddhartha Bhattacharyya is a Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. He is also serving as the Scientific Advisor of Algebra University College, Zagreb, Croatia. Prior to this, he served as the Principal of Rajnagar Mahavidyalaya, Rajnagar, Birbhum. He was a professor at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India, and also served as the Principal of RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata, India. He is the recipient of several coveted national and international awards. He received the Honorary Doctorate Award (D. Litt.) from the University of South America and the SEARCC International Digital Award ICT Educator of the Year in 2017. He was appointed as the ACM Distinguished Speaker for the tenure 2018-2020. He has been appointed as the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor for the tenure 2021-2023. He has co-authored six books, co-edited 75 books, and has more than 300 research publications in international journals and conference proceedings to his credit.

Affiliations and expertise

VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Debashis De

Debashis De is a professor at MAKAUT, WB, India. He is a senior member-IEEE, fellow IETE, and life member CSI. He was awarded the prestigious Boyscast Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, India, to work at the Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK. He received the Endeavour Fellowship Award from DEST Australia to work at the University of Western Australia and received the Young Scientist twice in New Delhi and in Istanbul, Turkey, from the International Union of Radio Science, Belgium. He established the Center of Mobile cloud computing (CMCC) for IoT applications, and is vice-chair of Dew Computing STC of IEEE Computer Society. Dr. De has published in 320 journals and 200 conference papers, 15 books, and filed ten patents. His research interests are in edge AI, IoT, and quantum computing.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata, India

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