Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Use by Nongovernmental Organizations for Post-Disaster Needs Assessments
| dc.contributor.author | Tilton, Nathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-17T20:22:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-17T20:22:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Increasing use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the commercial sector is forecasted to have significant economic impact. However, the economic impact of UAS in the humanitarian sector is largely unknown. One UAS application with economic promise in the humanitarian field is providing aerial data for post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA). The author applied financial cost-effectiveness analysis to examine the economic competitiveness of using small UAS for PDNA by humanitarian nonĀ governmental organizations (NGO). Results showed that UAS have economic advantages in small-scale PDNA conducted by NGOs. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4923 | |
| dc.publisher | University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University | en_US |
| dc.subject | cost-effectiveness analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | drones | en_US |
| dc.subject | unmanned aircraft systems | en_US |
| dc.subject | nongovernmental organizations | en_US |
| dc.subject | post-disaster needs assessments | en_US |
| dc.title | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Use by Nongovernmental Organizations for Post-Disaster Needs Assessments | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |