Social Media Communication Data for Recovery : Detecting Socio-Economic Activities Following a Disaster

Declaration of Authorship -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction and Framework Introduction -- Concept of “People as Sensors” -- Methodology -- Empirical Studies of Socio-Economic Activities After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami -- The Excess Demand for Used Cars The Excess Demand for Housing -- People As Sensors for Socio-Economic Recovery Activities -- Facebook Page Topics and the Excess Demand for Used Cars -- Data -- Topics on Twitter and the Excess Demand for Used Cars -- Public Sentiment and the Excess Demand for Used Cars -- Social Media Communication and the Excess Demand for Houses -- A Case Study of Hurricane Sandy -- The Excess Demand for Housing after Sandy -- Conclusion