Research conducted by Purdue University and published in the journal Science have proven that students remember science topics longer through actively recalling information than through textbooks or other exercises like concept maps.

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The use of crime maps in Chicago first brought the concept to wide attention, and their use in the US has inspired British politicians.

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The concept should then lead to the development of maps to be technically specified and made available to the selected end-users who will have to test the products and deploy them in order to achieve higher societal benefits in the area of disaster risk prevention and reduction.

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