Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 13 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Human factors influencing fire safety measures
Chandrakantan SubramaniamIn recent years, there were several incidents of fire in secondary schools in Malaysia. A study conducted by the Ministry of Education has found that there were outbreaks of fire…
Using geographic information systems in assessment of major hazards of liquefied petroleum gas
Mohanad El‐Harbawi, Sa'ari Mustapha, S. Abdul Rashid, Thomas S.Y. Choong, Mohamed AL‐ShalabiIt is known that there are hazards associated with the storage, handling and use of liquefied petroleum gas. Storage process plants of dangerous substances define the set of risk…
Earthquake disaster management planning in health care facilities
Fariborz Nateghi‐Alahi, Yasamin O. IzadkhahEquipping health care facilities for times of natural disasters especially earthquakes is of great importance all over the world, especially in developing countries such as Iran…
Correlation of weather and patient volume at mass gathering event
Stephen Griffith, Randy Jones, Mark E. GebhartThis paper addresses the relationship between temperature or relative humidity and the number of patients seen and how often the treating physician deemed it necessary to…
Preparing communities for disasters: issues and processes for government readiness
David A. McEntire, Amy MyersThis paper discusses what local governments must do to prepare for various disasters, including terrorist attacks. It provides background information on preparedness and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju