Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 2 Issue 3
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An International JournalCategory:
Environmental Management / EnvironmentTable Of Contents
A Low‐cost Scheme for Local Radiation Monitoring
D.G. MouleThe response to the deposition of radioactive material over theUnited Kingdom from Chernobyl, in 1986, demonstrated the inadequacy ofarrangements at that time for the…
Risk Communication on a National Scale: The Dutch Way
J.G.H. QuintRisk communication is first and foremost a local responsibilityand, in The Netherlands, the Ministry of Home Affairs thereforestimulated local government to start their…
Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder: A Contrasting View
Eric BaileyThe belief that large‐scale natural disaster can bring severestress and deviant behaviour has existed for some time, and incidentshave been described from as far back as…
Local Offices of Emergency Preparedness (LEMA) Belief in Disaster Mythology: What Has Changed and Why?
Henry W. Fischer, Eric M. DrainThe local emergency management directors (n=54) from amidwestern state (USA) were surveyed to determine how accurately theyunderstood behavioural response to disaster…
The Effects of Paramilitary Discipline on the Psychology of Fire‐fighters
Yu‐chun Ko, Henry S.R. KaoExamines individuals′ psychological responses towards paramilitarydiscipline. Reports on a study which followed 145 recruit firemen (RFn)throughout their six‐month initial…
Issues in Natural Disaster Management: Community Response to the Threat of Tropical Cyclones in Australia
Peter Raggatt, Eric Butterworth, Shirley MorrisseyAims to discuss issues relevant to two aspects of research into theeffects of cyclones on the north‐east coast of Queensland: personalresponses to the experience of…
Top‐management Attitude towards Safety in the Western European Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
A.Z. Keller, A.M. HuwaishelReports on part of a research programme to elicit and interpretinformation regarding top management attitudes towards safety in theEuropean chemical and petrochemical…
Industrial Activities with Dangerous Substances and Disaster Preparedness in The Netherlands: International and European Dimensions of Disaster Relief
Bernadette SourbagSpecifies the three main acts governing the safety of industrialactivities in The Netherlands. Discusses the implementation of thepost‐Seveso Directive (82/501/EEC) and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Prof. Emmanuel Luna