Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 4 Issue 3
Strapline:
An International JournalCategory:
Environmental Management / EnvironmentTable Of Contents
Proposed scaling of the communal consequences of disaster
Hayim GranotRapid assessment of a community′s capacity to continue coping inthe aftermath of disaster could be of great value. Gradations ofcommunity consequences can provide…
Mohonk criteria for humanitarian assistance in complex emergences
Jon M. EbersolePresents the Mohonk Criteria for Humanitarian Assistance inComplex Emergencies, produced by the Task Force on Ethical and LegalIssues in Humanitarian Assistance, convened…
A framework for improving operational effectiveness and cost efficiency in emergency planning and response
Charles KellyPresents a practical framework within which disaster responseoperational effectiveness can be balanced with cost efficiency. Thisbalancing is accomplished through a…
Flood warning systems under stress in the United Kingdom
Dennis Parker, Maureen Fordham, Sylvia Tunstall, Anne‐Michelle KetteridgeDiscusses the results of evaluations of flood forecasting, warningand response systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Reveals that in England and Wales…
Patterns of sheltering and housing in US disasters
E.L. QuarantelliThe terms “sheltering” and “housing” areused in a variety of unclear and inconsistent ways in the disasterliterature. Proposes a differentiation among emergency…
ISSN:
0965-3562Online date, start – end:
1992Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Prof. Emmanuel Luna