Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 6 Issue 4

Reflecting on the weaknesses of the international community during the IDNDR: some implications for research and its application

David A. McEntire

As the end of the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction approaches it is necessary to review what is known about global responses to…

Disaster preparedness planning: policy and leadership issues

Wynona K. Burling, Adrienne E. Hyle

National, regional and local disaster preparedness planning requirements allow a wide range of responses. Describes a study in which such responses were cast against…

Are international staff hard to manage?

John Cosgrave

Explains that while some non‐governmental organization (NGO) managers report that international staff are more difficult to manage than national staff, others report the…

Management information system for the promotion of safety in shipping

A. Goulielmos, E. Tzannatos

Proposes the establishment of a management information system (MIS) for the promotion of safety in shipping. Considers the information technology in shipping to be the…