... This study provides the first national synthesis of SAREx evaluations and demonstrates how exercise reports can function as a longitudinal evidence base for understanding capability and organisational learning within volunteer-dependent emergency management systems. Aly Curd can be contacted...

... be contacted at: arus@uoregon.edu 02 12 2024 08 02 2025 09 02 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disaster time Neoliberalization NGOs Emergency management Temporal politics Resilience Temporal justice...

...Hans Louis-Charles; Sahar Derakhshan; Amidu Kalokoh; Curtis Brown; Anthony Starke Purpose Recent US federal executive orders have prioritized equity within the federal government, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared equity as a foundational pillar in their 2022–2026...

... Licensed re-use rights only Wicked problems Disaster risk reduction Emergency management Mitigation Resilience Wicked problems in general theory (Peters, 2017 ; Roberts, 2000 ; Termeer et al., 2019 ; Turnbull and Hoppe, 2019 ; Weber and Khademian, 2008) has attempted to add...

... a consistent approach for managing major risk in urban systems by bringing together emergency management, organisational resilience, and climate change adaptation. Design/methodology/approach We develop a theory-building process using an example from the work of the Greater London Authority in the United...

... and developing democracy. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Climate adaptation Emergency management Disaster resilience Artic Avalanches Svalbard Ashley D. Ross can be contacted at: ashleydross@tamug.edu 12 05 2021 25...

...Tony McAleavy Purpose This study hypothesizes the limitations of standardization as an interoperability development tool within emergency management. Design/methodology/approach Pragmatism and Morgan's seminal organizational metaphors inform the conceptualization of the Interoperability Orange...

... amongst emergency managers, community organizers and bicycling advocates. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through 21 in-depth, telephone interviews with emergency management officials and bicycling advocates in bicycle-friendly jurisdictions in the USA and analyzed using initial...

... and thus enable minimise emergency management costs. The detailed disaggregate data in the form of a database of call-outs to residential fire incidents covering a period of 11 years (1 January 1998 – 31 December 2008), was obtained from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. By spatially...

... disaster support, reduce access barriers, and allocate disaster support services and supplies to the vulnerable communities. Longitudinal study Emergency management Community unmet basic needs Flood disaster Texas 2-1-1 Floods are one of the most costly hazards in the USA (Remo et al...

... different tools for monetizing tangible as well as intangible benefits and apply them for case studies in Austria. Findings – The benefits of volunteer efforts for emergency management cannot be monetized easily, since they are often of intangible character. Nevertheless, we show that the benefits...

..., preconceived notions, and stereotypes affect their future role in emergency management. Findings – Results from Likert scale pre/post tests showed a marked increase in knowledge and a positive change in attitudes (p<0.05). Open-responses denoted linkages to the prejudice reduction model...

...Thomas J. Huggins; Stephen R Hill; Robin Peace; David M. Johnston Purpose – Emergency management groups aiming to address community resilience work with complex systems which consist of multiple interacting dynamics. The purpose of this paper is to help ensure that information is displayed...

... resiliency. Design/methodology/approach – This study employs multiple hierarchical regression analysis to test the causal relationship between transformational leadership and organizational resiliency by utilizing 112 respondents working in emergency management departments of local governments, fire...

... for developing capabilities: training exercises, simulation exercises, and the exchange of experts. There is no common emergency management practice across the European Union due to the subsidiarity principle; therefore, this paper will trace the development of UK emergency training and undertake a case study...

...John Lindsay In the first contributed chapter Luc Juillet and Junichiro Koji from the University of Ottawa offer an overview of emergency management policy in Canada. In doing so they set out the two competing “frames” – “a filter through which actors define, interpret, and understand the social...

...Jafar Hamra; Liaquat Hossain; Christine Owen; Alireza Abbasi Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between learning and the social networks employed within the context of emergency management. It hypothesises, using social network theory as a framework for analysis, that changes...

...Niru Nirupama; David Etkin Purpose The present study seeks to explore the minds and thoughts of emergency management professionals in Ontario in order to better understand the institution, and engage them in a renewed dialogue with communities, academia and other stakeholders. The intention...

...Helen Sinclair; Emma E. Doyle; David M. Johnston; Douglas Paton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how training or exercises are assessed in local government emergency management organisations. Design/methodology/approach An investigative review of the resources available...