... ; Purdum, 2019). Carlee Purdum can be contacted at: jcpurdum@uh.edu © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Planning Mitigation strategies Climate-related disasters Disaster and emergency management Incarceration Vulnerable groups...

...Sani Mashi; Kabir Idris; Isa Abubakar Yakubu Kazaure Purpose Development of a disaster response plan at a national level is regarded as the best way to undertake country-level disaster management in a well-coordinated manner, involving all stakeholders in well-built networks. Where developed...

... and their organizational cooperation. Findings There was a lack of overlap between centralized emergency plans and local history of self-organized disaster activities. Both centralized and local organizations primarily engaged in activities that aim to reproduce their own systemic boundaries, rather than synchronizing...

... beyond the question as to whether all stakeholders are involved in disaster risk management planning and examines the extent by which the narratives of risk of actors at the margins shape how risk is framed in municipal DRM planning in Antique, Philippines. Design/methodology/approach This paper...

...Joseph Scanlon; Terry McMahon Purpose There are many differences in how authorities handle the dead during mass death incidents involving disasters and pandemics. These differences would suggest that planning for a disaster death and planning for a pandemic death should be done separately...

... the role of exercises in disaster management and places them within the context of preparedness activities. Within this context, the links among planning, training and exercising are explicated. The potential benefits of exercises are reviewed and hypotheses generated that link exercise experiences...

... funding, lobbying politicians or submitting their own policy statements and plans to decision‐making bodies. Having to make decisions under high stress conditions may also have contributed to co‐ordination problems, particularly in a context defined by under developed inter‐organisational...

...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 Quarantelli’s minimum criteria and Levin’s notion of experience as a powerful source for change...

...G.H. Moore Charts the career of the author through the fire service and the subsequent major disasters which occurred during that time. Advocates the importance of adequate disaster plans, and explains the development of Lincolnshire’s civil contingency plan. Disasters are something that happen...

... through the organization. Meaningful progress in reducing the frequency and severity of incidents must include an organizational approach. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Accidents Disaster management Due diligence Management Planning Safety Daily, on and off the job, we learn...

... as there has been a slow and erratic increase with sharp peaks in 1977 and 1988. In part, this can be attributed to the human activities which aggravated floods, epidemics and especially drought. The social and economic utilization of the environment transformed the situation into a hazard. No serious plans...

... of fire and explosions. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Disaster management Environmental impact assessment Planning Changes in plant design, made with the commendable purpose of improving the environment, have sometimes produced unforeseen hazards. I am not of course, opposed to attempts...

... in a framework which aids the assessment of overall regional and urban vulnerability. According to the authors’ opinion such a framework can be very useful in addressing planners’ and public administrators’ decisions both on preventive strategies and during the preparation of reconstruction plans. This framework...

... for, and response to, natural hazards and disasters. Suggests that an understanding of responses at both levels is necessary for effective counter‐disaster action. Australia Disaster recovery Disasters Planning Stress © MCB UP Limited 1993 ...