... went to the earthquake impacted zone and set up a baseline for a longitudinal case study to understand post‐disaster resource management in China. Between December 2008 and January 2009, between June and July 2009, and in February 2010, the four authors conducted three follow‐up research trips to China...

... of surface water is of concern. Practical implications In these trying economic times, the survey results serve to rank order decision‐support priorities to which available resources should be allocated and indicate areas of interest for improved support in both water resource management and spill...

... at: Bevaola.Kusumasari@buseco.mona.ed.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Local government Resource management Natural disaster Public administration Relevant information is sometimes neglected because it is not currently a part of the local system, even though it is relevant to the task faced...

... ]. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Contingency planning Cost control Disaster management Effectiveness Resource management The basic goal of a disaster response organization is to minimize effectively the impact of the disaster. Conceptual issues of dealing with natural and technological...