...DeMond Shondell Miller; Christopher Gonzalez; Mark Hutter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the knowledge gap in the field of dark tourism by understanding the phenomena of phoenix tourism, which focuses on the transformation and rebirth of places following death and disasters...

... to the creation of an underlying state of emergency that is seen but not recognized. As Hurricane Katrina and other disasters show, people only take a stance when the economic order is endangered. Global warming as a phenomenon was considered seriously only when international leaders envisaged the potential...

... simple planning; resilience building is the key to disaster preparedness; leadership skills of managers are paramount; and, rigid response doctrine (RRD) must be built‐into the plans, among others. Originality/value For the most part, this paper may be termed as the result of derivative research...