A taxonomy of disasters and their victims.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1987Description: 10p., 2 tables, 1 fig, 37 refsSubject: A taxonomy of disasters is presented in which the two major axes of causes and elements are considered adequate for plotting on one grid the different kinds of disaster that occur. The the disaster victims are differentiated into six groups according to type of their involovement, their function, their culpability, their self control and certain extraneous factors. The prurpose is to integrate different studies of disaster, to elicit common concerns, to offer common remedies, and to generate further research.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 155.935 TAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005264403 |
Reprinted from Journal of Psychosomatic Research; 1987; Vol 31 No 5; pp535-544
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A taxonomy of disasters is presented in which the two major axes of causes and elements are considered adequate for plotting on one grid the different kinds of disaster that occur. The the disaster victims are differentiated into six groups according to type of their involovement, their function, their culpability, their self control and certain extraneous factors. The prurpose is to integrate different studies of disaster, to elicit common concerns, to offer common remedies, and to generate further research.
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