Disasters are different : therefore planning for and managing them requires innovative as well as traditional behaviors.

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Quarantelli, E. L. (Enrico Louis), 1924-

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TextSeries: Preliminary paper (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 221Publication details: [Newark, Del.] : ; AEMIBK University of Delaware, 1 995Description: 24 pSubject(s):

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363.348 21

Subject: The major overall theme is that since disasters, as a whole, differ significantly from even everyday emergencies, to plan for and to manage them requires new or innovative as well as traditional behaviors. Discusses this general theme by organizing remarks around ten general points, with four about the nature of disasters and four about the planning and managing processes required to deal effectively and efficiently with the crises created by such social occasions

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The major overall theme is that since disasters, as a whole, differ significantly from even everyday emergencies, to plan for and to manage them requires new or innovative as well as traditional behaviors. Discusses this general theme by organizing remarks around ten general points, with four about the nature of disasters and four about the planning and managing processes required to deal effectively and efficiently with the crises created by such social occasions

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