Bush fire disaster: some social issues.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1989Description: 29pSubject(s): Subject: The author attempts to contribute to the growing knowledge of social behaviour in disasters. Disaster planners would do well to familiarize themselves with the literature that embodies this knowledge, but also to remind themselves frequently that in disasters people and organizations and their reactions are just as important as fire fighting gear and similar items of technical equipment.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.3 WET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005287596 |
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The author attempts to contribute to the growing knowledge of social behaviour in disasters. Disaster planners would do well to familiarize themselves with the literature that embodies this knowledge, but also to remind themselves frequently that in disasters people and organizations and their reactions are just as important as fire fighting gear and similar items of technical equipment.
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