Similarities and differences in institutional responses to natural and technological disasters.

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TextSeries: Preliminary paper (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; no. 147Publication details: [Newark, Del.?]: The Center, 1990Description: 21 leavesDDC classification:

P 363.348 SIM

Subject: In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences between natural and technological disasters and the implications for planning. First, are disasters for planning purposes best approached generically, or in agent specific terms? Thus, second, it asks along what lines disasters might be usefully differentiated or typologized. Eight key dimensions are discussed, mostly as they are significant for the emergency time phases of disaster occasions. Third, it concludes with asking whether whatever distinctions are made, are they equally applicable across al phases of the disaster planning cycle, namely mitigation or prevention, emergency preparedness, emergency response, and recovery?

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In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences between natural and technological disasters and the implications for planning. First, are disasters for planning purposes best approached generically, or in agent specific terms? Thus, second, it asks along what lines disasters might be usefully differentiated or typologized. Eight key dimensions are discussed, mostly as they are significant for the emergency time phases of disaster occasions. Third, it concludes with asking whether whatever distinctions are made, are they equally applicable across al phases of the disaster planning cycle, namely mitigation or prevention, emergency preparedness, emergency response, and recovery?

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