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Provides an overview of the various types of disasters that may occur, the myriad of actors that are involved in emergency management, and the diverse theoretic

A third-generation disaster researcher challenges what he sees as a myth perpetrated since the genesis of the field in the 1950s that faced with an emergency, m

Hurricane Katrina is the latest in a series of major disasters that were not well managed, but it is not likely to be the last. Category 4 and category 5 hurric

Uses research on disasters to form a set of principles for disaster preparation. Discussions identify problems in motivating and preparing, including political

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.