Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm

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Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

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Subject Area: Environmental Management/Environment

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Title:	Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm
Author(s):	David A. McEntire, (David A. McEntire is an Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator, of Emergency Administration and Planning, University of North Texas, Texas, USA.)
Citation:	David A. McEntire, (2001) "Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 10 Iss: 3, pp.189 - 196
Keywords:	Crisis planning, Disaster management, Environmental management strategy
Article type:	Conceptual Paper
DOI:	10.1108/09653560110395359 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Discusses the nature of disaster and the future of emergency management. After exploring differing historical perspectives of disaster, puts forth a model of vulnerability and highlights the plethora of factors that contribute to calamitous events. Introduces the concept of invulnerable development as a method of vulnerability management and compares it to other terms that have been proposed as guides for future disaster policy. The central argument to be made is that vulnerability is, or should be, the key concept for disaster scholarship and reduction.