Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 12 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
Disaster management and the role of the intelligence and security services
Peter R.J. TrimThe intelligence and security services are working closely with law enforcement agencies to counteract the activities of organized criminal syndicates and international terrorist…
The evolution of the safety culture of IMO: a case of organisational culture change
Kiriaki MitroussiThe focus of this paper is the UN’s agency for the maritime affairs, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and more precisely its approach to maritime safety. Being the…
A review of disaster and crisis
Ibrahim M. Shaluf, Fakharu’l‐razi Ahmadun, Aini Mat SaidA disaster and a crisis are two different, and related events. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Man‐made disaster that occurs at an industrial organization, may…
Community participation and public awareness in disaster mitigation
Jeyanth K. Newport, Godfrey G.P. JawaharDescribes how the Society for National Integration through Rural Development in India involves the local communities when developing disaster mitigation measures. Shows how…
Malta’s risk minimisation to earthquake, volcanic and tsunami damage
Denis H. CamilleriThe paper defines Malta’s disaster risks parameter. Various data are given on Malta’s earthquake‐related hazards. By referring to mean damage ratios and death rates, earthquake…
The right to health of disaster victims
S. William A. GunnHealth is a human right and remains so under all circumstances. It becomes, however, particularly vulnerable in emergency and disaster situations, and even in efficient and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju