Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 4 Issue 4

Current provision and recommendations for the management of psycho‐social morbidity following disaster in England

Gwen Adshead, Rachel Canterbury, Suzanna Rose

Although disasters remain statistically rare events, the lastdecade has seen an increase in the number of major incidents affectingthe UK. Concurrent with this increase have come…

“Safety cultures” in British stadia and sporting venues: understanding cross‐organizational collaboration for managing public safety in British sports grounds

Steve Frosdick

Presents the findings from recent research into the management ofpublic safety risks in British sports grounds. Discusses the concept of“safety culture” and briefly sets out the…

Flood disaster management in Malaysia: an evaluation of the effectiveness of government resettlement schemes

Ngai Weng Chan

In disaster management, relocation/resettlement is more often seenas the worst option as it gives the impression that nothing else can bedone about the hazard and people have to…

Evacuation behaviour: why do some evacuate, while others do not? A case study of the Ephrata, Pennsylvania (USA) evacuation

Henry W. Fischer, George F. Stine, Brenda L. Stoker, Marna L. Trowbridge, Eric M. Drain

Evacuation is commonly used to mitigate the ill effects of avariety of disaster agents. It is important that authorities gain anaccurate understanding of the circumstances under…