Multiple perspectives on planning for emergencies: An introduction to the special issue on planning and foresight for emergency preparedness and management
This introduction highlights the diversity of national localities, research methods, case studies, and topics covered by the papers selected for inclusion in the special issue on “Planning and foresight methodologies in emergency preparedness and management.” It then provides a detailed summary of e...
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| Published in: | Technological forecasting & social change 2013-11, Vol.80 (9), p.1647-1656 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | This introduction highlights the diversity of national localities, research methods, case studies, and topics covered by the papers selected for inclusion in the special issue on “Planning and foresight methodologies in emergency preparedness and management.” It then provides a detailed summary of each study, emphasizing what the editors feel are the most important contributions. Concluding remarks include a call for future studies that are needed. An example is planning for ways of supporting and integrating citizen participation in all phases of crisis management, a topic that is missing from this collection.
•Covers a broad spectrum of disciplines, geographical areas and research methods•Presents an overview of each of the fifteen papers included in this special issue•Analyzes and discusses past, present and future research issues in the discipline•Includes recommendations on further research in planning in emergency management |
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| ISSN: | 0040-1625 1873-5509 |