Preparing communities for disasters: Issues and processes for government readiness

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-152

  McEntire, David A ^a   Myers, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Local government; Public education; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044443241     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560410534289     Document Type: Article

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