The cultural context of emergencies: Seeking for a(n) holistic approach on disaster management

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-209

  Rozakis, Manolis ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Culture; Disasters; Emergency measures; Learning; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247282776     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560710739522     Document Type: Article

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