The use of knowledge in natural-disaster relief management

Independent Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-532

  Sobel, Russell S ^a,b,c   Leeson, Peter T ^b,c  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL DISASTER; STATE ROLE;

EID: 34247527284     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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