Make no mistake: The effectiveness of the lessons-learned approach to emergency management in Canada

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-210

  Rostis, Adam ^a  

^a Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

After action reports; Canadian provincial emergency management; Disaster management; Emergency management; Knowledge management; Lessons learned

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DISASTERS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH SURVEY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; SOCIAL LEARNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 34447621952     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2007.013990     Document Type: Article

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