Causality, covariates and consensus in ISCRAM research: Towards a more robust study design in a transdisciplinary community

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 100-122

  Franco, Zeno E ^a   Zumel, Nina ^b   Blau, Kathy ^a   Ayhens Johnson, Knute ^a   Beutler, Larry E ^a  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Quimba Software   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster management performance assessment; Major disaster impact scale; Methodological pluralism

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

CASE STUDY METHODOLOGIES; CONTEXT VARIABLES; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; MAJOR DISASTERS; METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;

DISASTERS;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; FLOODING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; THEORY; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; TSUNAMI; VOLCANO;

EID: 50449087619     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2008.019909     Document Type: Article

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