Hyper-projects and emergent logistics: Characterizing the managerial challenges of emergency response

Journal of Applied Security Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Simpson, Natalie C ^a   Hancock, Philip G ^a   Chia Hung, Chuang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency planning andmanagement; Emergency response; Incident command

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649106502     PISSN: 19361610     EISSN: 19361629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361610802210186     Document Type: Article

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