US city managers' perceptions of disaster risks: Consequences for urban emergency management

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 136-146

  Rahm, Dianne ^a   Reddick, Christopher G ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURAL DISASTER; PERCEPTION; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960754966     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2011.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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