Governing events and life: 'Emergency' in UK Civil Contingencies

Political Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Anderson, Ben ^a   Adey, Peter ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Emergency; Event; Life; Security; UK Civil Contingencies

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL SECURITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82355191259     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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