Disaster Management CYCLE – a theoretical approach

Himayatullah Khan, Laura Giurca Vasilescu and Asmatullah Khan
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Asmatullah Khan: Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan

Management and Marketing Journal, 2008, vol. 6, issue 1, 43-50

Abstract: The present study explains the various concepts used in disaster management. The concepts explained include: Disaster, Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity, Risk and Disaster Management Cycle. In addition to the terminologies, the study also seeks to explain various types of disasters.

Keywords: natural hazards; disaster management; risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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