Society matters: What steps can be taken to minimise elite panic?

Deborah Fitzpatrick
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Deborah Fitzpatrick: Service Improvement, Corporate Operations, St John Ambulance New Zealand, Justice & Emergency Services Precinct, PO Box 1443, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 73-85

Abstract: This paper examines the concept of panic, drawing on the experience of the people of New Orleans in the lead-up and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Of particular interest is how residents of the city were affected by the response from the city’s elite leadership. The paper discusses the lessons learned from this event and provides recommendations to reduce elite panic and improve cooperation between emergency management leaders and those governing the communities, regions and countries they serve, with a view to enhancing social capital.

Keywords: panic; elite panic; psychosocial awareness; evacuation; emergency management; Hurricane Katrina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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