Behavioral Foundations of Community Emergency Planning

Download or read book Behavioral Foundations of Community Emergency Planning written by Michael K. Lindell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the public's increased demands for effective planning and response to community-wide crisis, emergency management has become an increasingly important activity in modern society. Advances in technology have made it possible to detect, monitor, and transmit hazard data more accurately and rapidly than ever before. In addition, development of environmental and engineering systems theory has been matched by advances in the understanding of social systems. Despite this wealth of knowledge, however, the diffusion of scientific information and innovative planning practices has been sluggish.