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== Definition == |
== Definition == |
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| − | '''Disaster management''' (or '''emergency management''') "encompass[es] [[mitigation]], [[preparedness]], response, and [[recovery]] efforts undertaken to reduce the impact of |
+ | '''Disaster management''' (or '''emergency management''') "encompass[es] [[mitigation]], [[preparedness]], response, and [[recovery]] efforts undertaken to reduce the impact of [[disaster]]s."<ref>[[Improving Disaster Management: The Role of IT in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery]], at 1.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 29 August 2014
Definition[]
Disaster management (or emergency management) "encompass[es] mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts undertaken to reduce the impact of disasters."[1]