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Showing papers on "Emergency management published in 1969"


01 Jan 1969
TL;DR: Public health; Emergency management/Emergency response; Environmental issues and disasters/Climate change; Management and economics/Human resource management
Abstract: Public health; Emergency management/Emergency response; Environmental issues and disasters/Climate change; Management and economics/Human resource management

44 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The definition of success in disaster relief may differ. as mentioned in this paper states that a relief official may measure success in terms of the efficient distribution of a determined amount of food, clothing, shelter and services to those most in need, yet material relief of this sort need not be the criterion of a successful relief operation from the victim's point of view.
Abstract: An ever-expanding number of voluntary organizations have been created in recent decades to aid catastrophe victims. This proliferation of new groups, added to already existing relief organizations, has made the coordination of disaster relief increasingly difficult. Moreover, competitive spirit is fostered by the need of each to maintain a popular image of success and compassion since public reactions to their operations determine to a great extent how much financial support they can expect. But definitions of success may differ. A relief official may measure success in terms of the efficient distribution of a determined amount of food, clothing, shelter and services to those most in need. Yet material relief of this sort need not be the criterion of a successful relief operation from the victim's point of view. Most disaster studies fail to distinguish clearly between self-evaluation from within an organization and attitudes of those persons for whom the services are intended. It is my purpose here to cl...

14 citations


Book
01 Jan 1969

14 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the manner by which Canada dealt with one such emergency, World War I, which represented the first occasion in which Canada's Parliament delegated broad, permissive powers to the executive.
Abstract: wm•. rm• CaNaI)IXN CONSTrrUT•O• has been the subiect of much discussion i recent years, the topic of constitutional or limited government and the requirements for its preservation has received little attention. Constitutional government isessential in maintaining a free society, yet that society may have to violate some of its fundamental norms to protect itself. The manner by which a nation provides for and deals with emergencies is one of the most revealing tests of its constitutional order? This paper will examine the manner by which Canada dealt with one such emergency, World War I. That crisis has been chosen over others because of the greater availability of information and, more importantly, because it represented the first occasion in which Canada's Parliament delegated broad, permissive powers to the executive. With no precedent of its own, though influenced by contemporary British example, Parliament in 1914 drastically altered the balance of forces making for normal peacetime government. The central problem of constitutional government during crisis is the reconciliation of the theory of constitutionalism with the practice of emergency rule. It is the essence of limited government to divide political power, while it is a characteristic of emergencies topromote its concentration. Since the executive is usually iudged the branch of government most capable of quick, resolute action during emergencies, it has become customary to lodge special powers with that body?

6 citations


ReportDOI
01 Sep 1969
TL;DR: In this article, the operation of the police department is discussed and the major component of such resources is the organizations which exist in the community such organizations become the functional and operational arms of the community during the emergency period.
Abstract: Understanding the operation of the police department --I communities which experience disasters is the concern of the following pages Every year, many American communities mobilize their resources to cope with various kinds of emergencies, some of which are disasters Each community has a variety of resources which it can bring to bear in these emergency situations The major component of such resources is the organizations which exist in the community Such organizations become the functional and operational arms of the community during the emergency period

5 citations




Journal ArticleDOI
01 Dec 1969
TL;DR: The National Multi-Agencies Contingency Plan (NMCP) as mentioned in this paper provides a mechanism for coordinating the Federal response to a spill of oil or other hazardous materials, and is effective for all United States navigable waters and contiguous zone.
Abstract: The National Multiagency Contingency Plan, prepared at the Direction of the President, provides a mechanism for coordinating the Federal response to a spill of oil or other hazardous materials. Agencies signatory to the Plan are: Department of the Interior; Department of Transportation; Department of Defense; Department of Health, Education and Welfare; and Office of Emergency Preparedness. The objectives of this Plan are: to develop appropriate preventive and preparedness measures and effective systems for discovering and reporting the existence of a pollution spill; to institute, promptly, measures to restrict the further spread of the pollutant; to assure that the public health and welfare are provided adequate protection; to apply techniques to cleanup and dispose of the collected pollutants; and to institute actions to recover cleanup costs and to effect enforcement of existing Federal statutes. The Plan is effective for all United States navigable waters and contiguous zone. The President h...

3 citations



01 Jan 1969
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an emergency management/public safety framework for infrastructure protection and water and waste management in the presence of terrorism and threats against agricultural terrorism and counter-terrorism.
Abstract: Emergency management/Public safety; Infrastructure protection/Public health infrastructure; Infrastructure protection/Water and waste management; Terrorism and threats/Agricultural terrorism; Terrorism and threats/Counterterrorism

2 citations