Original research
par
Al-Dahash, Hajer, Mehaha Thayaparan & Udayangani Kulatunga
Date de publication
2016
Géographie
International
Langue de la ressource
English
Texte disponible en version intégrale
Oui
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Non
Évalué par des pairs
Yes
L’objectif
The aim of this article is to systematically and critically review the arguments and counterarguments about the definitions of disaster, crisis, and emergency to date
Constatations/points à retenir
The analysis reveals that the sudden nature of the event and the damage caused are the common features of all three terms, though emergency is not always of a sudden nature. Further, many common features have been identified between disaster and crisis, so that they can be used interchangeably up to a certain extent. The term emergency does not share many common features with the other two terms and has some contradictory features. Also, the authors conclude that both crisis and emergency would lead to disaster if the event were neglected or mismanaged.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
Lit review and content analysis
Mots clés
Overdose
Advocacy
