Disastrous Assumptions About Community Disasters

 RUSSELL R. DYNES

 Proceedings of the International Management and Engineering Conference, ed. by James D. Sullivan, Jean Luc Wybo, and Laurent Buisson (Dallas, TX: TIEMES, The International Emergency Management and Engineering Society, 1995): 25-28





Abstract:

Planning for local continunity disasters is compounded with erroneous assumptions.  Six problematic models are identified: agent facts, big accident, end of the world, media, command and control, administrative.  Problematic assumptions in each of them are identified.  A more adequate model centered on problem solving is identified.

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