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Terrorism, Disasters, and Security

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

David Alexander
David Alexander*
Affiliation:
Scientific Director Region of Lombardy School of Civil Protection, Milan, Italy
*
Borgo Sarchiani 19, 50026 San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI), Italy, E-mail: catastrophe@tiscali.it or 94 The Dormers, Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7PD, United Kingdom, E-mail: the.catastrophe@virgin.net
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Abstract

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The purpose of this editorial is to explore the relationship between the new global emphasis on terrorism and the developing academic and practical fields of disaster management. It includes an appraisal of the place of terrorism among the various forms of disaster, a consideration of its relationship to risk assessment and its place in the practical handling of risks and incidents, and some reflections on the role of the private sector in security management. The influence on the current attitude toward managing the terrorism threat by the evolution of the disaster management field is considered and some of the problems with defining scenarios for counter-terrorism planning also are discussed.

Keywords

civil contingenciesclassification of disastersdisaster planningemergency scenarioshomeland securityrisk analysissecurityterrorism

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Type
Editorials
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 3: Terrorism-II: Special Reports , September 2003, pp. 165 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2003

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