Advance planning of actions for crises and natural disasters constitutes a significant element in the preparation of governmental agencies and local authorities from the executive branch, the legal entities and individual businesses, which have obligations under the legislation of the country. A basic requirement of emergency planning is coordination, which requires a unified planning methodology and the establishment of an interdepartmental organization to facilitate the process. The quality of advance planning is of great importance for the efficient management of forces and capabilities in order to ensure timely reaction to crises and natural disasters.
BT - Information & Security: An International Journal DA - 2009 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.11610/isij.2403 LA - eng N2 -Advance planning of actions for crises and natural disasters constitutes a significant element in the preparation of governmental agencies and local authorities from the executive branch, the legal entities and individual businesses, which have obligations under the legislation of the country. A basic requirement of emergency planning is coordination, which requires a unified planning methodology and the establishment of an interdepartmental organization to facilitate the process. The quality of advance planning is of great importance for the efficient management of forces and capabilities in order to ensure timely reaction to crises and natural disasters.
PY - 2009 SP - 17 EP - 26 T2 - Information & Security: An International Journal TI - Methodological Issues in Planning for Crises and Natural Disasters VL - 24 ER -