Crisis management cycle

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Crisis management cycle

Introduction

Crisis, disaster and emergency management are widely understood to be a multiple-phase process, with the phases generally paralleling, rather than running sequentially. Among several models of the crisis management cycle (synonymously used: emergency management cycle, disaster management cycle), it’s terminology and number of phases circulating (cf. Stangl et Stollenwerk 2011)[1], the 4-phases cycle became widely accepted (cf. Schwab et al. 2007: 19[2], Coppola 2009: 8[3], US Department of Education 2009[4]).


=Definitions

Following definitions are conform with those provided from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Disaster (UNISDR 2009)[5]


Disaster risk management

"The systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster. Comment: This term is an extension of the more general term “risk management” to address the specific issue of disaster risks. Disaster risk management aims to avoid, lessen or transfer the adverse effects of hazards through activities and measures for prevention, mitigation and preparedness." (UNISDR 2009:10)



Mitigation

Preparedness

Response

Recovery

Footnotes and references

  1. Stangl R., Stollenwerk J. (2011): Terminologie von Katastrophenmanagement-Kreisläufen/-Phasen. KIRAS-Projekt SFI@SFU Studie – S6, Oktober 2011. Institut für Sicherheitsforschung, Sigmund Freud Privat Universität: Wien. Online: http://www.esci.at/sfi-sfu/sfi_sfu_studie_4_kkm_kreislaeufe.pdf [2012-02-28].
  2. Schwab Anna K., Eschenbach Katherine, Brower David J. 2007: Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness. Danvers: Wiley.
  3. Coppola Damon P. (2007): Introduction to International Disaster Management. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  4. US Department of Education 2009. Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education. U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. Online : http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/remsactionguide.pdf [2011-05-13].
  5. UNISDR 2009: 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ISDR. United Nations: Geneva. Online: http://unisdr.org/files/7817_UNISDRTerminologyEnglish.pdf [2011-05-13].


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