DISASTERS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT –AN ADVANCED APPROACH TO DEAL WITH CRISIS | ||||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 36, No 4, July and August 2008, Page 1041-1059 PDF (265.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2008.118521 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Khaled Mohamed Ahmed El-Lithy 
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| Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This paper demonstrates the importance of disasters and crisis management as one of the main acts for disasters protection and prevention activities. As known, disasters and crisis are results of human behavior and actions against the dangers they are dealing with. This paper focuses on studying the correlation between disasters and human behavior during the disasters management activities. This paper provides a methodology for disasters and crisis management components and stages of advanced information systems and management approaches to support the decision-making process during the stage of recovering the disasters such as floods, earthquakes and similar crisis. The aim of this paper is to decrease of the quantity of damages and losses which may to thousands of houses and communities locate near to the disasters areas. The paper provides an overall framework consisting from several useful points and guidelines in dealing with disasters and crisis. The paper outlines some insights and recommendations which are expected to facilitate and optimize the utilization of scientific and technological and human resources available in regional and local government agencies and the information and decision making Support Centers. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Disasters and crisis management; Natural dangers; Behaviors and actions; human societies; Protection planning; Sustainable development | ||||
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