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- Title
The Relationship of Emergency Management to Governmental Policies on Man-Made Technological Disasters.
- Authors
Zimmerman, Rae
- Abstract
Examines the relationship between emergency management and governmental policies on technological disasters. Exploration of whether or not disasters exist from man-made technologies involving hazardous materials and what mechanisms are currently in place to cope with such emergencies; Review of incidents involving environmental contamination; Regulations in place to deal with contaminations; Conclusion that laws have become powerful tools for detecting and mitigating against environmental problems.
- Subjects
DISASTERS; TECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANTS; EMERGENCY management policy; CRISIS management in government; DELEGATED legislation; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Public Administration Review, 1985, Vol 45, Issue Special, p29
- ISSN
0033-3352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3134995