Perceptions of Disaster Professionalism in Mexico: Adding a New Public Management Perspective to Emergency Management
Description:
This study investigated the perceptions of emergency managers regarding the degree of emergency management professionalism in Mexico and how it can be improved. The disaster of the Mexico City earthquake of 1985 was used as the starting point for this case study, as the prospects for more-frequent and more-intense disasters lend credence to the need for improved professionalism and, thus, effectiveness among emergency managers in the future. An expansive framework of emergency management prof…
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Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Urby, Heriberto, Jr.
Partner:
UNT Libraries