Seeking Information After the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: a Case Study in Mass-fatality Management
Description:
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which killed an estimated 316,000 people, offered many lessons in mass-fatality management (MFM). The dissertation defined MFM in seeking information and in recovery, preservation, identification, and disposition of human remains. Specifically, it examined how mass fatalities were managed in Haiti, how affected individuals sought information about fatalities, and what needs motivated them. Data from 28 in-depth, partially structured interviews, conducted during two…
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Date:
May 2013
Creator:
Gupta, Kailash
Partner:
UNT Libraries