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December 1, 1999Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal

What Is a Disaster: Perspectives on the Question

E. L. Quarantelli

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Contents Introduction Part 1: Questions in the study of disasters Part 2: Future Conceptions of Disasters Epilogue Bibliography

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10b28c841c44b1306443e7 https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.1999.8.5.370.3

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