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An unwelcome event with negative consequences and various spatial impacts.
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Various terms are used in emergency management to define unwelcome events, their size, and impact. All of these events include the sense of unwelcomeness – negative impacts on individuals, families, and communities and some kind of loss – material, psychological, or spiritual. The purpose of this section is to provide an understanding of the nuances of these terms in the field of emergency and crisis management.
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Unwelcome events occur seasonally, cyclically, through technological failure or through human error or intent. These events may impact only one person, in which case the event is managed by that person or family. Conversely, some unwelcome events have widespread, regional, or even global impact and require the coordination of multiple actors to manage the event and its outcomes....
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Edwards FL, Goodrich DC (2013) Introduction to transportation security. CRC Press, Boca Raton
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Edwards, F.L. (2016). Crisis, Emergency, Disaster, and Catastrophe Defined. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2878-1
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