Public Management and Disaster Risk Reduction: potential interdisciplinary contributions

This article investigates the interdisciplinary nature of Disaster Risk Reduction as an emerging field of study. The development of this field of study is interpreted within the context of the evolution of Public Management as an academic discipline. The author argues that the philosophical and theo...

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Main Author: Gerrit van der Waldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2009-04-01
Series:Jàmbá
Online Access:https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/13
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Summary:This article investigates the interdisciplinary nature of Disaster Risk Reduction as an emerging field of study. The development of this field of study is interpreted within the context of the evolution of Public Management as an academic discipline. The author argues that the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of both Public Management and Disaster Risk Reduction share commonalities. Thus, the foundational and functional aspects of Public Management did, and should continue to, inform and enrich the study of Disaster Risk Reduction.
ISSN:1996-1421
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