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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

MAY 12, 2021

Many states categorize pandemics as having a low probability of occurring when compared to other natural hazards, but the current pandemic has shown the long term devastating social and economic consequences. Illinois (2018 plan) acknowledged that their pandemic section was not sufficient and could be expanded on in future plans.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

While not independent of the magnitude of physical forces involved, it is not linearly related to them because it depends on the nature and size of the vulnerabilities that the physical forces act upon. Field 2018). For example, counter-terrorism policy and policy against natural hazards can be quite different.

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