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Complexity in Urban Crisis Management: Amersdam Response to the Bijlmer air disaster
Complexity in Urban Crisis Management Amersdam Response to the Bijlmer air disaster Author:Uriel Rosenthal, Paul't Hart, Menno van Duin, Arjen Boin, Marceline Kroon, Werner Overdijk A major air crash destroying a large number of flats in a densely populated suburb shocked the city of Amsterdam, and highlighted the dangers of airports in the vicinity of urban centres. This work provides a minute-by-minute account, analysis and evaluation of how local authorities responded to the disaster that took place in the Bijlmer area o... more »f Amsterdam in October 1992. The text shows how the impact of such an event - and the consequential political, managerial and social challenges - far transcends the technicalities of disaster response, and requires a highly complex form of crisis management. It is intended for all emergency planning officers, heads of emergency services and chief executives in public administration.« less