Neil R Britton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1406304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil R Britton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil R |
| FAMILY NAME | Britton |
| SIGNATURE | BRITTON N R |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Cook University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Coping in the Emergency Context
Coping style has been examined across a variety of stressful encounters, but surprisingly little is known about coping in the emergency or disaster context. Examines coping strategies and impact of events in emergency workers who generally have not been exposed to major events in the course of their emergency role. The profile of scores suggests that emergency workers are problem‐focused and are less inclined to assuage problems through emotion‐f…
Disaster in the South Pacific
Tropical Cyclone "Namu" struck the Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands during 18-20th May 1986. It was the most serious natural disaster in the Solomons in living memory. Nearly a third of the total population of 267,000 were driven from their homes and 150 people were killed, with damage estimates beginning in AUD 25 million. It has been estimated by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Economic Planning that it will take seven years for the econom…
An Appraisal of Australia's Disaster Management System Following the ‘Ash Wednesday’ Bushfires in Victoria, 1983
Australia's current disaster management system does not provide an appropriate interorganisational counter‐disaster structure, nor does it ensure an efficient operational structure. Even when allowance is made for the inadequate funding provisions that characterise this area of public operations, the present disaster management system falls short of the degree of protection which society has come to expect. A recent appraisal, requested by the Vi…
Australia's organized response to natural disaster
An analysis of organizations involved in response to disaster within Australia is offered. The location of these key organizations within the existing institutional framework, and a discussion of the functions of each, together with the relationships between them is provided. Particular emphasis is placed on the location and role of the State and Territory Emergency Service organizations (S/TES's) within this organizational network. The paper sug…
Australia's organized response to natural disaster
What have New Zealanders learnt from earthquake disasters in their own country
Australia's organized response to natural disaster
An analysis of organizations involved in response to disaster within Australia is offered. The location of these key organizations within the existing institutional framework, and a discussion of the functions of each, together with the relationships between them is provided. Particular emphasis is placed on the location and role of the State and Territory Emergency Service organizations (S/TES's) within this organizational network. The paper sug…
Disaster in the South Pacific
Tropical Cyclone "Namu" struck the Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands during 18-20th May 1986. It was the most serious natural disaster in the Solomons in living memory. Nearly a third of the total population of 267,000 were driven from their homes and 150 people were killed, with damage estimates beginning in AUD 25 million. It has been estimated by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Economic Planning that it will take seven years for the econom…
What have New Zealanders learnt from earthquake disasters in their own country
An Appraisal of Australia's Disaster Management System Following the ‘Ash Wednesday’ Bushfires in Victoria, 1983
Australia's current disaster management system does not provide an appropriate interorganisational counter‐disaster structure, nor does it ensure an efficient operational structure. Even when allowance is made for the inadequate funding provisions that characterise this area of public operations, the present disaster management system falls short of the degree of protection which society has come to expect. A recent appraisal, requested by the Vi…
What have New Zealanders learnt from earthquake disasters in their own country
Australia's organized response to natural disaster
An analysis of organizations involved in response to disaster within Australia is offered. The location of these key organizations within the existing institutional framework, and a discussion of the functions of each, together with the relationships between them is provided. Particular emphasis is placed on the location and role of the State and Territory Emergency Service organizations (S/TES's) within this organizational network. The paper sug…
Australia's organized response to natural disaster
An Appraisal of Australia's Disaster Management System Following the ‘Ash Wednesday’ Bushfires in Victoria, 1983
Australia's current disaster management system does not provide an appropriate interorganisational counter‐disaster structure, nor does it ensure an efficient operational structure. Even when allowance is made for the inadequate funding provisions that characterise this area of public operations, the present disaster management system falls short of the degree of protection which society has come to expect. A recent appraisal, requested by the Vi…
Disaster in the South Pacific
Tropical Cyclone "Namu" struck the Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands during 18-20th May 1986. It was the most serious natural disaster in the Solomons in living memory. Nearly a third of the total population of 267,000 were driven from their homes and 150 people were killed, with damage estimates beginning in AUD 25 million. It has been estimated by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Economic Planning that it will take seven years for the econom…
Coping in the Emergency Context
Coping style has been examined across a variety of stressful encounters, but surprisingly little is known about coping in the emergency or disaster context. Examines coping strategies and impact of events in emergency workers who generally have not been exposed to major events in the course of their emergency role. The profile of scores suggests that emergency workers are problem‐focused and are less inclined to assuage problems through emotion‐f…
Political science (6 works) · Emergency management (5 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Natural disaster (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)