Joseph Scanlon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Scanlon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Scanlon |
| SIGNATURE | SCANLON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dealing with mass death in disasters and pandemics
The research finds that though disasters and pandemics are often handled differently by the various agencies involved, they should be treated alike and dealt with in the same manner
Mass death and mass illness in an isolated Canadian town
In 1918–1920, pandemic influenza spread across Canada and around the world, striking in three separate waves. The majority of existing research on the Canadian experience during the second and most deadly wave of the epidemic suggests that there were enormous difficulties in dealing with the dead. While it seemed likely that Kenora, an isolated Northern Ontario community, would have faced the same challenges, this was not entirely the case. There…
Transportation in emergencies
Looks at the way in which public transport is used for evacuation of personnel in the event of emergencies or disasters. Although the work of the emergency services is well documented, it seems that the important task of evacuation, and particularly the planning, operation and documentation is often overlooked. This article looks at how public transport copes with this task, and suggests that this is due to the sometimes unpredictable nature of t…
Dealing with mass death after a community catastrophe
The literature available on how communities deal with mass death, in particular body handling procedures, is sparse. Describes the actions of the various people involved in the immediate aftermath of the Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1917 explosion. Also, but in less detail, examples the Rapid City flood, the Gander air crash, the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the Tangsham earthquake, the Texas City explosion and the Kobe earthquake. Highlights the problems …
Help from the deep
Examines, through examples of disasters cited in the text, how response and assistance is given and at what speed, with particular reference to oceans, when applicable. Looks particularly at the part played by the Canadian Navy in many of these events
Not Just the Facts
On Christmas Day, 1974, a cyclone called Tracy devastated the northern Australian city of Darwin, population 45,000. When the storm passed it left most homes destroyed, the rest damaged. All utilities -- power, water, sewage, telephone -- were out. Communications were in disarray. Sixty - five persons were dead and at least 1,000 were injured. (Scanlon, 1980, 121)
Coping with the Media in Disasters
After Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin, Australia, one of the first relief flights carried what might, at first, seem like an unusual priority cargo-2,000 transistor radios. They had been ordered by the head of Australia's Natural Disasters Organization (NDO), the man responsible for Darwin's relief.' The reason for the order was simple. The NDO wanted to communicate with the people of Darwin and it could not easily do so. There were no surviving …
Old Theories Don't Apply
Old Theories Don't Apply
Not Just the Facts
On Christmas Day, 1974, a cyclone called Tracy devastated the northern Australian city of Darwin, population 45,000. When the storm passed it left most homes destroyed, the rest damaged. All utilities -- power, water, sewage, telephone -- were out. Communications were in disarray. Sixty - five persons were dead and at least 1,000 were injured. (Scanlon, 1980, 121)
Coping with the Media in Disasters
After Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin, Australia, one of the first relief flights carried what might, at first, seem like an unusual priority cargo-2,000 transistor radios. They had been ordered by the head of Australia's Natural Disasters Organization (NDO), the man responsible for Darwin's relief.' The reason for the order was simple. The NDO wanted to communicate with the people of Darwin and it could not easily do so. There were no surviving …
Help from the deep
Examines, through examples of disasters cited in the text, how response and assistance is given and at what speed, with particular reference to oceans, when applicable. Looks particularly at the part played by the Canadian Navy in many of these events
Dealing with mass death after a community catastrophe
The literature available on how communities deal with mass death, in particular body handling procedures, is sparse. Describes the actions of the various people involved in the immediate aftermath of the Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1917 explosion. Also, but in less detail, examples the Rapid City flood, the Gander air crash, the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the Tangsham earthquake, the Texas City explosion and the Kobe earthquake. Highlights the problems …
Transportation in emergencies
Looks at the way in which public transport is used for evacuation of personnel in the event of emergencies or disasters. Although the work of the emergency services is well documented, it seems that the important task of evacuation, and particularly the planning, operation and documentation is often overlooked. This article looks at how public transport copes with this task, and suggests that this is due to the sometimes unpredictable nature of t…
Dealing with mass death in disasters and pandemics
The research finds that though disasters and pandemics are often handled differently by the various agencies involved, they should be treated alike and dealt with in the same manner
Mass death and mass illness in an isolated Canadian town
In 1918–1920, pandemic influenza spread across Canada and around the world, striking in three separate waves. The majority of existing research on the Canadian experience during the second and most deadly wave of the epidemic suggests that there were enormous difficulties in dealing with the dead. While it seemed likely that Kenora, an isolated Northern Ontario community, would have faced the same challenges, this was not entirely the case. There…
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