Author(s)

Robb Shawe, Ian R. McAndrew

Department of Critical Infrastructure, Capitol Technology University, Laurel, MD, USA.

The technological progress of the 20^th and 21^st centuries has increased the risk of manufactured disasters. In contrast, the current political landscape has led to a surge of threats related to terrorism. Nevertheless, one aspect of emergency management has remained relevant throughout the centuries. Since the dawn of life, humanity has been subject to dangerous natural phenomena. Natural disaster remains widely used across settings and differentiates between human-conditioned and less controllable events caused by environmental processes. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods have become the reason for millions of deaths across history. Despite considerable progress, natural disasters remain an essential risk factor on the scale of the whole planet. Therefore, the oldest element of emergency management has always been one of its crucial aspects. It explores the relevant risks while introducing a framework to mitigate the consequences of the impact of nature’s forces. Additionally, the proposed approach to the study of the mechanisms for optimizing the functioning of social organizations, whose tasks are aimed at ensuring the safety of people in conditions of constant natural and manufactured risk, will contribute to the further theoretical and empirical study of similar problems in other areas of national security.

Whole Community Approach, Emergency Management, Disasters

Shawe, R. and McAndrew, I. (2023) The Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 11, 425-435. doi: 10.4236/jss.2023.115028.