Citation

Menski U, Gardemann J. Gesundheitswesen 2009; 71(6): 349-350.

Vernacular Title

Schneechaos und Stromausfall im Munsterland vom November und Dezember 2005:

Affiliation

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, Institut fur Lebensmittel- und Ressourcenokonomik.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0029-1202783

PMID

19455491

Abstract

Heavy snowfalls caused electrical power cuts in the rural Muenster area in November and December of 2005. Because of the necessity of complex relief coordination, the incident command was soon transferred to the administrative districts. In a survey, 591 of the affected households were asked in written form on their attitude towards disaster preparedness and private stockpiling of foodstuffs in the districts of Steinfurt und Borken in June, 2006. Even their personal experience of a failure of critical infrastructures had not changed the confidence of the affected population in public disaster management and their unconcerned attitude towards private stockpiling of foodstuffs had not been affected either.

Language: en