@article{ref1,
title="Emergency preparedness in Canada: the role of recreation",
journal="Journal of emergency management",
year="2019",
author="Palmer, Luke",
volume="17",
number="5",
pages="371-379",
abstract="Emergency management has traditionally been led by an attitude to react and respond and implement effective recovery efforts. The focus has now shifted to a preparedness perspective, promoting measures which encourage the public and responders to be better equipped leading to an increased level of resiliency. Effective use of Recreation-based stakeholders and facilities, in emergency planning, boasts a number of positive elements to all phases of emergency management. A literature review will focus on the importance of Recreation in relation to preparedness. <br><br>FINDINGS will seek to articulate how the involvement of Recreation, in the realm of preparedness, builds community resilience, enhances response and recovery operations and provides a unique leadership and knowledge base regarding the use of recreational infrastructure. This effort in turn leads to a community more capable of managing an incident and returning to normalcy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-5865",
doi="10.5055/jem.2019.0432",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.2019.0432"
}