TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Conceptualizating and Measuring Disaster Preparedness
JO  - International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
A1  - Gillespie, D. F.
A1  - Streeter, CL
SP  - 155
EP  - 176
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - Disaster preparedness has been identified with planning, resource identification, warning systems, training and simulations, and other pre-disaster actions intended to improve the safety and effectiveness of community response to disaster. Despite its acknowledged importance, little attention has been given to clarifying the conceptualization and strengthening the measurement of preparedness. This paper presents an empirically based summative measure of preparedness, documents its reliability, and offers evidence of construct validity.<p />
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SN  - 0280-7270
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -