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The evolution of crisis management refers to the history of the US emergency management system, dating from the early nineteenth century to the year 2015.
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The theory and practice of crisis management has significantly evolved over the past century in the United States. This evolution is due in part to increases in the frequency, size, and scope of disasters, resulting in significant human, physical, and economic losses (Comfort et al. 2012). However, political events to include changes in administrations, world wars, and the rise and decline of national powers have also spurred this evolution (Lindell et al. 2001). For example, numerous policy and institutional changes have occurred in response to the Galveston Hurricane, Cold War, Three-Mile Island, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina. Together, these events have helped develop and characterize crisis management as an essential subdiscipline within public administration...
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Sadiq, AA., Tyler, J. (2016). Evolution of Crisis Management. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_814-1
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