Citation

Browning LD, Shetler JC. Int. J. Mass Emerg. Disasters 1992; 10(3): 477-498.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, International Sociological Association, International Research Committee on Disasters)

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Abstract

This article is an application of the postmodern characteristics of simultaneity, chaos, unintended consequences, and multiple realities to the Exxon Valdez disaster. After postmodernity is applied to the Exxon Valdez case study, the changes in contingency planning, prevention, and response that have occurred since 1989, and their implications for the Pacific Rim, are reviewed. The theme of the paper is the use of differences for problem solving in emergencies.