TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Disaster and emergency management systems in urban areas
JO  - Cities
A1  - Kapucu, Naim
SP  - S41
EP  - S49
VL  - 29
IS  - 
N2  - This article focuses on the factors shaping and constituting governance in urban/metropolitan emergency management. The main focus of the article is the multi-faceted inter-organizational relationships producing shared goals that are practiced at the local level, and specifically within the context of county-level metropolitan emergency management. The article presents a conceptual understanding of the governance concept, a brief summary of related research in the context of emergency management, and an example of the Orlando Metropolitan Area in the State of Florida for practical purposes.<br><br>Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0264-2751
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2011.11.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -