The Need to Use Disaster Planning Frameworks to Respond to Major Tourism Disasters: analysis of Australia's Response to Tourism Disasters in 2001

• Autores: Bruce Prideaux
• Localización: Safety and Security in Tourism: relationships, management and marketing. Copublicado simultáneamente en Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing Volume 15, Numbers 2/3/4 2003 / C. Michael Hall (ed. lit.), Dallen J. Timothy (ed. lit.), David T. Duval (ed. lit.), 2003, ISBN 0-7890-1916-7, págs. 281-298
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper looks at the Australian federal government�s response to a series of tourism disasters and crises that affected the Australian tourism industry in 2001 and measures these impacts against the response mechanism suggested in the Tourism Disaster Framework Model developed by Faulkner (2001). The paper finds that as shocks often occur with little warning, the establishment of a formal disaster management framework should be given a high priority by government and receive support from the private sector. Had such a mechanism been in place in Australia prior to 2001, the government may have been able to respond to the disasters in a more considered manner. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website:

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