Three contexts of planning and decision analysis for disaster mitigation in hospitals : Taiwan, Vancouver, and Los Angeles

This thesis investigates the impact of power and water outages caused by both electrical grid failure and natural disasters on the operational capacity of hospitals in three case studies: 1999 Chi-Chi Taiwan Earthquake, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. Using a case study methodology and review of the lit...

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Main Author: Cole, Darren
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17642