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Preparing Policy Makers for Crisis Management: The Role of Simulations
Author(s) -
’t Hart Paul
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.00058
Subject(s) - crisis management , preparedness , government (linguistics) , process management , management science , business , political science , risk analysis (engineering) , public relations , operations research , engineering , law , philosophy , linguistics
This article describes and reflects upon practical experiences in using simulations to increase the crisis preparedness of policy makers and government agencies in the Netherlands. Basic issues in crisis simulation design are discussed in view of the various functions that simulations may perform in crisis management planning. A concrete example of simulation is provided to explain its design and modus operandi . The article concludes with a number of practical recommendations.