Approaching disaster management through social learning

摘要: Purpose – Coping with and adjusting to disruptive challenges has always been a characteristic of human development. Formalisation this led the emergence number approaches addressing challenges. Often formalised practice narrow focus. Increasingly complex require refocus approaches. Drawing from these approaches, purpose paper is posit that greater focus on preparedness through pre‐disaster planning needed for more holistic approach disaster management.Design/methodology/approach The reviews evolution management thinking proposes changes are dominant model. These drawn alternative perspectives. Based uncertainties surrounding or “wicked” problems, example, climate change variability, develops approach.Findings Responding “wicked problems” requires focus...