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January 2003                                                 Volume 3 - Number 4

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The Intelligence Cycle in Crisis and Emergency Management
By Ana Hill
Abstract.
Crisis and emergency management by definition is an exercise of information exchange. Information is needed in the development planning and decision-making process of community and organizations. The Intelligence Cycle represents the traditional process of information gathering. Traditionally used by the military, today it has been applied to almost all activities and sectors in society.  In this paper a communications cycle is presented as an alternative methodology option to an organization, community or individuals in the field of crisis and emergency management. The paper describes a Communications Cycle scheme for crisis and emergency management that suggests social and institutional interactions inside and outside the normal boundaries in an organization.

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