There is a large, and growing, body of literature
available about disasters and disaster management,
predominantly from overseas, but also from Australia.
To meet the particular requirements of the author’s
research, and to ensure that both domestic and
international vocabularies and research were
captured, search terms included: emergency, disaster,
preparedness, older people, elderly and aged. The
literature review was not confined to specifically the
emergency management field, and also explored the
disciplines of psychology, sociology, health care, climate
change and demography.