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In this chapter with provide an overview of the tourism and disaster literature, follow by a discussion of the emergency management with regards to tourism in Florida. We conclude the chapter with an examination of focus group data in relation to tourism and disaster resilience.

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Rivera, F.I., Kapucu, N. (2015). Tourism and Resilience. In: Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards and Resilience. Environmental Hazards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16453-3_11

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