%0 Journal Article %T DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE ¨C A THEORETICAL APPROACH %A Himayatullah KHAN %A Laura Giurca VASILESCU %A Asmatullah KHAN %J Management & Marketing %D 2008 %I Universitaria Press Craiova %X The present study explains the various concepts used in disastermanagement. The concepts explained include: Disaster, Hazard,Vulnerability, Capacity, Risk and Disaster Management Cycle. In addition tothe terminologies, the study also seeks to explain various types of disasters. %K natural hazards %K disaster management %K risk management %U http://www.mnmk.ro/documents/2008-6.pdf