Risk, rescue and emergency services: The changing spatialities of Mountain Rescue Teams in England and Wales
Date
2010-03Author
Yarwood, Richard
Subject
Emergency services Mountain Rescue Teams Relational geographies England and Wales Outdoor recreation Risk Rural
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This paper considers the role of the emergency services in society and, in particular, their role in controlling, mitigating and resolving risk. Using a network approach, Mountain Rescue Teams are studied in order to examine how people, agencies, animals, technology and knowledge are deployed to resolve emergencies. The paper traces the changing nature of risk in rural places and the impact of state regulation on the deployment, spatialities and practices of the emergency services. In doing so, it argues that greater attention should be paid to the emergency services by geographers. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Journal
Geoforum
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pagination
257-270
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