Disaster policy and politics : emergency management and homeland security

• Main Author: Sylves, Richard Terry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC ; Melbourne : SAGE ; CQ Press, [2020]
• Edition: Third edition
• Subjects: národní bezpečnost > Spojené státy americké; vnitřní bezpečnost > Spojené státy americké; krizový management > Spojené státy americké; katastrofy > Spojené státy americké; prevence katastrof > Spojené státy americké; havarijní plánování > Spojené státy americké; national security > United States; internal security > United States; crisis management > United States; disasters > United States; prevention of disasters > United States; disaster planning > United States; monografie; monographs
• ISBN: 978-1-5063-6868-9
• Physical Description: xxxvi, 595 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm
• Item Description: Terminologický slovník

"In the Third Edition of Disaster Policy and Politics, author Richard Sylves provides much-needed contemporary coverage of the fields of disaster management and homeland security interspersed with mini-case studies of events such hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Harvey; Hawaii's nuclear attack false warning; and responses to U.S. wildfires. Paying special attention to the role of key actors--decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; officials; and first responders--the author explores how physical and social science researchers contribute to and engage in disaster policy development and management. The book's comprehensive "all-hazards" approach introduces students to the important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues they may need as future practitioners and leaders in the field. The text provides a concise history of the field, presents useful theories and concepts, poses thought-provoking questions, and is crafted to be both instructor- and student-friendly"- Resumé vydavatel