Introduction to emergency management

"Learn about the discipline of emergency management as it has developed over the past six decades, including the rapid evolution of the field since the turn of the century. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola bring the ideal combination of practical and academic experience to their presentation of dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Haddow, George D.
Corporate Author Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors Bullock, Jane A., Coppola, Damon P.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Burlington, MA : Butterworth Heinemann, c2011.
Edition4th ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781856179607
9781856179591
Physical Descriptionxix, 402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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Table of Contents:
  • The historical context of emergency management
  • 2. Natural and technological hazards and risk assessment
  • 3. The disciplines of emergency management: migration
  • 4. The disciplines of emergency management: response
  • 5. The disciplines of emergency management: recovery
  • 6. The disciplines of emergency management: preparedness
  • 7. The disciplines of emergency management: communications
  • 8. International disaster management
  • 9. Emergency management and the new terrorist threat
  • 10. The future of emergency management
  • App. A. Acronyms
  • App. B. Emergency management websites
  • App. C. Emergency management agency addresses.