Living With Hazards, Dealing With Disasters (1999)

Nature / Natural Disasters, - Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration -

NOT_MATURE -

William L. Waugh

12/30/1999
Overview
This is the first concise introduction to emergency management, the emerging profession that deals with disasters from floods and earthquakes to terrorist attacks.<p>Coverage includes:<br>--The history of emergency management and its evolution from volunteer effort to trained intervention;<br>--Organization of emergency management systems -- local, state, regional, national, international; governmental, for-profit, and nonprofit;<br>--Managing natural disasters -- floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, avalanches, etc.;<br>--Managing manmade disasters -- civil defense, terrorism, hazardous materials accidents, fires, structural failures, nuclear accidents, transportation disasters;<br>--Policy issues in the management of risk, emergencies, and disasters;<br>--Disaster management in the Twenty-first Century-- technological and political challenges.<br>Twenty case studies illustrate the handling of actual disasters including the Northridge Earthquake and the Oklahoma City Bombing. Discussion questions and guides to on-line information sources facilitate use of the book in the classroom and professional training programs.</p>
Original Language

English

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