Introduction to emergency management

By: Haddow, George DContributor(s): Bullock, Jane A | Coppola, Damon PMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Waltham, MA ; Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, 2014Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xix, 422 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780124077843 (hardback); 0124077846Subject(s): Emergency management | Emergency management | Communication in managementDDC classification: 363.348
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Emergency Management Web Sites Appendix C: Ready.Gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security Glossary.
Summary: Offers an analysis of US emergency management principles. This title gives instructors and students the best textbook content, instructor-support materials, and online resources to prepare future EM professionals for this demanding career
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Machine generated contents note: 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Emergency Management Web Sites Appendix C: Ready.Gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security Glossary.

Offers an analysis of US emergency management principles. This title gives instructors and students the best textbook content, instructor-support materials, and online resources to prepare future EM professionals for this demanding career

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