Cargando…

Introduction to emergency management /

Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, offers a fully up-to-date analysis of US emergency management principles. In addition to expanding coverage of risk management in a time of climate change and terrorism, Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola discuss the impact of new emergency management t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haddow, George D.
Otros Autores: Bullock, Jane A., Coppola, Damon P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, 2014.
Edición:Fifth edition.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.