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Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today's world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of knowledge are d...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Public Administration, Governance and Globalization ;
v. 4 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6151-7 |
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Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today's world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of knowledge are disaster preparedness, emergency and crisis management systems of government, of which capacity building is becoming an increasingly important element in public administration, management and governance. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii, 113 p.) : col. ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9781461461517 (electronic bk.) 1461461510 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | HV600 2011 |
| CLC: | P315.9-093.13 |
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Brief Overview of the Tohoku 3.11 Mega Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima NPS Disasters -- Government institutions available at time of 3.11 disaster for emergency management -- How the 3.11 emergency responses for the gigantic natural disasters were actually organized -- Managing Fukushima NPS accidents: in particular focus on government crisis communication -- Road to recovery and reconstruction after the Great East Japan earthquake. |