Screen LibraryIntroduction to emergency management /
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Wiley,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Wiley bicentennial-knowledge for generations Wiley pathways |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.itextbook.cn/f/book/bookDetail?bookId=c0c1508c989248ef95ca87508031b5a8 |
| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 584 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-546) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118311516 |
| CLC: | D771. 235 |
| Contents: | Introduction to emergency management -- Emergency management stakeholders -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Risk perception and communication -- Principal hazards in the United States -- Hazard, vulnerability, and risk analysis -- Hazard mitigation -- Myths and realities of disaster response -- Preparedness for emergency response -- Organizational emergency response -- Disaster recovery -- Evaluation -- International emergency management -- Professional accountability -- Future directions in emergency management. |