Screen LibraryIntroduction to emergency management
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
Wiley,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Wiley pathways |
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| Carrier Form: | xxxii, 584 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0471772607 (pbk.) 9780471772606 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | X457 |
| CLC: |
X457.12 X4 X437.12 |
| Call Number: | X4/L743 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-546) and index. 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. |