Introduction to Emergency Management

Haddow, George; Bullock, Jane; Coppola, Damon

ISBN 10: 1856179591 / ISBN 13: 9781856179591

Published by Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Introduction to Emergency Management

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 4th Edition

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Synopsis:

Introduction to Emergency Management, Fourth Edition, offers a practical guide to the discipline of emergency management. It focuses on the domestic emergency management system of the United States, highlighting the lessons and emerging trends that are applicable to emergency management systems in other parts of the world.
The book begins by tracing the historical development of emergency management from the 1800s to the present world of homeland security. It then discusses the hazards faced by emergency management and the methods of assessing hazard risk; the function of mitigation and the strategies and programs emergency management or other disciplines use to reduce the impact of disasters; and emergency management preparedness.
The book also covers the importance of communication in the emergency management of the twenty-first century; the functions and processes of disaster response; government and voluntary programs aimed at helping people and communities rebuild in the aftermath of a disaster; and international emergency management. It also addresses the impact of September 11, 2001 on traditional perceptions of emergency management; and emergency management in the post-9/11, post-Katrina environment.

* Expanded coverage of risk management * Enhanced coverage of disaster communications, including social networking sites like Twitter * More material on mitigation of disasters * Up-to-date information on the role of FEMA in the Obama administration

Review:

The #1 selling book on emergency management, with more than 6,500 copies sold in the current edition!