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Wiley Pathways Introduction to Emergency Management
- 624 pages
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eBook - PDF
Wiley Pathways Introduction to Emergency Management
About this book
Introduction to Emergency Management addresses all phases of emergency management- from the social and environmental processes that generate hazards to vulnerability analysis, hazard mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery. In addition, this textspeaks to a number of issues of professional interest- the history of emergency management, organizing an emergency management agency, other countries approaches, and future trends. This introductory text provides a balance of research-based findings, federal policy, and state and local practices to deliver a thorough and succinct overview into the field of emergency management.
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Yes, you can access Wiley Pathways Introduction to Emergency Management by Michael K. Lindell,Carla Prater,Ronald W. Perry in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- 1: Introduction to Emergency Management
- 2: Emergency Management Stakeholders
- 3: Building an Effective Emergency Management Organization
- 4: Risk Perception and Communication
- 5: Principal Hazards in the United States
- 6: Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis
- 7: Hazard Mitigation
- 8: Myths And Realities Of Disaster Response
- 9: Preparedness for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery
- 10: Organizational Emergency Response
- 11: Disaster Recovery
- 12: Evaluation
- 13: International Emergency Management
- 14: Professional Accountability
- 15: Future Directions in Emergency Management
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Photo Credits
- Index