Disaster Policy and Politics
eBook - ePub

Disaster Policy and Politics

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Disaster Policy and Politics

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

About this book

Disaster Policy and Politics combines evidence-based research with mini-case studies of recent events to demonstrate the fundamental principles of emergency management and to explore the impact that disasters have had on U.S. policy. Paying special attention to the role of key actorsā€”decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; and first respondersā€”author Richard Sylves explores how researchers contribute to and engage in disaster policy development and management. The highly anticipated Third Edition explores the radical change in policy and politics after the occurrence of recent disasters such as hurricanes Irma, Maria, and Harvey; Hawaii?s false nuclear attack warning; and responses to U.S. wildfires.Ā The book's comprehensive "all-hazards" approach introduces students to the important public policy, organizational management, and leadership issues they may need as future practitioners and leaders in the field.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Detailed Contents
  8. Tables, Figures, and Boxes
  9. Preface
  10. About the Author
  11. 1 Disaster Management in the United States
  12. 2 Theories and Approaches of Public Policy and Management Helpful in Disaster Studies
  13. 3 A Short History of U.S. Disaster Policy
  14. 4 Presidential Declarations of Major Disaster or Emergency
  15. 5 The Role of Research, Science, and Engineering
  16. 6 Intergovernmental Relations in Disaster Policy
  17. 7 Civil-Military Relations and National Security
  18. 8 Globalization of Disasters1
  19. 9 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: U.S. Disaster Management Challenged
  20. 10 Conclusions and the Future
  21. Glossary
  22. Master Bibliography
  23. Index