Introduction to international disaster management /
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| Author / Creator: | Coppola, Damon P., author. |
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, ©2007. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 547 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170730 |
| Summary: | Written from a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters, Introduction to International Disaster Management provides practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and technological disasters. The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of international disasters, and explains the various private, non-governmental, national, and international agencies that assist in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery during national and regional events. Concentrating on the four major phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - Introduction to International Disaster Management deals with such timely topics as Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Asian tsunami, and SARS. It also serves as a reference to governmental and other agencies involved in international disaster management activities. This book is the first of its kind to take a global approach to the topic of international disaster management.* Serves as the first comprehensive resource dealing with the issues of international disaster management* Contains numerous case studies, examples of Best Practices in international disaster management, and a contact list of the governmental and nongovernmental agencies involved in international disaster management* Provides a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters that is written both for students within disaster management programs and for professionals entering the field |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 547 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080465739 0080465730 9780750679824 0750679824 9780128014776 0128014776 1280708115 9781280708114 9786610708116 6610708118 |