Disaster Management Handbook - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1420058622 ISBN 13: 9781420058628

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2008

Riassunto

Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-casualty violence, give lie to the delusion that disasters are the anomaly and not the norm. Disaster management is rooted in the fundamental belief that we can protect ourselves. Even if we cannot control all the causes, we can prepare and respond. We can craft constructive, workable policy that will contribute to the prevention of enormous financial impact, destruction of the environment, and needless loss of life.
Integrating scholarly articles from international experts and first hand accounts from the practitioner community, Disaster Management Handbook presents an analytical critique of the interrelated, multidisciplinary issues of preparedness, response, and recovery in anticipating and rebuilding from disasters. Beginning with an introduction to the theoretical constructs and conceptual foundations of disaster management, the book reviews the relationship of modern development to disaster vulnerability, the politics of disaster management, leadership, and the role of agency coordination. The second and third sections examine case studies and lessons learned through natural disasters in North America and around the world. They compare and contrast the efficacy of different management strategies from national, provincial, and local governments, as well as non-governmental agencies.
Taking a narrower scope, the fourth section focuses on emergency personnel and the methods and issues faced in on-the-scene response and preparation. It also considers the special needs of hospitals and the effective use of the media. Contributions in the final two sections present strategies for limiting and ameliorating the psychological impact of disaster on victims and personnel, and look forward to how we can be better prepared in the future and rebuild stronger, more resilient communities.

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Jack Pinkowski

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An analytical critique of the multidisciplinary issues involved in anticipating and rebuilding from disasters, this book introduces the theoretical constructs and conceptual foundations of disaster management. Contributors examine case studies of natural disasters around the world, and compare and contrast the efficacy of different management strategies from national, provincial, and local governments, as well as non-governmental agencies. They examine the issues faced by emergency personnel, present strategies for limiting the psychological impact on victims and first-responders, and discuss how to prepare for the future and rebuild stronger, more resilient communities.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1420058622
• ISBN 13: 9781420058628
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 626
• Redattore: Pinkowski Jack
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania