Disaster operations and decision making
By: Roger C. Huder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780470927939
Subjects: Emergency management; Crisis management; Decision making; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety
Description: "This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Based on years of research, experience in the civilian emergency management sector, and the adaptation of specific military procedures to civilian needs, it assists the reader in honing decision making, team building, and operational skills and knowledge to respond to natural and manmade disasters. With information on current technology and lessons learned, the book also emphasizes the integration of state-of-the-art crisis decision making procedures and emergency disaster operations"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.