Disaster response and recovery
Subtitle: strategies and tactics for resilience
By: David A. McEntire.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9780471789741
Subjects: Disaster relief -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-467) and index.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Knowing what to expect : hazards and disasters
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Understanding the actors : role and responsibilities of disaster participants
pagenum: 33; label: 3
title: Anticipating human behavior in disasters : myths, exaggerations, and realities
pagenum: 62; label: 4
title: Approaching response and recovery operations : alternative management theory
pagenum: 86; label: 5
title: Responding with initial measures : hazard detection, warning, evacuation, and sheltering
pagenum: 109; label: 6
title: Caring for the injured, dead, and distraught : overcoming physical and emotional Impacts
pagenum: 141; label: 7
title: Managing public relations, donations, and volunteers : expected challenges and benefits
pagenum: 178; label: 8
title: Moving beyond immediate needs : damage assessment, disaster declarations, and debris removal
pagenum: 210; label: 9
title: Promoting recovery and mitigation : disaster assistance and vulnerability reduction
pagenum: 243; label: 10
title: Overcoming typical challenges : other anticipated problems after disaster
pagenum: 274; label: 11
title: Harnessing technology and organization : tools for local, state, and federal governments
pagenum: 314; label: 12
title: Dealing with future disasters : prior lessons, new threats, and rising vulnerability
pagenum: 356; label: 13
title: Promoting disaster resilience : preparedness, improvisation, professionalism and leadership.
pagenum: 413