Introduction to international disaster management
By: Damon P. Coppola.
Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 547
ISBN-13: 9780750679824
Subjects: Disaster relief -- International cooperation; Emergency management -- International cooperation; Hazard mitigation; Disaster Planning; Relief Work; Internationality; Risk Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The management of disasters; title: Hazards; title: Risk and vulnerability; title: Mitigation; title: Preparedness; title: Response; title: Recovery; title: Participants: governmental disaster management agencies; title: Participants: nongovernmental organizations (including the private sector and academia); title: Participants: multilateral organizations and international financial institutions; title: Special considerations.