Managing emergencies and crises
By: Naim Kapucu and Alpaslan Ozerdem
Contributors: Özerdem, Alpaslan
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780763781552
Subjects: Emergency management; Crisis management; Civil Defense; Disaster Planning; Organization & administration; Emergencies; Relief Work; Disasters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hazards, vulnerability, and disaster risk; title: Prevention/mitigation and preparedness for emergencies and crises; title: Disaster response and recovery; title: Community resilience in disaster response; title: Emergency and crisis management stakeholders; title: Decision-making in managing disasters and crises; title: Leadership in managing disasters and crises; title: Risk perception and risk communication; title: Building an effective emergency management organization; title: Evaluation and professional accountability in managing disasters; title: International actors and perspectives; title: Future directions in emergency and crisis management.