Introduction to International Disaster Management

Damon Coppola

548 pages, parution le 23/11/2006

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Written from a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters, Introduction to International Disaster Management provides practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and technological disasters. The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of international disasters, and explains the various private, non-governmental, national, and international agencies that assist in the preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery to national and regional events. Concentrating on the four major phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - Introduction to International Disaster Management deals with such timely topics as Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Asian tsunami, and SARS. It also serves as a reference to governmental and other agencies involved in international disaster management activities. This book is the first of its kind to take a global approach to the topic of international disaster management.

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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Acronyms
The Management of Disasters
Hazards
Risk and Vulnerability
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Participants: Governmental Disaster Management Agencies
Participants: Nongovernmental Organizations (Including the Private Sector and Academia)
Participants: Multilateral Organizations and International Financial Institutions
Special Considerations
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Butterworth-Heinemann
Auteur(s)	Damon Coppola
Parution	23/11/2006
Nb. de pages	548
Format	19,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1469g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750679824
ISBN13	978-0-7506-7982-4