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Facing the Unexpected : Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington : Joseph Henry Press, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (320 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780309069991
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Facing the UnexpectedDDC classification:
  • 363.34/8/0973
LOC classification:
  • HV551.3 .F335 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Contents -- Conceptualizing Disasters and Their Impacts CHAPTER ONE -- Getting Ready: Research on Disaster Preparedness CHAPTER TWO -- Moving into Action: Individual and Group Behavior in Disasters CHAPTER THREE -- Meeting the Challenge: Organizational and Governmental Response in Disasters CHAPTER FOUR -- Factors Influencing Disaster Preparedness and Response CHAPTER FIVE -- The Wider Context: Societal Factors Influencing Emergency Management Policy and Practice CHAPTER SIX -- Where Do We Go From Here? Improving What We Know About Disasters While Coping with Them More Effectively CHAPTER SEVEN -- References -- Index.
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Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Contents -- Conceptualizing Disasters and Their Impacts CHAPTER ONE -- Getting Ready: Research on Disaster Preparedness CHAPTER TWO -- Moving into Action: Individual and Group Behavior in Disasters CHAPTER THREE -- Meeting the Challenge: Organizational and Governmental Response in Disasters CHAPTER FOUR -- Factors Influencing Disaster Preparedness and Response CHAPTER FIVE -- The Wider Context: Societal Factors Influencing Emergency Management Policy and Practice CHAPTER SIX -- Where Do We Go From Here? Improving What We Know About Disasters While Coping with Them More Effectively CHAPTER SEVEN -- References -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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