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Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (407 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781466511910
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic DisastersDDC classification:
  • 363.34/7
LOC classification:
  • HV551.2 .B577 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword: Why Catastrophes? -- Editor -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - What Is a Catastrophe, and Why Is This Important? -- Chapter 2 - Understanding Catastrophes: A Discussion of Causation, Impacts, Policy Approaches, and Organizational Structures -- Chapter 3 - Ethics in Catastrophe Readiness and Response -- Chapter 4 - Political and Legal Issues -- Chapter 5 - Economics of Catastrophes and Disasters -- Chapter 6 - Logistics and the Management of Critical Supplies Following Catastrophes -- Chapter 7 - Overview of Critical Infrastructure in Catastrophes -- Chapter 8 - Public Health Role in Catastrophes -- Chapter 9 - Catastrophes, Mass Displacement, and Population Resettlement -- Chapter 10 - Emergent Organizations and Networks in Catastrophic Environments -- Chapter 11 - Methods of Planning and Response Coordination -- Chapter 12 - Catastrophic Disaster Recovery: An Institutional Network Perspective -- Chapter 13 - Pandemic Scenario -- Chapter 14 - Training and Exercises for Catastrophes -- Chapter 15 - Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan -- Chapter 16 - Summary and Call to Action -- Epilogue -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Back Cover.
Summary: Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, this volume provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events.
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Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword: Why Catastrophes? -- Editor -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - What Is a Catastrophe, and Why Is This Important? -- Chapter 2 - Understanding Catastrophes: A Discussion of Causation, Impacts, Policy Approaches, and Organizational Structures -- Chapter 3 - Ethics in Catastrophe Readiness and Response -- Chapter 4 - Political and Legal Issues -- Chapter 5 - Economics of Catastrophes and Disasters -- Chapter 6 - Logistics and the Management of Critical Supplies Following Catastrophes -- Chapter 7 - Overview of Critical Infrastructure in Catastrophes -- Chapter 8 - Public Health Role in Catastrophes -- Chapter 9 - Catastrophes, Mass Displacement, and Population Resettlement -- Chapter 10 - Emergent Organizations and Networks in Catastrophic Environments -- Chapter 11 - Methods of Planning and Response Coordination -- Chapter 12 - Catastrophic Disaster Recovery: An Institutional Network Perspective -- Chapter 13 - Pandemic Scenario -- Chapter 14 - Training and Exercises for Catastrophes -- Chapter 15 - Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan -- Chapter 16 - Summary and Call to Action -- Epilogue -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Back Cover.

Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, this volume provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events.

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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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