Emergency management : concepts and strategies for effective programs /

This book propounds an all-hazards, multidisciplinary approach to emergency management. It discusses the emergency manager's role, details how to establish an effective, integrated program, and explores the components, including: assessing risk; developing strategies; planning concepts; plannin...

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Main Author: Canton, Lucien G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ?2007.
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Online Access:Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; CONTENTS; 1 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; 2 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT A SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE; 3 THE EMERGENCY MANAGER: EVOLVING ROLES AND SHIFTING PARADIGMS; 4 ESTABLISHING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; 5 ASSESSING RISK; 6 DEVELOPING STRATEGY; 7 PLANNING CONCEPTS; 8 PLANNING TECHNIQUES AND METHODS; 9 COORDINATING DISASTER; 10 MANAGING CRISIS.