Emergency management [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / Jeffrey B. Bumgarner

By:

Bumgarner, Jeffrey B

Contributor(s):

Gale Group

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Contemporary world issuesPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 293 p.) : illISBN:

9781598841114 (electronic book)

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Online resources:

Available for Universiti Malaysia Pahang via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access

Contents:

Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Worldwide perspective -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Data and documents -- Directory of organizations -- Resources

Summary: Explores the history and development of emergency management from the first federal disaster relief proclamation in 1803 to the present day. It analyzes current debates over when and how emergency resources are best utilized, and the laws and public policies that govern emergencies

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
E-book	UMPLIB GAMBANG	HV551.3 .B85 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not for loan		0000055269

Description based on print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index

Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Worldwide perspective -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Data and documents -- Directory of organizations -- Resources

Explores the history and development of emergency management from the first federal disaster relief proclamation in 1803 to the present day. It analyzes current debates over when and how emergency resources are best utilized, and the laws and public policies that govern emergencies

Mode of access: Internet