Introduction to emergency management / Michael K. Lindell, Carla S. Prater, and Ronald W. Perry
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TextSeries: Wiley pathwaysPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2007Description: xxxii, 584 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780471772606 (pbk.)
- 0471772607 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-546) and index
Introduction to emergency management -- Emergency management stakeholders -- Building an effective emergency management organization -- Risk perception and communication -- Principal hazards in the United States -- Hazard, vulnerability, and risk analysis -- Hazard mitigation -- Myths and realities of disaster response -- Preparedness for emergency response -- Organizational emergency response -- Disaster recovery -- Evaluation -- International emergency management -- Professional accountability -- Future directions in emergency management