The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions /
John Handmer and Stephen Dovers.
- xvii, 187 p. : ill; 24 cm.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-178) and index.
Introduction : the context and aims of this book -- Constructing the problem -- The nature of emergencies and disasters -- The nature of policy and institutions -- Constructing the response -- A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters -- Owning the problem : politics, participation and communication -- Framing the problem : identifying and analyzing risk -- Responding to the problem : policy formulation and implementation -- Not forgetting : monitoring, evaluation and learning -- Institutional settings for emergencies and disasters -- Constructing the future -- Future prospects.