Lindell, Michael K. <br/><br/>
Introduction to emergency management / 
Michael K. Lindell, Carla S. Prater, and Ronald W. Perry 
 - Hoboken, NJ :  Wiley,  c2007 
 - xxxii, 584 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Wiley pathways .
 - Wiley pathways .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-546) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780471772606 (pbk.) 0471772607 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emergency management<br/>Emergency management--United States