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Introduction to international disaster management

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Introduction to international disaster management/ Damon Coppola.
Author:	Coppola, Damon P.
Published:	Boston :Butterworth-Heinemann, : c2011.,
Description:	1 online resource.
Notes:	Includes index.
Subject:	Disaster relief - International cooperation. -
Online resource:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123821744
ISBN:	9780123821744 (electronic bk.)

Introduction to international disaster management
Coppola, Damon P.

Introduction to international disaster management[electronic resource] /Damon Coppola. - Boston :Butterworth-Heinemann,c2011. - 1 online resource.

Includes index.

Chapter 1: The Management of Disasters -- Chapter 2: Hazards -- Chapter 3: Risk and Vulnerability -- Chapter 4: Mitigation -- Chapter 5: Preparedness -- Chapter 6: Response -- Chapter 7: Recovery -- Chapter 8: Participants -- Governmental Disaster Management Agencies -- Chapter 9: Participants -- Nongovernmental Organizations -- Chapter 10: Participants -- Multilateral Organizations and the International Financial Institutions -- Chapter 11: Special Considerations.

Written from a global perspective on risk, hazards, and disasters, Introduction to International Disaster Management provides practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and technological disasters. The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of international disasters, and explains the various private, non-governmental, national, and international agencies that assist in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery during national and regional events. Concentrating on the four major phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - Introduction to International Disaster Management deals with such timely topics as Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Asian tsunami, and SARS. It also serves as a reference to governmental and other agencies involved in international disaster management activities. This book is the first of its kind to take a global approach to the topic of international disaster management. * Data, discussions, and outcomes for recent major and catastrophic disasters including Cyclone Nargis, earthquakes in Yogyakarta, China, Pakistan, and Chile, the H1N1 pandemic, and the tsunami in American Samoa * Added material on hazards, catastrophic risk management, mitigation, and disaster myths * Expanded sections on public disaster preparedness and disaster recovery best practices * Commentary on the latest research in disaster management and policy studies.

ISBN: 9780123821744 (electronic bk.)

Source: 1098367:10186252Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

862324
Disaster relief
--International cooperation.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV553 / .C693 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/526

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