TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coppola,Damon P.
TI  - Introduction to international disaster management
SN  - 9780123821744 (electronic bk.)
AV  - HV553 .C69
U1  - 363.34/526 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Butterworth-Heinemann
KW  - Disaster relief
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Hazard mitigation
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123821744
ER  -