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035			_a(OCoLC)706802881 _z(OCoLC)769384752
037			_a1098367:10186252 _bElsevier Science & Technology _nhttp://www.sciencedirect.com
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100	1		_aCoppola, Damon P. _914230
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to international disaster management _hBook _cDamon Coppola.
260			_aBoston : _bButterworth-Heinemann, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aChapter 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.
520			_aWritten 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.
650		0	_aDisaster relief _xInternational cooperation. _914231
650		0	_aEmergency management _xInternational cooperation. _914232
650		0	_aHazard mitigation. _914233
650		7	_aDisaster relief _xInternational cooperation. _2fast _914234
650		7	_aEmergency management _xInternational cooperation. _2fast _914235
650		7	_aHazard mitigation. _2fast _914236
655		4	_aElectronic books. _914237
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aCoppola, Damon P. _tIntroduction to international disaster management. _dBoston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2011 _z9780123821744 _w(DLC) 2010047428 _w(OCoLC)682903242
856	4	0	_3ScienceDirect _uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123821744
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