Bishop Stuart University Catalog

Introduction to emergency management /

Haddow, George D.,

Introduction to emergency management / Jane A. Bullock, George D. Haddow, Damon P. Coppola - Seventh edition - Kidlington, Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier, [2021] - xxi, 533 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

The historical context of emergency management -- Natural and technological hazards and risk assessment -- The disciplines of emergency management : mitigation -- Preparedness -- Crisis and risk communications -- The disciplines of emergency management : response -- Recovery -- International disaster management -- Emergency management and the terorist threat -- The future of emergency management

Available to OhioLINK libraries

Introduction to Emergency Management, Seventh Edition, sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. This long-trusted resource provides a broad overview of the key aspects of the emergency management profession. Readers will gain an understanding of why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will further gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts that enable them to work with emergency management specialists

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Emergency management.
Disaster Planning--organization & administration.
Emergencies.
Terrorism--prevention & control.

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