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Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Bissell, Rick
Other Authors: Feldman-Jensen, Shirley, Jensen, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2016.
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Preparedness > Government policy.
Disaster relief > Finance.
Emergency management > United States.
Preparedness > Government policy > United States.
Disaster relief > United States > Finance.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Foreword: Why Catastrophes?; Editor; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • What Is a Catastrophe, and Why Is This Important?; Chapter 2
  • Understanding Catastrophes: A Discussion of Causation, Impacts, Policy Approaches, and Organizational Structures; Chapter 3
  • Ethics in Catastrophe Readiness and Response; Chapter 4
  • Political and Legal Issues; Chapter 5
  • Economics of Catastrophes and Disasters; Chapter 6
  • Logistics and the Management of Critical Supplies Following Catastrophes; Chapter 7
  • Overview of Critical Infrastructure in Catastrophes.
  • Chapter 8
  • Public Health Role in CatastrophesChapter 9
  • Catastrophes, Mass Displacement, and Population Resettlement; Chapter 10
  • Emergent Organizations and Networks in Catastrophic Environments; Chapter 11
  • Methods of Planning and Response Coordination; Chapter 12
  • Catastrophic Disaster Recovery: An Institutional Network Perspective; Chapter 13
  • Pandemic Scenario; Chapter 14
  • Training and Exercises for Catastrophes; Chapter 15
  • Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan; Chapter 16
  • Summary and Call to Action; Epilogue; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Back Cover.

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