Wiley Pathways Introduction to Emergency Management
1. Auflage Oktober 2006
624 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-471-77260-6
John Wiley & Sons
The recent devastation caused by tsunamis, hurricanes and wildfires highlights the need for highly trained professionals who can develop effective strategies in response to these disasters. This invaluable resource arms readers with the tools to address all phases of emergency management. It covers everything from the social and environmental processes that generate hazards to vulnerability analysis, hazard mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery.
1. Introduction to Emergency Management.
2. Emergency Management Stakeholders.
3. Building an Effective Emergency Management Organization.
4. Risk Perception and Communication.
5. Principal Hazards in the United States.
6. Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis.
7. Hazard Mitigation.
8. Disaster Myths, Disaster Demands and Citizen Emergency
Response.
9. Preparedness for Emergency Response and Disaster
Recovery.
10. Organizational Emergency Response.
11. Disaster Recovery.
12. Evaluation.
13. International Emergency Management.
14. Professional Accountability.
15. Future Directions in Emergency Management.
References.
Glossary.
Index.
2. Emergency Management Stakeholders.
3. Building an Effective Emergency Management Organization.
4. Risk Perception and Communication.
5. Principal Hazards in the United States.
6. Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis.
7. Hazard Mitigation.
8. Disaster Myths, Disaster Demands and Citizen Emergency
Response.
9. Preparedness for Emergency Response and Disaster
Recovery.
10. Organizational Emergency Response.
11. Disaster Recovery.
12. Evaluation.
13. International Emergency Management.
14. Professional Accountability.
15. Future Directions in Emergency Management.
References.
Glossary.
Index.
Dr. Michael K. Lindell is Professor of Landscape
Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University; Senior
Scholar, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M
University; Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Texas
A&M University
Dr. Lindell has over 30 years of experience in the field of
emergency management, during which time he has conducted a long
term program of research on the processes by which individuals and
organizations respond to natural and technological hazards. Much of
his research, especially that supported by the National Science
Foundation (NSF), has examined the processes by which affected
populations respond to warnings of the imminent threat of a hazard.
This research has been conducted in communities affected by hazards
as diverse as flooding, volcanic eruption, hazardous materials, and
hurricanes. Professor Lindell also has had extensive experience in
providing technical assistance to government agencies, industry
groups and private corporations in developing emergency plans and
procedures. He has served six times as a consultant to the
International Atomic Energy Agency in developing planning guidance
for response to nuclear and radiological incidents, has made three
presentations in National Academy of Sciences panels, and is
currently a member of two National Academy of Sciences panels -
Disasters Research in Social Sciences and Assessing Vulnerabilities
Related to the Nation's Chemical Infrastructure. Professor Lindell
has written extensively on emergency management and is the author
of 70 technical reports, 70 journal articles and book chapters, and
six books/monographs.
Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University; Senior
Scholar, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M
University; Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Texas
A&M University
Dr. Lindell has over 30 years of experience in the field of
emergency management, during which time he has conducted a long
term program of research on the processes by which individuals and
organizations respond to natural and technological hazards. Much of
his research, especially that supported by the National Science
Foundation (NSF), has examined the processes by which affected
populations respond to warnings of the imminent threat of a hazard.
This research has been conducted in communities affected by hazards
as diverse as flooding, volcanic eruption, hazardous materials, and
hurricanes. Professor Lindell also has had extensive experience in
providing technical assistance to government agencies, industry
groups and private corporations in developing emergency plans and
procedures. He has served six times as a consultant to the
International Atomic Energy Agency in developing planning guidance
for response to nuclear and radiological incidents, has made three
presentations in National Academy of Sciences panels, and is
currently a member of two National Academy of Sciences panels -
Disasters Research in Social Sciences and Assessing Vulnerabilities
Related to the Nation's Chemical Infrastructure. Professor Lindell
has written extensively on emergency management and is the author
of 70 technical reports, 70 journal articles and book chapters, and
six books/monographs.
