Introduction to international disaster management /

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 technol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Coppola, Damon P.
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2011.
Subjects:	Disaster relief > International cooperation. Emergency management > International cooperation. Hazard mitigation. Risk management. Disaster Planning Relief Work Internationality Risk Management Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Coopération internationale. Catastrophes > Réduction. Gestion des situations d'urgence. Gestion du risque. disaster planning. risk management. Disaster relief > International cooperation Emergency management > International cooperation Hazard mitigation rampen disasters bedrijfsvoering management milieubeleid environmental policy milieuwetgeving environmental legislation natuurrampen natural disasters Disaster studies (General) Rampenstudies (algemeen) Electronic books. Internet Resources. Maps.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.