1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797036903321

Autore

Valcik Nicolas A.

Titolo

Case studies in disaster response and emergency management / / by Nicolas A. Valcik and Paul E. Tracy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2013

ISBN

0-429-25200-5

1-4398-8317-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

American Society for Public Administration Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

Classificazione

BUS079000POL002000SOC040000

Disciplina

363.34/80973

Soggetti

Disaster relief - United States

Disaster relief

Emergency management - United States

Emergency management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators; Chapter 2: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces-Fires; Chapter 3: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Causes-Hurricanes; Chapter 4: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces-Floods; Chapter 5: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces-Tornadoes; Chapter 6: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces-Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Chapter 7: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Sources-Other Weather, Animal, and Viral PhenomenaChapter 8: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters-Industrial Accidents and Structural Failure; Chapter 9: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts-Bombings; Chapter 10: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts-Other Terrorist Events; Chapter 11: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts-Shootings and Riots; Chapter 12: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters-Nuclear, Biotoxins, or Chemicals; Conclusion; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Each emergency comes with its own set of challenges, however, many



emergencies of the past can be used as tools to evaluate the decisions made and apply them to similar situations. Designed to enable public officials to conduct this kind of evaluation, Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management details a selection of emergencies—more than 50—that actually occurred. The book demonstrates that often there is no wrong or right answer, just choices that will resolve a problem favorably or cause the situation to deteriorate.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777967103321

Autore

O'Meara Dominic J

Titolo

Plotinus [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to the Enneads / / Dominic J. O'Meara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1993

ISBN

1-281-98974-6

9786611989743

0-19-152495-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p. ) : 1 line drawing

Disciplina

186/.4

Soggetti

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to the thought of the third-century AD writer Plotinus, one of the greatest of ancient philosophers. The text is tailored to the requirements of students: it assumes no knowledge of Greek or expertise in ancient philosophy, stays close to the texts, and relates Plotinus's ideas to modern philosophical concerns.