Introduction to international disaster management / / Damon P. Coppola

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828012403321
• Autore: Coppola Damon P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Butterworth Heinemann, c2007
• ISBN: 1-280-70811-5; 9786610708116; 0-08-046573-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (572 p.)
• Classificazione: 65
• Disciplina: 363.34/526
• Soggetti: Disaster relief - International cooperation; Emergency management - International cooperation; Hazard mitigation
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 technological disasters. The book discusses special issues encountered in the management of international disasters, and explains the various private, non-governmental, national, and international agencies that assist in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery during national and regional