Principles of emergency management : hazard specific issues and mitigation strategies / / [edited by] Michael J. Fagel

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (569 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34
• Soggetto topico: Emergency management; Crisis management
• Altri autori: FagelMichael J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Why Plan for Disasters?; 2. EOC Management and Operations; 3. Continuity of Operations Planning; 4. Strategizing Emergency Management Programs; 5. The Hazards among Us; 6. The Role of the Public Health Official; 7. Developing Public-Private Partnerships in the Twenty-First Century; 8. Assessing Vulnerabilities; 9. The Common-Sense Guide for the CEO; 10. Planning and Exercise; 11. Planning for Terrorism; 12. EOC Management during Terrorist Incidents; 13. The Active Shooter Incident ; 14. Terrorist Tradecraft I: The Attack Cycle15. Terrorist Tradecraft II: Case Studies-Past, Present, and Future; 16. Agroterrorism; 17. Pandemic Preparedness; 18. Special Events; 19. Mass Care, Sheltering, and Human Services; 20. Children and Disasters; 21. Emergency Management and the Media; 22. Impact of Social Media on Emergency Management; Afterword
• Sommario/riassunto: Principles of Emergency Management: Hazard Specific Issues and Mitigation offers preparedness and mitigation recommendations for advanced emergency planning. Because disasters are so unpredictable, advance planning is needed to effectively respond to and mitigate against the potential effects of such events.Whether a disaster is natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, the best way to protect the public is by implementing an integrated emergency management system incorporating all potential stakeholders through all phases of the event. As such, the book
• Titolo autorizzato: Principles of emergency management
• ISBN: 0-429-25137-8; 1-280-12274-9; 9786613526601; 1-4398-7121-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910665590003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II