Autore	Valcik Nicolas A.
Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (252 p.)
Disciplina	363.34/80973
Collana	American Society for Public Administration Series in Public Administration and Public Policy
Soggetto topico	Disaster relief - United States Disaster relief Emergency management - United States Emergency management
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-429-25200-5 1-4398-8317-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460604903321

Autore	Givens Austen D. <1982->
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Quantico, Virginia : , : Marine Corps University Press, , 2020
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xix, 332 pages)
Disciplina	363.34/80973
Soggetto topico	Disaster relief - United States - States Emergency management - United States - States Public-private sector cooperation - United States - States
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Disaster labs
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910713559503321

Autore	Medwinter Sancha Doxilly
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Athens : , : The University of Georgia Press, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	363.34/80973
Collana	Sociology of race and ethnicity
Soggetto topico	Disaster relief - Moral and ethical aspects - United States Disaster victims - United States Discrimination - United States Classism - United States Racism - United States
ISBN	9780820363837 0-8203-6383-9 0-8203-6382-0 9780820363820
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	IntroductIon -- Ecologies of Inequity -- Race-Class Logics of Urban Spaces -- Black Immigrants and Disaster Inequality -- Labyrinth Bureaucracy -- Social Capital in Crisis -- Logic of Response versus Services -- Social Capital Privilege -- Organizational Networks of High and Low Capital -- Conclustion.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910888048103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	363.34/80973
Altri autori (Persone)	LePoreAmy
Collana	ASPA series in public administration & public policy
Soggetto topico	Emergency management - Government policy - United States Emergency management - United States - Planning Emergency management - United States - Finance Disaster relief - Government policy - United States Emergency management - United States Disaster relief - United States - Finance
ISBN	1-315-31077-5 1-315-31076-7 1-315-31075-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The centralization of emergency management / Amy LePore -- Intents and outcomes for local businesses in post-disaster contracting under the Stafford Act / Christopher L. Atkinson -- Revising federal disaster management policy : establishing an officer in charge / Marc Landy and Jessica Goley -- Assisting individuals with access and functional needs : the intersection of disabilities, planning, and disaster policy / Melissa Pinke, Stacey Mann, and Elizabeth Todak -- Local recovery : how robust community rebound necessarily comes from the bottom up / Emily Chamlee-Wright, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, and Virgin Henry Storr -- Small businesses as a vulnerable population / Mark R. Landahl and Tonya T. Neaves -- Managing human capital in times of crisis : the role of employees in disaster management / Stacey C. Mann and Jonathan W. Gaddy -- Major disasters and private financing / Pete Vloedman -- Financial resiliency by local governments to natural disasters / Simon A. Andrew, Robert Bland, and Jesseca E. Short -- The effects of natural disasters on local government finance / Orkhan Ismayilov and Simon A. Andrew.
Altri titoli varianti	Future of disaster management in the United States
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910155120203321

Autore	Haddow George D
Edizione	[4th ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Burlington, MA, : Butterworth Heinemann, c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (423 p.)
Disciplina	363.34/80973 363.347 363.3480973
Altri autori (Persone)	BullockJane A CoppolaDamon P
Soggetto topico	Emergency management Emergency management - United States Communication in management
ISBN	1-282-88017-9 9786612880179 0-12-385908-5 1-85617-960-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Introduction to Emergency Management; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management; What You'll Learn; Introduction; Early History: 1800-1950; The Cold War and the Rise of Civil Defense: the 1950s; Changes to Emergency Management: the 1960s; The Call for a National Focus on Emergency Management: the 1970s; Civil Defense Reappears as Nuclear Attack Planning: the 1980s; An Agency in Trouble: 1989-1992; The Witt Revolution: 1993-2001; Terrorism: 2001; The Steps Leading to the Katrina Debacle Post-Katrina ChangesThe Future Environment of Emergency Management; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercise; 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment; What You Will Learn; Introduction; Natural Hazards; Technological Hazards; Chemical; Biological; Radiological; Nuclear; Hazards Risk Management; Risk Management Technology; Social and Economic Risk Factors; Conclusion; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercises; 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation; What You'll Learn; Introduction; Mitigation Tools Hazard Identification and MappingImpediments to Mitigation; Federal Mitigation Programs; The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program; Nonfederal Mitigation Grant Programs; Conclusion; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercises; 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness; What You'll Learn; Introduction; A Systems Approach: The Preparedness Cycle; Mitigation versus Preparedness; Preparedness: The Emergency Operations Plan; Education and Training Programs; Emergency Management Exercises; Evaluation and Improvement; Preparedness: A National Effort Preparedness Grant ProgramsBusiness Continuity Planning and Emergency Management; Conclusion; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercises; 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications; What You'll Learn; Introduction; The Mission; Audiences/Customers; Communicating in the Era of Homeland Security; Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World; Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability in a Changing Media World; Creating Effective Disaster Communications; Conclusion; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercises 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: ResponseWhat You'll Learn; Introduction; Local Response; State Response; Volunteer Group Response; Incident Command System; The Federal Response; Federal Assistance; Key Federal Response Officials; Other FEMA Response Resources; The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC); Conclusion; Important Terms; Self-Check Questions; Out-of-Class Exercises; 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery; What You'll Learn; Introduction; The National Response Framework for Disaster Recovery Operations; FEMA's Individual Assistance Recovery Programs FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Programs
Record Nr.	UNINA-9911004782303321