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Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook: Contemporary World Issues

Autor Jeff Bumgarner
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 ian 2008 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management.The monumental natural and humanmade disasters of the 20th century, which killed 25 million people in Asia alone, have underscored the need for professional and coordinated disaster response worldwide. This book examines the profession and practice of emergency management in the United States, at the United Nations, and around the globe.Emergency Management explores the history and development of the discipline from the first federal disaster relief proclamation in 1803 to the present day. It also analyzes current debates over when and how emergency resources are best utilized, and the laws and public policies that govern emergencies. An essential source for secondary and college students, and for all citizens who want to understand emergency preparedness.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781598841107
ISBN-10: 1598841106
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Contemporary World Issues

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

A chronology lists major disasters in the United States along with key emergency management developments

Notă biografică

Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Profiling and Criminal Justice in America.

Cuprins

CONTENTSPreface1 Background and HistoryHistory of Emergency Management and Disaster ResponseDefining DisastersTypes of DisastersFundamentals of Emergency Management,MitigationPreparednessResponseRecovery2 Problems, Solutions, and ControversiesSociology of DisastersDisaster VictimologyImpact of First RespondersThe Question of FederalismThe Public Policy ProcessFederal Emergency Management EffortsState Emergency Management EffortsPrivate Organization Emergency Management EffortsDebate Over Emergency Management ResourcesNatural Disasters or TerrorismKey Cities or Nationwide Efforts3 Worldwide PerspectiveEmergency Management: A Global ResponsibilityDisaster Vulnerabilities by RegionAsiaAfricaLatin AmericaEuropeComparative Emergency Management Activities and ReadinessChinaAustraliaIndiaTrinidad and TobagoArgentinaNigeriaCivil Unrest, Ethnic Conflict, and Terrorism4 Chronology 5 Biographical SketchesJoe Allbaugh (1952- )Clara Barton (1821-1912)Julius W. Becton, Jr. (1926- )B. Wayne Blanchard (unknown - )Mabel Boardmand (1860-1946)William Booth (1829-1912)Michael D. Brown (1954- )James E. Carter (1924- )Isaac M. Cline (1864-1955)Michael Chertoff (1953- )Rudolph W.L. Giuliani III (1944- )Louis O. Giuffrida (unknown- )James Loy (1942- )John W. Macy, Jr. (1917-1986)John W. Magaw (unknown- )Robert Mueller (1944- )Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. (1956- )Robert D. Paulison (1947- )Tom Ridge (1945- )Robert T. Stafford (1913-2006)Wallace E. Stickney (1934- )William Howard Taft (1857-1930)Gordon F. Vickery (1920-1996)James Lee Witt (1944- )6 Data and DocumentsKey Executive Orders and LegislationExecutive Order 12127--Creation of FEMARobert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance ActHomeland Security Act of 2002Key Testimony Before CongressOpening Statement of R. David PaulisonStatement of George W. Foresman7 Directory of OrganizationsPrivate OrganizationsAdventist Community Services (ACS)American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL)American Red CrossCatholic Charities USA Disaster ResponseChristian Disaster Response (CDR)Church of the Brethren Emergency ResponseChurch World Service (CWS) Disaster ResponseEpiscopal Relief and DevelopmentInternational Relief Friendship Foundation (IRFF)Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR)Medical Teams International (MTI)Mennonite Disaster ServicesNational Emergency Response Team (NERT)Nazarene Disaster Response (NDR)The Points of Light FoundationREACT InternationalThe Salvation Army USASouthern Baptist Disaster ReliefUJC Federations of North AmericaVolunteers of AmericaWorld VisionAssociations and Resource CentersAmerican Civil Defense Association (ACDA)Association of State Floodplain ManagersCenter for Homeland Security and DefenseDisaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association (DERA)Disaster-Resource.comInternational Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)Natural Hazards CenterNational Emergency Management AssociationReady.govGovernment AgenciesUnited States Government AgenciesEmergency Management Institute (EMI)Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Federal Protective Service (FPS)National Guard BureauNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP)U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)U.S. Fire AdministrationU.S. Geological Survey (USGS)State Emergency Management AgenciesInternational Agencies/OrganizationsInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)Organization of American States (OAS)United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)United Nations Relief Web8 ResourcesSummary of Selected Scholarship Relating to Emergency ManagementBooks, Government Publications, and VideosBooksGovernment PublicationsVideosGlossaryIndexAbout the Author

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The section on background issues is insightful and the pages devoted to the broader concept of emergency management establish perspective for the rest of the book. . . . [T]he book should find a home in school and public libraries.