Preparedness and response for catastrophic disasters /
Bissell, Rick.
Preparedness and response for catastrophic disasters / Rick Bissell. - Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2013 [reprinted 2018]. - xiv, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a catastrophe, and why is this important? -- Understanding catastrophes: a discussion of causation, impacts, policy approaches and organizational structures -- Ethics in catastrophe readiness and response -- Political and legal issues -- Economics of catastrophes and disasters -- Logistics and the management of critical supplies following catastrophes -- Overview of critical infrastructure in catastrophes -- Public health role in catastrophes -- Catastrophes, mass displacement and population resettlement -- Emergent organizations and networks in catastrophic environments -- Methods of planning and response coordination -- Catastrophic disaster recovery: an institutional network perspective -- Pandemic scenario -- Training and exercises for catastrophes -- Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan -- Summary and call to action.
9781138583023 9781466511897 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2012031645
HV551.2 / .B57 2013
363.347
Preparedness and response for catastrophic disasters / Rick Bissell. - Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2013 [reprinted 2018]. - xiv, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a catastrophe, and why is this important? -- Understanding catastrophes: a discussion of causation, impacts, policy approaches and organizational structures -- Ethics in catastrophe readiness and response -- Political and legal issues -- Economics of catastrophes and disasters -- Logistics and the management of critical supplies following catastrophes -- Overview of critical infrastructure in catastrophes -- Public health role in catastrophes -- Catastrophes, mass displacement and population resettlement -- Emergent organizations and networks in catastrophic environments -- Methods of planning and response coordination -- Catastrophic disaster recovery: an institutional network perspective -- Pandemic scenario -- Training and exercises for catastrophes -- Catastrophes in Haiti and Japan -- Summary and call to action.
9781138583023 9781466511897 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2012031645
HV551.2 / .B57 2013
363.347