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020 _a9781138583023
020 _a9781466511897 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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_b.B57 2013
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100 1 _aBissell, Rick.
_949665
245 1 0 _aPreparedness and response for catastrophic disasters /
_cRick Bissell.
260 _aBoca Raton :
_bCRC Press/Taylor & Francis,
_cc2013 [reprinted 2018].
300 _axiv, 402 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWhat 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.
526 _aPPDM, ARC
650 0 _aEmergency management.
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650 0 _aPreparedness
_xGovernment policy.
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650 0 _aDisaster relief
_xFinance.
_949668
650 0 _aEmergency management
_zUnited States.
_949669
650 0 _aPreparedness
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
_949670
650 0 _aDisaster relief
_zUnited States
_xFinance.
_949671
650 0 _aSocial problems.
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852 _a Ayesha Abed Library
_cGeneral Stacks
942 _2ddc
_cBK