Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters

Herausgeber: Bissell, Rick; Feldman-Jensen, Shirley; Jensen, Steven

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, this volume provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events. Written by top disaster scholars and practitioners, the book defines what constitutes a catastrophic event, outlining both the factors that can lead to catastrophes and the unique logistical, planning, and response challenges posed by them. It explores how catastrophes can dramatically affect populations and addresses new, innovative, and fundamentally unique strategies communities can institute to better prepare populations for catastrophic events and their aftermath.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9781466511897
• ISBN-10: 1466511893
• Artikelnr.: 35453055

Autorenporträt

Rick Bissell, Ph.D., is a professor and graduate program director at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Emergency Health Services. His research focuses on disaster epidemiology, health sector response to disasters, public health-emergency management collaboration, emerging global emergency management challenges, earthquake impact on health services, and various topics related to emergency management.

Inhaltsangabe

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. Index.