Nicolas A. Valcik, Paul E. Tracy

Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2e provides readers with the most modern and current case studies in disaster response and emergency management and can be used in group project settings, as individual homework assignments in training courses for first responders, law enforcement and government employees, or to complement existing emergency management textbooks in Public Administration, Public Management, and Public Affairs programs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315459363
• Artikelnr.: 48408435

Autorenporträt

Nicolas A. Valcik is Director of Institutional Research at West Virginia University, USA and is author of several books including Practical Human Resources for Public Managers (2011), Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations (2013), Non-Profit Organizations: Real Issues for Public Administrators (2015), and Strategic Planning and Decision-Making for Public and Non-Profit Organizations (2016).

Paul E. Tracy is Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator in the Criminology and Justice Studies program at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Allen Barnes
Foreword by Ted Benavides
Foreword by Mark Hall-Patton
Preface
Chapter One: Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and
Administrators
Section 1: Natural Disasters
Chapter Two: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - Fires
Chapter Three: Disasters from Natural Causes - Hurricanes
Chapter Four: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - Floods
Chapter Five: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - Tornadoes
Chapter Six: Disasters from Natural Forces - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Chapter Seven: Disasters from Natural Sources - Other Weather, Animal, and
Viral Phenomena
Section 2: Man-Made Disasters
Chapter Eight: Man-Made Disasters - Industrial Accidents
Chapter Nine: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Transportation Accidents
Chapter Ten: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Structural Failure
Section 3: Terrorism and Criminal Acts
Chapter Eleven: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts - Bombings and
Explosives
Chapter Twelve: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts -
Shootings and Riots
Chapter Thirteen: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Biological and
Chemical Attacks
Section 4: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Disasters
Chapter Fourteen: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Nuclear, Biotoxins, or
Chemicals
Section 5: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries and Archives
Chapter Fifteen: Case Studies: Disasters Occurring at Museums, Libraries
and Archives
Section 6: Final Thoughts
Chapter Sixteen: Conclusion
Index