Michael Prasad

Emergency Management Threats and Hazards (eBook, PDF)

Water

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water is a resource guidebook, which bridges the work of the emergency management practitioners and academic researchers, specifically for water-related incidents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040115831
• Artikelnr.: 72283054

Autorenporträt

Michael Prasad is a Certified Emergency Manager®, by the International Association of Emergency Managers, holding volunteer leadership positions in that organization as well. He is the Executive Director of the Center for Emergency Management Intelligence Research (www.cemir.org), and a national-level expert on mass care specifically on the feeding, sheltering, and caring for children in disasters. He has an MA in emergency and disaster management from American Public University and writes professionally on emergency management policies and procedures. Views expressed are his own, and not necessarily those of any of these organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. Emergency Management 101. THREATS AROUND WATER.
Threats from the Air. Threats from the Ocean. Threats from the Land.
Threats from Other Sources. QUALITY HAZARDS WITH WATER. Human-Made Hazards
to Water Sources. Natural Water Source Contamination. Water Source Quality
Hazards from Other Incidents. QUANTITY HAZARDS WITH WATER. Too Little
Potable Water. Drownings. Too Much Raw Water - Freshwater. Too Much
Seawater. COMPLEX INCIDENTS INCLUDING BOTH QUANTITY AND QUALITY HAZARDS.
Tropical Storms. Earthquakes and Tsunamis. Water Treatment Plant Issues.
Saltwater Intrusion into Freshwater Rivers. Ice Dams Frozen Major Lakes.
Cyberattacks.