عنوان

Disaster response and recovery :strategies and tactics for resilience

(Number (ISBN

0471789747 (pbk.)

(Number (ISBN

9780471789741 (pbk.)

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

لاتين

Country of publication

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First Statement of Responsibility

David A. McEntire

Title Proper

Disaster response and recovery :strategies and tactics for resilience

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Hoboken, NJ :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wiley,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxx, 498 p. :ill.

Text of Note

مرجع به حساب نمي آيد

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-467) and index.

Text of Note

Knowing what to expect : hazards and disasters -- Understanding the actors : role and responsibilities of disaster participants -- Anticipating human behavior in disasters : myths, exaggerations, and realities -- Approaching response and recovery operations : alternative management theory -- Responding with initial measures : hazard detection, warning, evacuation, and sheltering -- Caring for the injured, dead, and distraught : overcoming physical and emotional Impacts -- Managing public relations, donations, and volunteers : expected challenges and benefits -- Moving beyond immediate needs : damage assessment, disaster declarations, and debris removal -- Promoting recovery and mitigation : disaster assistance and vulnerability reduction -- Overcoming typical challenges : other anticipated problems after disaster -- Harnessing technology and organization : tools for local, state, and federal governments -- Dealing with future disasters : prior lessons, new threats, and rising vulnerability -- Promoting disaster resilience : preparedness, improvisation, professionalism and leadership.

Entry Element

Disaster Relief

Class number

Entry Element

مولف

Relator Code

McEntire, David A.