Introduction to Emergency Management, Eighth Edition sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency management professionals. This trusted resource provides a comprehensive overview of core concepts in emergency management and instructs in their application, addressing why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts, enabling them to work with emergency management specialists.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications; explanations of FEMA, state, and local emergency management organizational policies; the growing role of the private sector in emergency management; Covid-19 pandemic preparedness and response; and the impact of climate change on emergency management policies and practices, among other timely examples and application areas. Each chapter features all-new case studies on recent disasters, key terms, summary points, and self-review questions. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples.
1. Introduction to Emergency Management - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page iv 7. Companion Website - p. Page vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. Page vii 9. Introduction - p. Page vii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 1 : The Historical Context of Emergency Management - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 2 : Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment - p. Page 38 14. Chapter 3 : The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation - p. Page 111 15. Chapter 4 : Preparedness - p. Page 185 16. Chapter 5 : Crisis and Risk Communications - p. Page 251 17. Chapter 6 : The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response - p. Page 313 18. Chapter 7 : Recovery - p. Page 417 19. Chapter 8 : International Disaster Management - p. Page 492 20. Chapter 9 : Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat - p. Page 554 21. Chapter 10 : The Future of Emergency Management - p. Page 624 22. Acronyms - p. Page 635 23. Glossary - p. Page 642 24. Index - p. Page 647
Introduction to Emergency Management, Eighth Edition sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency management professionals. This trusted resource provides a comprehensive overview of core concepts in emergency management and instructs in their application, addressing why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts, enabling them to work with emergency management specialists.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications; explanations of FEMA, state, and local emergency management organizational policies; the growing role of the private sector in emergency management; Covid-19 pandemic preparedness and response; and the impact of climate change on emergency management policies and practices, among other timely examples and application areas. Each chapter features all-new case studies on recent disasters, key terms, summary points, and self-review questions. Student and faculty use is supported by an expanded ancillary package, featuring a fuller instructor manual, lecture PowerPoint Slides, and linked documents, data sets, references, and video examples.
1. Introduction to Emergency Management - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page iv 7. Companion Website - p. Page vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. Page vii 9. Introduction - p. Page vii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 1 : The Historical Context of Emergency Management - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 2 : Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment - p. Page 38 14. Chapter 3 : The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation - p. Page 111 15. Chapter 4 : Preparedness - p. Page 185 16. Chapter 5 : Crisis and Risk Communications - p. Page 251 17. Chapter 6 : The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response - p. Page 313 18. Chapter 7 : Recovery - p. Page 417 19. Chapter 8 : International Disaster Management - p. Page 492 20. Chapter 9 : Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat - p. Page 554 21. Chapter 10 : The Future of Emergency Management - p. Page 624 22. Acronyms - p. Page 635 23. Glossary - p. Page 642 24. Index - p. Page 647
