Introduction to International Disaster Management, Fifth Edition, offers an unbiased, global perspective for students and practitioners alike. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the disaster management profession, covering the varied sources of risk and vulnerability, the systems that exist to manage hazard risk, and the many different stakeholders involved, from individuals to global organizations. This text also serves as a reference on scores of disaster management topics, including various technological and intentional hazards, on international disaster management structures and systems, on global humanitarian spending and support, and much more. Taking a real-world approach with considerable illustration through case studies and recent and historical disaster events, this book prepares students interested in joining the disaster management community to understand the work they will be doing. In addition, it assists those who already work with the disaster management community by helping them better navigate this complex environment.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications, coverage of emerging global hazards and recent disaster events, and revised sections on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, and emerging technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience. Special emphasis is placed throughout on environmental justice, social justice, gender, and equality in global disaster management approaches. Recent disasters addressed across in-depth case studies include the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Tonga Eruption, regional heatwaves, the Beirut Port Explosion, the 2021 Haiti Earthquake, Typhoon Rai, the 2021 Surfside Condo Collapse, the 2022 South Asia Floods, and notable earthquakes. Another Voice - Expert Input boxes, along with extended exhibits, key word definitions, and chapter summaries enhance understanding, along with updated ancillary materials for students and instructors alike.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. Chapter 1. The management of disasters - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Hazards - p. 57 4. Introduction - p. 57 5. Hazard identification and hazard profiling - p. 58 6. Hazard profiling - p. 66 7. The hazards - p. 71 8. Conclusion - p. 199 9. Chapter 3. Risk and vulnerability - p. 209 10. Introduction - p. 209 11. Two components of risk - p. 210 12. Computing likelihood and consequence values - p. 212 13. Integrating quantitative and qualitative measures - p. 220 14. Informing the assessment - p. 231 15. Event intensity scaling - p. 243 16. Risk evaluation - p. 252 17. Vulnerability - p. 272 18. Conclusion - p. 304 19. Chapter 4. Mitigation - p. 309 20. Chapter 5. Preparedness - p. 385 21. Introduction - p. 385 22. Overview of disaster preparedness - p. 385 23. Government capacity - p. 387 24. Public preparedness - p. 430 25. The media as a public educator - p. 445 26. Obstacles to effective public education and preparedness - p. 447 27. Conclusion - p. 457 28. Chapter 6. Response - p. 463 29. Introduction - p. 463 30. What is the response? - p. 464 31. Response: the emergency - p. 464 32. Recognition: preimpact - p. 465 33. Recognition: postimpact - p. 476 34. Search and rescue - p. 479 35. First aid medical treatment - p. 481 36. Evacuation and shelter-in-place - p. 484 37. Disaster assessments - p. 486 38. Information management and exchange - p. 499 39. Provision of water, food, and shelter - p. 502 40. Health - p. 516 41. Sanitation - p. 518 42. Safety and security - p. 524 43. Critical infrastructure resumption - p. 526 44. Emergency social services - p. 532 45. Donations management - p. 533 46. Volunteer management - p. 538 47. Command, control, and coordination - p. 541 48. Conclusion - p. 558 49. Chapter 7. Recovery - p. 561 50. Introduction - p. 561 51. Overview of recovery - p. 561 52. The effects of disasters on society - p. 563 53. Predisaster recovery actions - p. 565 54. Components of recovery: what is needed and where it comes from - p. 569 55. Types of recovery - p. 594 56. Special considerations in recovery - p. 626 57. Conclusion - p. 646 58. Chapter 8. Participants: governmental disaster management agencies - p. 651 59. Introduction - p. 651 60. Disaster risk management as a broad “whole-of-government” function - p. 652 61. Governmental disaster management structures - p. 654 62. Governmental disaster management agencies - p. 654 63. Emergency management (civil protection) - p. 661 64. Organizational structures - p. 674 65. Bilateral disaster management assistance - p. 689 66. How governments provide assistance - p. 697 67. Types of bilateral assistance - p. 698 68. Types of national government agencies involved in international disaster management - p. 705 69. The political implications of bilateral disaster assistance - p. 714 70. Collateral impacts of humanitarian aid - p. 720 71. Conclusion - p. 721 72. Chapter 9. Participants: nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the private sector - p. 733 73. Introduction - p. 733 74. Who are the nongovernmental organizations? - p. 734 75. What do they do? - p. 738 76. Nongovernmental organization operations - p. 748 77. Aid worker safety and security - p. 753 78. Nongovernmental organization/military cooperation - p. 755 79. The role of the private sector - p. 769 80. The role of academia - p. 778 81. Conclusion - p. 779 82. Appendix 9.1: Profile of a nongovernmental organization: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - p. 779 83. Appendix 9.2: Chronology of aid worker attacks worldwide, 2024 - p. 803 84. Appendix 9.3: Academic and professional disaster management institutions - p. 837 85. Chapter 10. Participants: multilateral organizations and international financial institutions - p. 843 86. Introduction - p. 843 87. The United Nations - p. 844 88. United Nations agencies and programs - p. 869 89. Regional international organizations - p. 918 90. International Financial Institutions - p. 939 91. Conclusion - p. 952 92. Appendix 10.1: Inter-American Development Bank Disaster Risk Management Policy Guidelines, March 2008 - p. 952 93. Chapter 11. Special considerations - p. 967 94. Index - p. 1013
Introduction to International Disaster Management, Fifth Edition, offers an unbiased, global perspective for students and practitioners alike. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the disaster management profession, covering the varied sources of risk and vulnerability, the systems that exist to manage hazard risk, and the many different stakeholders involved, from individuals to global organizations. This text also serves as a reference on scores of disaster management topics, including various technological and intentional hazards, on international disaster management structures and systems, on global humanitarian spending and support, and much more. Taking a real-world approach with considerable illustration through case studies and recent and historical disaster events, this book prepares students interested in joining the disaster management community to understand the work they will be doing. In addition, it assists those who already work with the disaster management community by helping them better navigate this complex environment.
Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes revised workflows and communications, coverage of emerging global hazards and recent disaster events, and revised sections on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, and emerging technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience. Special emphasis is placed throughout on environmental justice, social justice, gender, and equality in global disaster management approaches. Recent disasters addressed across in-depth case studies include the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Tonga Eruption, regional heatwaves, the Beirut Port Explosion, the 2021 Haiti Earthquake, Typhoon Rai, the 2021 Surfside Condo Collapse, the 2022 South Asia Floods, and notable earthquakes. Another Voice - Expert Input boxes, along with extended exhibits, key word definitions, and chapter summaries enhance understanding, along with updated ancillary materials for students and instructors alike.
1. Introduction - p. xxi 2. Chapter 1. The management of disasters - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. Hazards - p. 57 4. Introduction - p. 57 5. Hazard identification and hazard profiling - p. 58 6. Hazard profiling - p. 66 7. The hazards - p. 71 8. Conclusion - p. 199 9. Chapter 3. Risk and vulnerability - p. 209 10. Introduction - p. 209 11. Two components of risk - p. 210 12. Computing likelihood and consequence values - p. 212 13. Integrating quantitative and qualitative measures - p. 220 14. Informing the assessment - p. 231 15. Event intensity scaling - p. 243 16. Risk evaluation - p. 252 17. Vulnerability - p. 272 18. Conclusion - p. 304 19. Chapter 4. Mitigation - p. 309 20. Chapter 5. Preparedness - p. 385 21. Introduction - p. 385 22. Overview of disaster preparedness - p. 385 23. Government capacity - p. 387 24. Public preparedness - p. 430 25. The media as a public educator - p. 445 26. Obstacles to effective public education and preparedness - p. 447 27. Conclusion - p. 457 28. Chapter 6. Response - p. 463 29. Introduction - p. 463 30. What is the response? - p. 464 31. Response: the emergency - p. 464 32. Recognition: preimpact - p. 465 33. Recognition: postimpact - p. 476 34. Search and rescue - p. 479 35. First aid medical treatment - p. 481 36. Evacuation and shelter-in-place - p. 484 37. Disaster assessments - p. 486 38. Information management and exchange - p. 499 39. Provision of water, food, and shelter - p. 502 40. Health - p. 516 41. Sanitation - p. 518 42. Safety and security - p. 524 43. Critical infrastructure resumption - p. 526 44. Emergency social services - p. 532 45. Donations management - p. 533 46. Volunteer management - p. 538 47. Command, control, and coordination - p. 541 48. Conclusion - p. 558 49. Chapter 7. Recovery - p. 561 50. Introduction - p. 561 51. Overview of recovery - p. 561 52. The effects of disasters on society - p. 563 53. Predisaster recovery actions - p. 565 54. Components of recovery: what is needed and where it comes from - p. 569 55. Types of recovery - p. 594 56. Special considerations in recovery - p. 626 57. Conclusion - p. 646 58. Chapter 8. Participants: governmental disaster management agencies - p. 651 59. Introduction - p. 651 60. Disaster risk management as a broad “whole-of-government” function - p. 652 61. Governmental disaster management structures - p. 654 62. Governmental disaster management agencies - p. 654 63. Emergency management (civil protection) - p. 661 64. Organizational structures - p. 674 65. Bilateral disaster management assistance - p. 689 66. How governments provide assistance - p. 697 67. Types of bilateral assistance - p. 698 68. Types of national government agencies involved in international disaster management - p. 705 69. The political implications of bilateral disaster assistance - p. 714 70. Collateral impacts of humanitarian aid - p. 720 71. Conclusion - p. 721 72. Chapter 9. Participants: nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the private sector - p. 733 73. Introduction - p. 733 74. Who are the nongovernmental organizations? - p. 734 75. What do they do? - p. 738 76. Nongovernmental organization operations - p. 748 77. Aid worker safety and security - p. 753 78. Nongovernmental organization/military cooperation - p. 755 79. The role of the private sector - p. 769 80. The role of academia - p. 778 81. Conclusion - p. 779 82. Appendix 9.1: Profile of a nongovernmental organization: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - p. 779 83. Appendix 9.2: Chronology of aid worker attacks worldwide, 2024 - p. 803 84. Appendix 9.3: Academic and professional disaster management institutions - p. 837 85. Chapter 10. Participants: multilateral organizations and international financial institutions - p. 843 86. Introduction - p. 843 87. The United Nations - p. 844 88. United Nations agencies and programs - p. 869 89. Regional international organizations - p. 918 90. International Financial Institutions - p. 939 91. Conclusion - p. 952 92. Appendix 10.1: Inter-American Development Bank Disaster Risk Management Policy Guidelines, March 2008 - p. 952 93. Chapter 11. Special considerations - p. 967 94. Index - p. 1013
