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1 online resource |
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Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction : 110 years of disaster response and emergency management in the united States / Claire B. Rubin -- Focusing events in the early twentieth century : a hurricane, two earthquakes, and a pandemic / David Butler -- The expanding role of the federal government : 1927-1950 / David Butler -- The formative years : 1950-1978 / Keith Bea -- Federal emergency management comes of age : 1979-2001 / Richard T. Sylves -- Emergency management restructured : intended and unintended outcomes of actions taken since 9/11 / John R. Harrald -- 2005 events and outcomes : hurricane Katrina and beyond / Melanie Gall and Susan L. Cutter -- The system is tested : response to the BP deepwater horizon oil spill / John R. Harrald -- Emergency management : the American experience IV 1900-2010 -- From a painful past to an uncertain future / Patrick Roberts, Robert Ward, and Gary Wamsley -- The evolving federal role in emergency management : policies and processes / Patrick Roberts, Robert Ward, and Gary Wamsley -- Suggested readings -- About the authors -- Index |
| Summary |
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900--2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major "focusing events" have shaped the development of emergency management. It builds on the original theoretical framework and chronological approach, but improves on the first edition by adding fresh information on older events such as Hurricane Katrina as well as a new chapter covering the BP oil spill in 2010 and the unpre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Emergency management -- United States
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Natural disasters -- United States
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Hazard mitigation -- United States
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Emergency management.
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Disasters.
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Medical emergencies.
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Disaster Planning
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Disasters
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Emergencies
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disaster planning.
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disasters.
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NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
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Medical emergencies
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Disasters
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Emergency management
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Hazard mitigation
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Natural disasters
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Katastrofbistånd -- Förenta staterna.
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| SUBJECT |
United States |
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rubin, Claire B., editor
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| LC no. |
2012007899 |
| ISBN |
9781466517547 |
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1466517549 |
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9781466559080 |
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146655908X |
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9781138422650 |
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1138422657 |
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