Dedication; Preface; Contents; Creating Disasters; Preparing for the Worst; Are Disaster Agencies Effective?; The Power of Tradition; The Odds of Being a Victim; The Mother Hen Effect; Disaster Communities as Survival Mechanisms; Privatizing Disaster Management; References; Index
Summary
Analyzes the factors that negatively impact formal disaster organization efficacy and demonstrates the fundamental flaws of disaster management agencies by inspecting disasters from the perspective of potential victims and proposes a model of disaster management centring on privatization
