Managing Emergencies and Crises

Name: Managing Emergencies and Crises
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ISBN: 9780763781552

ISBN-10: 076378155X

ISBN-13: 9780763781552

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Naim Kapucu, Alpaslan (tm)zerdem

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As the scale, frequency, and intensity of crises faced by the world have dramatically increased over the last decade, there is a critical need for a careful stocktaking on the knowledge of managing disasters. This book presents the experience of emergency management from a continental perspective by focusing on the emergency response systems, processes and actors in the context of the United States and Europe.The book approaches subject from a social rather than natural phenomenon perception, putting the main emphasis on the vulnerability aspect of disasters instead of hazard as done by their more conventional understanding. The exploration of institutional, socio-cultural and political…

Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 10/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English