Emergency Management The American Experience 1900-2010, Second Edition

Name: Emergency Management The American Experience 1900-2010, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9781466517530

ISBN-10: 1466517530

ISBN-13: 9781466517530

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Claire B. Rubin

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This volume provides a history and analysis of the political and policy processes of federal government involvement in emergency management from 1900 through 2010. This second edition provides background for understanding political, policy, and other essential aspects of emergency management, including identifying and developing the key time bands of information about emergency management from 1900 to 2010. The book covers updates to policy, shifts in the DHS and FEMA, and responses to disasters over the last 5+ years including considerable coverage of the BP oil spill.

Book details

List price: $38.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: 110 Years of Disaster Response and Emergency Management in the United States




Focusing Events in the Early Twentieth Century: A Hurricane, Two Earthquakes, and a Pandemic




The Expanding Role of the Federal Government: 1927-1950




The Formative Years: 1950-1978




Federal Emergency Management Comes of Age: 1979-2001




Emergency Management Restructured: Intended and Unintended Outcomes of Actions Taken since 9/11




2005 Events and Outcomes: Hurricane Katrina and Beyond




The System Is Tested: Response to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill




From a Painful Past to an Uncertain Future




The Evolving Federal Role in Emergency Management: Policies and Processes



Suggested Readings


About the Authors


Index