Catastrophic disaster planning and response

Catastrophic disaster planning and response / Clifford E. Oliver.

"Because catastrophe study and research is relatively new, there are relatively few resources that will be available in the library and in online search engines. This book fills a gap in emergency management education, namely the issue of events so large and complex that normal disaster prepare...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oliver, Clifford
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Emergency management > United States.
Preparedness.
Disasters.
disasters.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disasters
Emergency management
Preparedness
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Author; Section I. Introduction to Catastrophic Planning and Response; Chapter 1. The Definition and History of Catastrophes; Chapter 2. How Catastrophes Differ from Disasters; Section II. Ethical, Political, and Legal Issues; Chapter 3. Ethics; Chapter 4. Political and Legal Issues; Section III. Operational Issues; Chapter 5. Logistics; Chapter 6. Critical Infrastructure/ Key Resources (CI/KR); Chapter 7. Mass Care; Chapter 8. Mass Evacuation and Relocation.
  • Section IV. Planning Strategies and Skills: Response, Recovery, and ReconstructionChapter 9. Response Planning; Chapter 10. Recovery and Reconstruction Planning; Section V. Essential Leadership Skills for Successful Catastrophe Management; Chapter 11. Essential Leadership Skills for Successful Catastrophe Management; V Conclusion; Back cover.

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