Handbook of risk and crisis communication / Robert L. Heath and H. Dan O'Hair, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heath, Robert L. (Robert Lawrence), 1941-

O'Hair, Dan.

Series:

Routledge communication series.

Routledge communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Risk management.

Crisis management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Crisis management.

Emergency management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency management.

Communication in management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communication in management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (696 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication explores the scope and purpose of risk, and its counterpart, crisis, to facilitate the understanding of these issues from conceptual and strategic perspectives. Recognizing that risk is a central feature of our daily lives, found in relationships, organizations, governments, the environment, and a wide variety of interactions, contributors to this volume explore such questions as: ""What is likely to happen, to whom, and with what consequences?""; ""To what extent can science and vigilance prevent or mitigate negative outcomes?""; and "

Contents:

section I. Exploring the reach of crisis and risk communication

section II. Key constructs of crisis and risk communication

section III. Contexts of crisis and risk communication.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-59774-X

1-135-59775-8

1-282-17021-X

9786612170218

0-203-89162-7

9780203891629

OCLC:

609842197