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Case studies in disaster response and emergency management / Nicolas A. Valcik and Paul E. Tracy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valcik, Nicolas A., author.
- Series:
- ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster relief--United States--Case studies.
- Disaster relief.
- Disaster relief--Case studies.
- Emergency management--United States--Case studies.
- Emergency management.
- Emergency management--Case studies.
- Medical emergencies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (365 pages).
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management, 2e provides readers with the most modern and current case studies in disaster response and emergency management and can be used in group project settings, as individual homework assignments in training courses for first responders, law enforcement and government employees, or to complement existing emergency management textbooks in Public Administration, Public Management, and Public Affairs programs.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Natural disasters
- pt. II. Man-made disasters
- pt. III. Terrorism and criminal acts
- pt. IV. Nuclear, biological, and chemical disasters
- pt. V. Disasters occurring in museums, libraries and archives
- pt. VI. Final thoughts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-45937-X
- 1-315-45936-1
- 1-315-45935-3
- 9781315459370
- OCLC:
- 987029109
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