Handbook of research on environmental policies for emergency management and public safety / Augustine Nduka Eneanya, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eneanya, Augustine Nduka, author.

Contributor:

Eneanya, Augustine Nduka, editor.

Series:

Advances in wireless technologies and telecommunication (AWTT) book series.

Advances in wireless technologies and telecommunication (AWTT) book series, 2327-3313

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Environmental policy.

Environmental management.

Emergency management.

Public safety.

Physical Description:

32 PDFs (xxiv, pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : IGI Publishing, 2018.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book examines how environmental policies and its interface with management and public safety from various country's perspectives, its local impacts and global lessons. It focuses on creating plans to decrease the effect of disasters. It provides the needed understanding for public managers, practitioners, nongovernmental organizations, individual volunteers, researchers, professionals, and students in emergency management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Natural resources management. Chapter 1. Natural resources management ; Chapter 2. Some aspects of natural resource exploitation and management in Nigeria ; Chapter 3. Environmental policies for emergency management and public safety: implementing green policy and community participation

Section 2. Leadership, natural hazard, and emergency management. Chapter 4. Leadership, public values, and trust in emergency management ; Chapter 5. Global natural hazard and disaster vulnerability management ; Chapter 6. Internally displaced persons and emergency management in Nigeria: management of internally displaced persons Nigeria

Section 3. Networking technologies and emergency management. Chapter 7. Prospect of low power sensor network technology in disaster management for sustainable future

Section 4. Climate change and disaster vulnerability management. Chapter 8. A review of psychological resilience as a response to natural hazards in Nigeria ; Chapter 9. Preparing for refugee exodus in crisis: Poland case study ; Chapter 10. Environmental security threats and policy response in the Niger delta, Nigeria 1990-2016 ; Chapter 11. Climate change and sustainable development in Nigeria: limitations and opportunities ; Chapter 12. Climate change impact on agriculture and food security

Section 5. Ecosystem management, environmental media, and public health. Chapter 13. Impact of sea level rise on coastal regions and strategic responses ; Chapter 14. Land use policy and urban sprawl in Nigeria: land use and the emergence of urban sprawl ; Chapter 15. Assessing the impact of transportation on climate change: a case study of agartala city in India's North East region ; Chapter 16. The politics of environmental pollution in Nigeria: emerging trends, issues, and challenges ; Chapter 17. Integrating ecosystem management and environmental media for public policy on public health and safety.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781522531951

OCLC:

1015956770