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Introduction to Emergency Management

George Haddow, Jane Bullock, Damon P. Coppola

 

Verlag Elsevier Reference Monographs, 2010

ISBN 9781856179607 , 424 Seiten

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Front Cover

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Introduction to Emergency Management

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Copyright Page

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Contents

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Foreword

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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Chapter 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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Early History: 1800–1950

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The Cold War and the Rise of Civil Defense: the 1950s

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Changes to Emergency Management: the 1960s

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The Call for a National Focus on Emergency Management: the 1970s

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Civil Defense Reappears as Nuclear Attack Planning: the 1980s

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An Agency in Trouble: 1989–1992

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The Witt Revolution: 1993–2001

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Terrorism: 2001

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The Steps Leading to the Katrina Debacle

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Post-Katrina Changes

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The Future Environment of Emergency Management

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Important Terms

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Self-Check Questions

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Out-of-Class Exercise

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Chapter 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment

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What You Will Learn

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Introduction

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Natural Hazards

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Technological Hazards

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Chemical

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Biological

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Radiological

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Nuclear

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Hazards Risk Management

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Risk Management Technology

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Social and Economic Risk Factors

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Conclusion

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Important Terms

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Self-Check Questions

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Out-of-Class Exercises

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Chapter 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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Mitigation Tools

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Hazard Identification and Mapping

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Impediments to Mitigation

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Federal Mitigation Programs

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The National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program

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Nonfederal Mitigation Grant Programs

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Conclusion

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Important Terms

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Self-Check Questions

115

Out-of-Class Exercises

115

Chapter 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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A Systems Approach: The Preparedness Cycle

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Mitigation versus Preparedness

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Preparedness: The Emergency Operations Plan

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Education and Training Programs

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Emergency Management Exercises

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Evaluation and Improvement

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Preparedness: A National Effort

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Preparedness Grant Programs

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Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Management

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Conclusion

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Important Terms

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Self-Check Questions

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Out-of-Class Exercises

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Chapter 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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The Mission

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Audiences/Customers

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Communicating in the Era of Homeland Security

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Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World

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Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability in a Changing Media World

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Creating Effective Disaster Communications

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Conclusion

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Important Terms

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Self-Check Questions

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Out-of-Class Exercises

184

Chapter 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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Local Response

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State Response

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Volunteer Group Response

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Incident Command System

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The Federal Response

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Federal Assistance

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Key Federal Response Officials

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Other FEMA Response Resources

227

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

230

Conclusion

231

Important Terms

232

Self-Check Questions

232

Out-of-Class Exercises

233

Chapter 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery

234

What You'll Learn

234

Introduction

234

The National Response Framework for Disaster Recovery Operations

241

FEMA's Individual Assistance Recovery Programs

247

FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Programs

253

Other Federal Agency Disaster Recovery Funding

257

Recovery Planning Tools

261

Long-Term Recovery Planning Annex

262

Community Long-Term Recovery Planning

264

Conclusion

266

Important Terms

270

Self-Check Questions

271

Out-of-Class Exercises

271

Chapter 8. International Disaster Management

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What You'll Learn

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Introduction

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Disasters in Developing Nations

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International Disasters

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Important Issues Influencing the Response Process

274

The United Nations System

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Nongovernmental Organizations

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Assistance Provided by the U.S. Government

296

Conclusion

316

Important Terms

316

Self-Check Questions

316

Out-of-Class Exercises

317

Chapter 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat

318

What You'll Learn

318

Introduction

318

Changes in Emergency Management and the War on Terrorism

319

September 11, 2001

322

Federal Government Terrorism Activity

328

The 911 Commission

344

State Government Terrorism Activity

348

Local Government Terrorism Activity

350

The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Terrorism Preparedness and Response

352

Conclusion

359

Important Terms

360

Self-Check Questions

360

Out-of-Class Exercises

361

Chapter 10. The Future of Emergency Management

362

Understanding the Past

362

The Obama Administration

365

"Those Who Forget the Past Are Doomed to Repeat It"

365

Emergency Management Ideas for the Future

368

Conclusion

374

Appendix A: Acronyms

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Appendix B: Emergency Management Websites

382

Appendix C: Ready.gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations

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Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security

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Index

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