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Taylor and Francis Case Studies In Disaster Response And Emergency Management 2Nd Edition 2017 Edition by Nicolas A. Valcik, Paul E. Tracy
Designed to enable practitioners and students to evaluate a variety of real-life emergencies from every angle, this new edition of Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management provides clear, thorough, step-by-step descriptions of more than 50 major disasters or emergencies. Arranged chronologically, the case studies involve incidents from around the globe, with topics including natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics, and terrorist attacks. A series of questions throughout each case study encourages the reader to think critically about the problem at hand, to select a course of action, and to then see the results of the decisions that were made. This hands-on approach invites practitioners and students to apply learned theoretical emergency management techniques in a safe test environment.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. Foreword by Allen BarnesForeword by Ted BenavidesForeword by Mark Hall-PattonPrefaceChapter One: Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and AdministratorsSection 1: Natural DisastersChapter Two: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - FiresChapter Three: Disasters from Natural Causes - HurricanesChapter Four: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - FloodsChapter Five: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces - TornadoesChapter Six: Disasters from Natural Forces - Earthquakes and VolcanoesChapter Seven: Disasters from Natural Sources - Other Weather, Animal, and Viral PhenomenaSection 2: Man-Made DisastersChapter Eight: Man-Made Disasters - Industrial AccidentsChapter Nine: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Transportation AccidentsChapter Ten: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Structural FailureSection 3: Terrorism and Criminal ActsChapter Eleven: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts - Bombings and ExplosivesChapter Twelve: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts - Shootings and RiotsChapter Thirteen: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Biological and Chemical AttacksSection 4: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical DisastersChapter Fourteen: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters - Nuclear, Biotoxins, or ChemicalsSection 5: Disasters Occurring in Museums, Libraries and ArchivesChapter Fifteen: Case Studies: Disasters Occurring at Museums, Libraries and ArchivesSection 6: Final ThoughtsChapter Sixteen: ConclusionIndex