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Canton, Lucien G.

Emergency management : concepts and strategies for effective programs / Lucien G. Canton. - 1 online resource (xvii, 349 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; CONTENTS; 1 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; 2 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT A SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE; 3 THE EMERGENCY MANAGER: EVOLVING ROLES AND SHIFTING PARADIGMS; 4 ESTABLISHING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; 5 ASSESSING RISK; 6 DEVELOPING STRATEGY; 7 PLANNING CONCEPTS; 8 PLANNING TECHNIQUES AND METHODS; 9 COORDINATING DISASTER; 10 MANAGING CRISIS.

This book propounds an all-hazards, multidisciplinary approach to emergency management. It discusses the emergency manager's role, details how to establish an effective, integrated program, and explores the components, including: assessing risk; developing strategies; planning concepts; planning techniques and methods; coordinating response; and managing crisis.

ISBN: 9780470119754 0470119756 9780470119761 0470119764 9781613449059 1613449054 9780470942741 0470942746 1280741635 9781280741630

Source: 10.1002/9780470119761 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 50CE4F90-FD24-4657-AEDF-88290F016FB1 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emergency management--Planning.--United States
Emergency management--Evaluation.--United States
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
Protection civile.
Systèmes de commandement des interventions (Gestion des situations d'urgence)
NATURE--Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Emergency management--Evaluation.
Emergency management--Planning.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV551.3 / .C36 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.340973