TY - BOOK AU - Canton,Lucien G. TI - Emergency management: concepts and strategies for effective programs SN - 9780470119754 AV - HV551.3 .C36 2007eb U1 - 363.340973 22 PY - 2007///] CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Interscience KW - Emergency management KW - United States KW - Planning KW - Evaluation KW - Gestion des situations d'urgence KW - Protection civile KW - Systèmes de commandement des interventions (Gestion des situations d'urgence) KW - NATURE KW - Natural Disasters KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Disasters & Disaster Relief KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/0470119764 ER -