Author: N/A Publisher: BMJ Books Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected.Chapters deal with subjects such as earthquakes and landslides as well as nuc...
Author: Williams, Scott Publisher: Ulysses Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Escaping a doomed city during the first few hours of an impending crisis can make the difference between life and death. The tragic lesson of Hurricane Katrina applies to any large-scale crisis: Don't...
Author: Green, III, Walter Guerry Publisher: Universal Publishers Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Originally written as a study guide to assist individuals preparing for the Certified Crisis Operations Manager examination, this volume provides a reference manual for emergency managers on the organ...
Author: N/A Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita presented some very thorny issues. Certain cultural projects benefited from immediate attention and funding while others, with...
Author: N/A Publisher: World Bank Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book provides guidance to policy makers seeking to design effective monitoring systems for disaster response management. This volume describes the data needs that arise after natural disasters, a...
Author: Gurenko, Eugene N., / Lester, Rodney R., / Mahul, Olivier, Publisher: World Bank Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The persistent potential for large scale natural disasters has become a real concern for the Turkish government since the late 1990s, which ultimately led to the establishment of the Turkish Catastrop...
Author: Guillaume, Jacques / Jocelyn, Jean Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: THE WORDS OF WYCLEF JEAN: "I want to assure my countrymen that I will continue to work for Haiti's renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home is where the heart...
Author: Parker, Ronald , Steven Publisher: The World Bank Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group examined the World Bank's experience in disaster prevention and response over the past 20 years and found that the scale of Bank operations has grown over...
Author: Henderson, James, H. Publisher: AuthorHouse Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book is a guide for Logistician's (civilian or military) in the execution of support to Disaster Relief efforts. . Provides a foundation to plan and coordinate at the federal, state, and ...
Author: McFadden, Loraine Publisher: Elsevier Science Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book breaks down primary concepts of coastal vulnerability by providing a thorough discussion of the concept. It addresses coastal vulnerability around the world with specific examples from the E...
Author: Blakely, Edward Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: My Storm is a firsthand account of a critical sixteen months in the post-Katrina recovery process. It tells how Blakely, as Katrina recovery czar, endeavored to transform the shell of a cherished Amer...
Author: N/A Publisher: The World Bank Format: Adobe PDF
Description: These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, sto...
Author: Dilley, MAXX / Chen, Robert / Deichmann, Uwe Publisher: The World Bank Format: Adobe PDF
Description: """The Natural Disaster Hotspots report is a path-breaking effort and a wonderful scientific accomplishment. I'm certain that it will prove to be a crucial tool and will stimulate further research in ...
Author: N/A Publisher: Springer Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not. This book addresses these controversies and describes the responses that psychologists ...
Author: N/A Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This volume examines the rebuilding of cities and their environs after a disaster and focuses on four major issues: making cities less vulnerable to disaster, reestablishing economic viability, respon...
Author: N/A Publisher: Business Science Reference Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Relief Supply Chain for Disasters: Humanitarian, Aid and Emergency Logistics furthers the scholarly understanding of SCM in disaster relief. Recent natural and manmade disasters have brought relief SC...
Author: Perrow, Charles Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems....
Author: Perrow, Charles Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems....
Author: Wilson, Jennifer L. Publisher: Dissertation.Com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This dissertation analyzes the current status of emergency management professionalization in the United States and Florida using a qualitative case study. I investigate the efforts of various organiz...
Author: N/A Publisher: Fordham University Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: For more than forty-five years, Kevin Cahill has been helping to heal the world: as a leading specialist in tropical medicine and as a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts acros...
Author: Anderson, Ellis Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Hurricane Katrina tore into Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, raking away lives, buildings, and livelihoods in a place known for its picturesque, coastal views; its laid-back, artsy downtown; and its deep-d...
Author: McNulty, Ian Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For many months after Hurricane Katrina, life in New Orleans meant negotiating streets strewn with debris and patrolled by the United States Army. Most of the city was without power. Emptied and ruine...
Author: McNulty, Ian Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For many months after Hurricane Katrina, life in New Orleans meant negotiating streets strewn with debris and patrolled by the United States Army. Most of the city was without power. Emptied and ruine...
Author: Longenecker, John Publisher: CONTRAST MEDIA PRESS Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A healthier self-rule. As a former Los Angeles Paramedic, Author and Columnist John Longenecker saw his share of gun shot wounds and wondered why the Paramedics weren't seeing self-defense shootin...
Author: N/A Publisher: Information Science Reference Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Managing Crises and Disasters with Emerging Technologies: Advancements offers the most vital, up-to-date research within the field of disaster management technologies. Since the first disaster informa...
Author: Amaratunga, Dilanthi / Haigh, Richard Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often unc...
Description: Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often unc...
Author: Perrow, Charles Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems....
