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Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 533 pages) : , illustrations (some color)

Edition: Seventh edition.

ISBN: 0-12-817139-1

Content: Introduction to Emergency Management, Seventh Edition, sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. This long-trusted resource provides a broad overview of the key aspects of the emergency management profession. Readers will gain an understanding of why the emergency management profession exists, what actions its professionals and practitioners are tasked with performing, and what achievements are sought through the conduct of these various efforts. Students and new professionals alike will further gain an enhanced understanding of key terminology and concepts that enable them to work with emergency management specialists.

Note: The historical context of emergency management Natural and technological hazards and risk assessment The disciplines of emergency management : mitigation Preparedness Crisis and risk communications The disciplines of emergency management : response Recovery International disaster management Emergency management and the terorist threat The future of emergency management

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) : , illustrations, maps

Edition: Third edition.

ISBN: 0-323-98477-0 , 0-323-90611-7

Content: Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World, Third Edition provides valuable information for navigating these priorities in the age of evolving media. The emergence of new media like the Internet, email, blogs, text messaging, cell phone photos, and the increasing influence of first informers are redefining the roles of government and media. The tools and rules of communications are evolving, and disaster communications must also evolve to accommodate these changes and exploit the opportunities they provide. This book illuminates the path to effective disaster communication, including the need for transparency, increased accessibility, trustworthiness and reliability, and partnerships with the media.

Note: Communications: the critical function -- The changing media world -- The "new" news room -- Disaster coverage past and present -- Principles of a successful communications strategy -- Application of communications principles to all four phases of emergency management -- Disaster communications audiences -- How to adapt to the changing media environment -- Case studies -- Climate change -- Communicating during a public health crisis -- Building an effective disaster communications capability in a changing media world.

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (383 p.)

ISBN: 1-283-61982-2 , 9786613932273 , 0-12-415868-4

Content: Homeland Security: The Essentials sets a new standard for security textbooks, concisely outlining the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them. The authors expertly delineate the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. From cyber warfare to devastating tornados to car bombs, all hazards currently fall within the purview of the Department of Homeland Security. Yet the federal role must be closely aligned with the work of partners in the private sector, and the authors examine t

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Homeland Security: The Essentials; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization; What You Will Learn; Introduction; A New Concept of Homeland Security; The Department of Homeland Security; Other Federal Departments Responsible for the Homeland Security Enterprise; Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; References; 2. Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat; What You Will Learn; Introduction; Before It Was Called Homeland Security: From the 1800's to the Creation of FEMA; World Trade Center Bombing , Murrah Federal Building Bombing Khobar Towers Bombing, Saudi Arabia; The Three Commissions; Presidential Decision Directives 62 and 63; Attorney General's Five-Year Interagency Counterterrorism and Technology Crime Plan; USS Cole Bombing, Yemen; September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 2001-2004; Homeland Security Focus on Terrorism Results in a Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath; Obama Administration; Conclusion; Key Terms; References; 3. Hazards; What You Will Learn; Introduction; The Hazards , Natural Hazards Floods; Earthquakes; Hurricanes; Storm Surges; Tornadoes; Wildfires; Mass Movements; Tsunamis; Volcanic Eruptions; Severe Winter Storms; Drought; Extreme Temperatures; Thunderstorms; Hail; Technological Hazards; Structural Fires; Transportation Accidents; Infrastructure Failures; Dam Failures; Hazardous Materials Incidents; Nuclear Accidents; Terrorism Hazards; Conventional Explosives and Secondary Devices; Chemical Agents; Biological Agents; Nuclear/Radiological; Combined Hazards; Other Armed Attacks Using Firearms or Other Tactics , Difficulty of Predicting Terror Attacks in the United States Conclusion; Key Terms; Review Questions; References; 4. Governmental Homeland Security Structures; What You Will Learn; Introduction; Department of Homeland Security Organizational Chart; The Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security; Preexisting Offices Moved into DHS in 2002; The U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Secret Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); New Offices and Directorates; Directorate for National Protection and Programs , Directorate for Science and Technology Directorate for Management; Office of the Inspector General; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; United States Customs and Border Protection; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Office of Policy; Office of Health Affairs; Offices of Intelligence and Analysis and Operations Coordination; Domestic Nuclear Detection Office; Agency Reorganization; Secretary Chertoff's DHS Reorganization Plan; The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act; DHS Budget; Other Agencies Participating in Community-Level Funding , The White House (the Executive Office of the President) , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-415803-X

Language: English

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Format: xix, 422 pages : , illustrations ; , 25 cm.

Edition: Fifth edition.

ISBN: 0-12-407784-6

Note: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Historical Context of Emergency Management 2. Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment 3. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation 4. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Preparedness 5. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications 6. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response 7. The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery 8. International Disaster Management 9. Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat 10. The Future of Emergency Management Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Emergency Management Web Sites Appendix C: Ready.Gov Citizen Preparedness Recommendations Appendix D: A Day in the Life of Homeland Security Glossary.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-410405-3

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xxii, 259 pages) : , illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 0-12-407925-3

Series Statement: Gale eBooks

Content: Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Accurate information disseminated to the general public, to elected officials and community leaders, as well as to the media, reduces risk, saves lives and property, and speeds recovery. Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World, Second Edition, provides valuable information for navigating these priorities in the age of evolving media. The emergence of new media like the Internet, email, blogs, text messaging, cell phone photos, and the increasing influence of first informers a

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Communications: the critical function -- The changing media world -- The "new" news room -- Disaster coverage past and present -- Principles of a successful communications strategy -- Application of communications principles to all four phases of emergency management -- Disaster communications audiences -- How to adapt to the changing media environment -- Case studies -- Climate change -- Communicating during a public health crisis -- Building an effective disaster communications capability in a changing media world. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-407868-0

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-306-22044-0

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (688 p.)

Edition: 4th ed.

ISBN: 1-283-36322-4 , 9786613363220 , 0-12-415968-0

Content: Bullock, Haddow, and Coppola have set the standard for homeland security textbooks, and they follow up their #1-selling third edition with this substantially improved version. Students will value the decades of experience that the authors bring to their analysis, and the new edition offers still more research-based data to balance the field-tested practical information included in each chapter. Additionally, links to the most current online government information help to keep the text up-to-date in this rapidly developing field. As with its predecessors, the book clearly delineates the bedr

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Homeland security: the concept, the organization -- Historic overview of the terrorist threat -- Hazards -- Governmental homeland security structures -- Intelligence and counterterrorism -- Border security, immigration, and customs enforcement -- Transportation safety and security -- Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection -- All-hazards emergency response and recovery -- Mitigation, prevention, and preparedness -- Communications -- Science and technology -- The future of homeland security. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-415802-1

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xxii, 857 pages) : , illustrations

Edition: Sixth edition.

ISBN: 0-12-817138-3 , 0-12-817137-5

Language: English

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Format: IX, 310 S. , zahlr. Abb.

Edition: 3. ed.

ISBN: 0851778127

Language: Undetermined

Author information: Grosz, Peter Michael 1926-2006

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 259 Seiten).

Edition: Second edition

ISBN: 978-0-12-407925-0 , 0-12-407925-3 , 1-306-22044-0 , 978-1-306-22044-6 , 978-0-12-407868-0 , 0-12-407868-0

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Keywords: Katastrophe ; Medien ; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit ; Katastrophenmanagement ; Kommunikation

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Format: 1 online resource (479 p.)

Edition: Sixth edition

ISBN: 0-12-803065-8 , 0-12-803064-X

Content: Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard. Fully updated throughout for new regulations and workflows, with new case studies covering the latest in best practices, this classic textbook prepares students for the challenges of a career in emergency management.

Language: English