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Informationen zum Autor Nicolas A. Valcik is Director of Institutional Research at West Virginia University, USA and is author of several books including Practical Human Resources for Public Managers (2011), Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations (2013), Non-Profit Organizations: Real Issues for Public Administrators (2015), and Strategic Planning and Decision-Making for Public and Non-Profit Organizations (2016). Paul E. Tracy is Professor and Doctoral Program Coordinator in the Criminology and Justice Studies program at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Allen Barnes Foreword by Ted Benavides Foreword by Mark Hall-Patton Preface Chapter One: Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators Section 1: Natural Disasters Chapter Two: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces – Fires Chapter Three: Disasters from Natural Causes – Hurricanes Chapter Four: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces – Floods Chapter Five: Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces – Tornadoes Chapter Six: Disasters from Natural Forces – Earthquakes and Volcanoes Chapter Seven: Disasters from Natural Sources – Other Weather, Animal, and Viral Phenomena Section 2: Man-Made Disasters Chapter Eight: Man-Made Disasters – Industrial Accidents Chapter Nine: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters – Transportation Accidents Chapter Ten: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters – Structural Failure Section 3: Terrorism and Criminal Acts Chapter Eleven: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts – Bombings and Explosives Chapter Twelve: Case Studies: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts – Shootings and Riots Chapter Thirteen: Disasters from Criminal or Terrorist Acts: Biological and Chemical Attacks Section 4: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Disasters Chapter Fourteen: Case Studies: Man-Made Disasters – Nuclear, Biotoxins, or Chemicals<...
