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Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
Jeffrey B. Bumgarner
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Description for Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
hardcover. This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management. Series: Contemporary World Issues. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
This work is the first nontechnical guide to the principles, practices, policies, and profession of emergency management.
The monumental natural and humanmade disasters of the 20th century, which killed 25 million people in Asia alone, have underscored the need for professional and coordinated disaster response worldwide. This book examines the profession and practice of emergency management in the United States, at the United Nations, and around the globe.
Emergency Management explores the history and development of the discipline from the first federal disaster relief proclamation in 1803 to the present day. It also analyzes current debates over when and how emergency resources ... Read more
- Numerous primary source documents include key legislation as well as FEMA policies and publications
- A chronology lists major disasters in the United States along with key emergency management developments
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary World Issues
Number of Pages
293
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781598841107
SKU
V9781598841107
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99-2
About Jeffrey B. Bumgarner
Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, PhD, is associate professor of criminal justice at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Profiling and Criminal Justice in America.
Reviews for Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
"The section on background issues is insightful and the pages devoted to the broader concept of emergency management establish perspective for the rest of the book. . . . [T]he book should find a home in school and public libraries." - ARBA