Homeland Security: The Essentials, Second Edition concisely outlines the risks facing the US today and the structures we have put in place to deal with them.
To provide added perspective, this edition features additional “another voice sections and examines the emergence of social media as a tool for reporting on homeland security issues.
Each year, disasters such as house fires, car accidents, tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes impact hundreds of thousands of children.
Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard.
Introduction to Emergency Management, Seventh Edition, sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers.
Introduction to Emergency Management, Third Edition provides a comprehensive update of this foundational text on the background components and systems involved in the management of disasters and other emergencies.
NEW TO THIS EDITION: New chapter on the future of homeland security Updates include developments since 2006, such as the shift from DHS to HHS of National Disaster Medical System Slideshow of key moments in American homeland security, ...
The authors included in this book have been directly involved in the successful design and implementation of community-based adaptation and resilience programs.
... not only have we recovered, but we're putting in place an even stronger and more secure resource for our law center faculty and students as well as the community,” said University of Houston president Arthur K. Smith.
Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard.
However, this new edition emphasizes their value with improved clarity and focus.
Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, offers a fully up-to-date analysis of US emergency management principles.
The book begins by tracing the historical development of emergency management from the 1800s to the present world of homeland security.
This revised edition of Coppola’s revered resource meets said demand head-on with more focused, current, thoughtfully analyzed, and effective approaches to disaster relief.
This book is the first of its kind to take a global approach to the topic of international disaster management. * Serves as the first comprehensive resource dealing with the issues of international disaster management * Contains numerous ...
Introduction to Emergency Management, Fifth Edition, offers a fully up-to-date analysis of US emergency management principles.
This revised edition of Coppola's revered resource meets said demand head-on with more focused, current, thoughtfully analyzed, and effective approaches to disaster relief.
NEW TO THIS EDITION: This edition has been thoroughly revised to include changes that are based both on changes relevant to the political, budgetary, and legal aspects of homeland security that have changed since the 2008 Presidential ...
Yet the federal role must be closely aligned with the work of partners in the private sector. This book examines the challenges involved in these collaborative efforts.
This fully revised edition of Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Practical Strategies for the Public and Private Sectors includes timely case studies, events, and references to articles and opinions about the direction of emergency ...